Grab a high-lofted iron like an 8 or 9-iron and make small swings. See if you can clip the grass as you swing at an even pace. “Feel that pressure move back and forth,” Larkin says.

You will feel your right arm gradually extending in the downswing. This is what you want to feel as opposed to jamming it into your side. Tee up a ball and hit a few 7-irons with just your right arm.

If you're now pulling a 6-iron out of the bag where you used to reach for an 8, your lack of power likely has something to do with your angle of attack, says Gene Parente, president of Golf Club ...