My 7 Favorite Swing Drills (all skill levels)
Developing a sound golf swing is very difficult without great drills to use. Here are some tour-proven full swing drills to help you out.
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Below, you will find all of my favorite golf swing drills. I have used all of these as a competitive golfer and know they will help your game!
Best Golf Swing Drills
Below are my 5 favorite Golf Swing Drills!
Balance Drill
Who does this drill help?
- Golfers who struggle to transfer their weight to the lead side in the follow-through
- Golfers who swing out of their shoes and lose balance
- Golfers with poor tempo
Drill Overview
The "balance drill" targets three areas of your swing:
- Your overall balance
- Your tempo
- Your weight shift
The goal of this drill is to make progressively longer golf swings and practice making a full weight shift with a great tempo so that you can balance into the finish position.
Deep Dive
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Balance Drill
To build a consistent golf swing, it is crucial to maintain great tempo and balance through the finish. Here's one of my favorite drills to achieve that.
Laser Takeaway Drill
Who does this drill help?
- Golfers who struggle with their takeaway
- Golfers who cannot get "on-plane" consistently
Drill Overview
The idea of this drill is to rehearse your takeaway with the aid of an imaginary laser and an alignment stick.
Since the club swings on an inclined plane, the club shaft should always point at the straight baseline of the inclined plane. You can learn more about this concept in my post about swinging on-plane.
Deep Dive
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Laser Takeaway Drill
The laser takeaway drill is the simplest and easiest way to learn what an "on-plane" takeaway feels like.
Golf Drills: Shoulder Turn Drill
Who does this drill help?
- Golfers who struggle to achieve a full shoulder turn in the backswing
- Golfers who have a steep or shallow shoulder angle during the backswing
Drill Overview
This drill is simple, yet effective. It removes the golf ball from the equation and allows you to focus on your shoulder turn and the correct steepness of it.
Deep Dive
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This drill will help you learn how to turn your shoulders properly.
Golf Drills: Trail Foot Back Drill
Who does this drill help?
- Golfers who hit a slice and fail to hit "from the inside"
- Golfers who struggle to hit the ball far enough
Drill Overview
This drill forces you to hit from the inside and properly shift your weight. It is one of my all-time favorites!
Deep Dive
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This drill will help you learn how to shift your weight properly.
Golf Drills: Release Alternation Drill
Who does this drill help?
- Golfers who want to practice different ball flight trajectories
- Golfers who struggle releasing the golf club
Drill Overview
The release alternation drill helps a golfer feel the difference between a "power" and "finesse" release in the golf swing.
Deep Dive
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This drill will help you learn how to release the club properly.
Best Transition Drills
Below are my 2 favorite Transition Drills!
Golf Drills: Bucket Transition Drill
Who does this drill help?
- Golfers who struggle with a slice and "over the top move"
- Golfers who "spin out" of the shot too early (fast hips)
Drill Overview
The bucket drill is one of my favorite drills of all time because it naturally helps you feel the lower body's role in the transition.
Deep Dive
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This drill will help you learn how to transition properly.
Golf Drills: Wall Transition Drill
Who does this drill help?
- Golfers who struggle with an over-the-top move, resulting in a slice
- Golfers who have improper weight shift in the golf swing
Drill Overview
By practicing this butt on the wall drill, you will learn how the lower body moves through the transition from backswing to downswing.
Deep Dive
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Here is a great golf swing drill that will help you learn how to start the downswing with the lower body properly.