How to Add Clubhead Speed Without Wrecking Your Swing with Adam Harrell

How do you create more clubhead speed without sacrificing center contact, control or the ability to repeat your swing under pressure?

Mark Immelman sits down with respected golf instructor Adam Harrell, longtime coach of PGA TOUR player Michael Brennan, to explore the principles behind one of Mark’s favorite swings in professional golf.

Harrell began working with Brennan as a young player with aspirations of reaching the PGA TOUR. From the beginning, speed was intentional—but never at the expense of fundamentals. The result is a swing built around center contact, neutral fundamentals, an efficient clubhead orbit, proper release, rhythm and the freedom to let the club move fast.

Throughout the conversation, Mark and Adam unpack how everyday golfers can apply those same principles to their own games.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

Why speed should be trained as a skill How Michael Brennan developed clubhead speed from a young age Why center contact remains the foundation of distance How to increase speed without losing balance or control Why even a 1 mph improvement matters How a golfer’s mental “governor” can limit speed Why neutral fundamentals make a swing easier to repeat under pressure The importance of grip, setup, ball position and takeaway How the clubhead should naturally orbit around the golfer Why the body and club must work in harmony How the hands and arms contribute to speed Why energy transfer matters more than simply moving your body faster What golfers misunderstand about “flipping” and releasing the golf club How Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy demonstrate an effective release Simple drills for improving plane, release and clubhead speed How a metronome can improve putting distance control and full-swing tempo.  Key Takeaways:

Speed Is a Skill You Can Train - One of the most important ideas Harrell introduced to Brennan as a junior was simple: go faster intentionally. Instead of hoping speed would appear as his technique developed, they measured clubhead speed, established numerical goals and practiced producing progressively more speed. But there was an important condition: speed still had to work alongside center contact and a functional golf swing. One Mile Per Hour Is Still Progress - Golfers often expect dramatic increases when beginning speed training. Harrell recommends a more patient approach. Establish your current maximum, try to beat it and gradually raise the ceiling. One additional mile per hour may not sound dramatic, but