Golf Balance Drill: Build a Consistent Golf Swing

Who is this drill best for?

This drill will be best for:

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

Required Materials and Equipment

For this drill, you will need:

Bucket of golf balls
Area to hit (does not need to be a full range)

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.

Drill Instructions

The balance drill is super easy.

Grab a short iron or wedge and a small bucket of golf balls
Start out by making half swings until you can consistently balance on your lead foot after striking the ball
As you become more comfortable with this, make longer and harder golf swings until you reach a point where you can no longer balance. When you reach this threshold, you've hit your "stock" yardage swing.
Grab longer clubs and continue this process until you reach the driver. But beware! Doing this drill with the driver can be challenging!

Drill Variations

Below are all the variations of this golf drill.

Variation 1: Baseball Step

In the first variation of this drill, you can modify the footwork as follows:

Take your normal stance
Move your lead foot so it is touching your trail foot
As you make your swing, "step into" the shot (just like a baseball swing)
As you follow through, "step through" the shot (see Gary Player below)

Variation 2: Feet Together

A simpler and easier version of this drill is where you put your feet together and practice hitting golf balls from this position.