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Full Swing · Drill

Swing under an angled alignment stick to stop lifting

To build the change, the coach plants an alignment stick in the ground slightly angled and set inward off the golf ball, about six or seven inches away and within reach of the club. The goal is to swing under the stick without touching it: if you lift you will hit the stick, and you can also hit it on the downswing. He uses it as a deliberate obstacle so you stop lifting.

Channel: SagutoGolf

Watch official source at 3:39

Try it

  1. Set the stick slightly angled, inward off of the golf ball
  2. Set it about six or seven inches from the ball, within reach of the golf club
  3. Don't touch the stick; if you lift you're going to hit it, and you can also hit it on the downswing
  4. Swing under the stick

Why this context matters

An external-constraint drill for the low-hands backswing feel.