Bernie Najar is the Director of Instruction at Caves Valley Golf Club in Maryland. Recognized as one of the top instructors in both the Baltimore-Washington D.C. area and the USA, Bernie is one of Golf Digest's 50 Best Teachers and Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers. He is also Kyle Berkshire's (World Long Driving Champion) lifelong instructor.

Bernie joins the podcast to share his take, and some industry secrets, to hitting the ball farther and more powerfully off the tee. With a view to turning longer drives into lower scores he also talks strategy for scoring and harnessing speed for control if necessary.

Bernie addresses: Realistic expectations and managing speed and distance expectations. Moving your body in a better fashion for more speed. Impact points and ball speed. Swing speed at the correct time, Footwork and continuous motion, and how to finish a powerful swing in balance.

He uses PGA TOUR references throughout the podcast and talks about the TOUR's longest drivers of the ball.