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PGA Golf Coach Danny Maude has spent three days with world-class coach Andy Plummer learning a drill that could transform how senior golfers generate distance off the tee. The so-called wrench drill challenges the conventional wisdom about weight distribution at setup, and the results — more turn, more power, better accuracy — speak for themselves. If you’ve been blaming your age or flexibility for lost distance, this video is worth your time.
Danny Maude – Driving
Danny Maude introduces the wrench drill, a two-stage technique designed to help senior golfers make a fuller, more natural turn without placing extra strain on the body. By shifting the pivot point to the lead side at setup, he shows how a simple adjustment to knee angles and weight distribution can immediately increase swing length and stored energy. This is driver technique stripped back to its most practical essentials.
Key Takeaways
Set up with your lead leg as the pivot point
Set up with your lead leg as the pivot point
Position 60–70% of your weight on your lead side at address, with slightly more flex in the lead knee and the trail leg a little more extended, so your body has a natural anchor to turn around.
Use the wrench drill to extend your backswing
From this setup, focus on driving your trail hip pocket back towards the centre of your back — this creates a bigger, more controlled turn than most senior golfers thought possible given their flexibility.
Let your arms swing rather than your body lunge
On the downswing, resist the habit of firing your torso at the ball; instead, allow your arms to swing freely around your body, which adds an extra power source and keeps the club on a shallower, more accurate path through impact.
Take these two stages to the range separately before combining them — get comfortable with the pivot first, then work on freeing up the arm swing. This video is particularly well suited to senior golfers who feel they’ve lost distance and want a grounded, low-stress method for getting it back.
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