Drills that Work: Golf Edition
Try out these drills for any golfing skill level!
- Walk-Through Drill: This drill is designed for the golfer who falls back onto their back foot while driving through impact and follow-through. You may have also heard of it by another name, the “Gary Player drill.” As impact is made, step forward towards the target with back foot, “walking through” the shot.
- Step Drill: This is helpful for the golfer who needs help with timing of their transition. The golfer takes a normal step up, and before swinging back, places their front foot against the rear foot. When the club is close to the top of the backswing, the front foot steps forward to its original position. It will give you the feeling of when the lower body starts the downswing, which is just before the upper body has finished the backswing.
- Baseball Drill: While similar to the step drill, it helps a different problem. This will help the golfer who tends to reverse pivot by keeping their weight on the front foot during the backswing. The baseball drill has you move your front foot against the back foot during the backswing, and then steps forward during the downswing. The drill gets your weight moving back during the backswing and forward during the forward swing but do note this is not a transition drill like the step drill.
- Split Hands Drill: Many golfers have tension and do not release the club correctly. The player separates their hands on the grip a couple of inches and then swings. You should rotate your hands and clubhead over during impact, creating a proper release.
- Stop-Swing Drill: This drill will help to get the lower body moving quicker through the forward swing. You will take a normal swing, and just after impact, stop the club so it goes no further than hip high and pointed at the target. This also serves as a transition drill.
- Feet Together Drill: As simple as it sounds, you will hit balls with your feet together. It promotes good balance, and also lessens the chances of coming over the top.
- Weight on Front Foot Drill: This drill helps when a player shifts their weight back during the backswing. If you have trouble with chip shots this drill is extremely helpful to keep your weight on the front foot and make a crisp chip shot. You will need to assume a stance where you place most of your weight on your front foot. Then move your back foot perpendicularly away from the target line behind you, with only one toe on the ground. It will force most of your weight to stay on the front foot during the entire swing.
Give these drills a try and practice everyday indoors or out with our RukkNet golf net and you will see your score getting lower and more consistent shots out on the course.
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