Category Archives: Drills

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  Driver Set-up Drill

  Posted on July 14, 2014 by Grant in Drills, Golf Fundamentals, Golf Set-up.

    Setting up with correct weight distribution while hitting the driver is extremely important. Here’s a good driver set-up drill to help you address the ball correctly: At address, rock your weight away from the target so that your lead foot comes off the ground about a half-inch and then settles back down lightly. This […]

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  Putting Drill: Rock your Shoulders

  Posted on July 2, 2014 by Grant in Drills, Putting.

  For short putts it is best to rock your shoulders without any wrist action. To get the feel this stroke, you can place an alignment rod between your chest and arms while you stroke some practice putts. During the backswing, focus on keeping the same angle in your wrists that you started with at address. […]

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  Checking your Shoulder Alignment

  Posted on March 8, 2014 by Grant in Drills, Golf Fundamentals, Practice.

  This simple drill to check your shoulder alignment will train you to line your shoulders up correctly every time. Here’s how to do it: First, set up to the ball. Then, without moving, take the golf club and lay the shaft across your shoulders. When you look down the line of the shaft it should […]

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  Golf Set-up: Towel Alignment Aid

  Posted on February 14, 2014 by Grant in Drills, Golf Fundamentals, Golf Set-up.

    A great swing that’s pointed in the wrong direction is a bad shot. Training to align properly is a skill that doesn’t come naturally; most right-handed golfers tend to aim too far left with their shoulders and too far right with their feet at address. To break these bad alignment habits, you can use […]

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  Check the Alignment of your Feet

  Posted on February 3, 2014 by Grant in Drills, Golf Fundamentals, Golf Set-up, Practice.

    Proper alignment is a critical part of the golf set-up. A perfect swing will be wasted if you aim in the wrong direction. Here’s how to quickly check the alignment of your feet: After you address the ball, grab the club at both ends and hold the shaft level with the ground. From this […]

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  Chipping Drill for Solid Contact

  Posted on January 31, 2014 by Grant in Drills, Golf Fundamentals, Practice, Short Game.

    To perform this chipping drill, you just need a shag tube, a business card and a club to chip with. To set up the drill, I place a ball about 20 yards from the pin making sure that I have just 4 or 5 feet between me and the edge of the green. This […]

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  My Favorite Practice Drill

  Posted on December 16, 2013 by Grant in Drills, Golf Fundamentals, Practice, Short Game.

    All you need is a wedge, a shag tube, 23 golf balls and a practice area to perform my favorite practice drill. To start the drill, I drop golf balls in a line stretching from about 10 to 50 yards from my target. (If I have more space, I will extend the line back […]

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  Short Game: Pick a landing spot

  Posted on November 13, 2013 by Grant in Drills, Golf Fundamentals, Practice, Short Game.

    I don’t know of a better feeling on the course than chipping in from off the green. It’s so nice to go pick my ball out of the hole and then sit back and relax while my playing partners putt out. I’m sure that most people think it’s mainly luck when someone holes out […]

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  Putting Drills

  Posted on July 13, 2012 by Grant in Drills, Golf Fundamentals, Practice, Putting.

  If you’ve been a golfer for very long, I’m sure you have learned that “how” you practice is just as important as “what” you practice. Learning the right fundamentals is important, but you also need to have structure when you go to practice. Here are a couple drills that work for me and help to […]

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