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Who is this drill 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
- 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
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.