Better golf without leaving your house
When you’re trying to make your swing better, the only thing that matters is that it looks right. You learn technique first, and then you learn what that technique feels like. Most golfers think the process is the other way around. A lot of times they think they’re doing something right based on feel, but their technique is way off. I once showed a golfer her faulty swing on video, and she denied it was her. “I don’t swing that way,” she said.
Let’s flip things around. I’m going to teach you proper golf-swing technique using five drills, so you can compare how each exercise feels with what you normally sense when swinging the club. I’m guessing some of them – or maybe all of them – will feel pretty strange. If they do, you’ll know what to work on. The best part is, you don’t need to leave your living room to do these drills. Think of this like an at-home workout. Let’s get started with this one [below] that syncs your swing. – with Ron Kaspriske
1. Sequencing Drill
Hold a 7-iron with your lead arm fully extended. Grab a couple of rolled up socks and hold them in your trail hand. Now mimic a through-swing, letting your trail hand pass under the lead arm and release the socks towards the wall on a level line of flight. Note how the side of your body closest to the target feels braced as your trail side rotates towards the wall. This drill promotes proper sequencing in the through-swing.
Mike Bender is one of golf digest’s 50 best teachers in America. His golf academy is in Lake Mary, Florida.
