Tour player gains 40 yards after 1 lesson

Fasten seatbelts!

Yesterday I had the opportunity to work with Gary Birch jr. After 1 hour on the practice tee he gained about 40 yards on his drive. On the first tee, 590 yd par 5, he launched a 320 yd drive (no wind) and reached the green with a 3 wood.

(The longest hole in Augusta is 575 yd.)

The new distance could translate to about 8-10 strokes in a tournament. So 2011 could get very exciting. Hopefully the the end of the world won't come in 2012.