Malaska Certified Coach Matt Baker from The Manchester Golf Club in England responds to a comment from Dog Leg Doc, who shared how the L-to-L drill helped him increase driver speed from 82 mph to 102 mph — with less effort.

Matt explains why this makes perfect sense. The goal in golf is not body speed — it’s clubhead speed. Distance comes from how the hands, arms, and wrists release the club, not from forcing the body to move faster. When the handle slows down and the clubhead releases past it, the levers work efficiently to generate maximum speed with minimal effort.

Drawing on Mike Malaska’s lesson with Hall of Famer Bob Toski, Matt demonstrates how true speed comes from the pivoting and throwing of the club, not from muscling the body. The L-to-L drill trains that release — creating an L shape in the backswing and again in the follow-through — teaching timing, leverage, and flow.

He shares three practice drills to help build effortless speed: the L-to-L drill, the handle-away drill (to train proper lever extension), and hitting balls from your knees (to remove body interference and isolate the arm-wrist release). The result is greater distance with less tension and a more efficient swing.

In this lesson you will learn:
• Why clubhead speed comes from leverage, not body motion.
• How the L-to-L drill builds timing and efficient release.
• Why 80% of distance comes from hands, arms, and wrists.
• How to train speed through handle-away and kneeling drills.
• Why efficiency of motion beats raw force for power.

He leaves golfers with a simple reminder:
“It’s called clubhead speed for a reason — swing the club faster, not your body.”
— Matt Baker, Malaska Certified Coach
This Makes Sense. Own Your Swing.