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Full Swing · Drill

Find your low point by swinging back and forth over a towel

To groove landing the club ahead of the ball, make practice swings back and forth and simply pay attention to where the club is landing relative to the ball rather than trying to force a hit forward (which makes people chop down). Put a towel down on the range and look for creases, or watch for marks behind the ball line on the course; keep moving forward until you start striking the ground ahead of the ball, then carry that same feeling into a real shot.

Channel: Danny Maude

Watch official source at 3:13

Try it

  1. Make some swings backwards and forwards, paying attention to where your club is landing relative to the ball.
  2. Keep moving further and further forward until you start striking the ground ahead.
  3. Take that same feeling up to the golf ball and make a flowing swing.

Why this context matters

Host applies the coach's point about landing the club ahead of the ball into a self-feedback drill.