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Transfer the drag drill to an easy 3/4 nine-iron swing

After doing the drill as practice swings, the instructor says you can use the same swing thought hitting a real ball, doing it with a nine iron or eight iron on an easy half-to-three-quarter swing rather than a half swing, because you still need to get the hands up to drop them down. She says to keep it easy and feel like you hit the ground behind the ball and drag it up and in, cued as "back drop drag."

Channel: Golf with Coach Carolin

Watch official source at 4:01

Try it

  1. After a couple of practice swings, do it with a real swing with a nine iron or eight iron
  2. Use just an easy half three-quarter swing, not a half swing
  3. Feel like you're going to hit the ground behind the ball and dragging it up and in

Why this context matters

Follows the hit-behind-the-right-foot rehearsal; the cue is "back drop drag."