Kyle Berkshire on Long Driving and Power off the Tee

Kyle Berkshire on Long Driving and Power off the Tee

Author: Mark Immelman October 21, 2025 Duration: 53:22

Kyle Berkshire is a professional golfer and a 4x World Long Driving Champion.  He is not only powerful off the tee (holding the World Record with a drive of 579.3 yards), he is also an accomplished golfer having won the MIAA State High School Championship (Maryland), and playing NCAA College Golf at the University of North Texas.

Kyle joins #OntheMark to share his journey in golf and share tips and insights on how to gain more Clubhead Speed for longer tee-shots.  He elaborates on countless topics for Long Driving including:

  • The Best Lesson ever got to hit the ball farther
  • The Mindset to long driving
  • Proper Speed Training
  • Golfswing Efficiency for speed and power
  • The importance of the Quality of Strike
  • Dynamic Loft and Launch Angle for aerodynamics
  • Clubface Design and Club-Fitting
  • Muscle Maturity
  • Mobility and Weight-lifting, and
  • Ground Reaction Forces (GRF) and using proper Footwork for momentum.

Kyle also shares stories from time spent with Bryson DeChambeau; the Rule of Thumb for CHS/Distance Gains, and the importance of paying attention to Smash Factor for distance efficiency.

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