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Full Swing · Drill

Lift the lead foot at the top to feel the transition

A lower-body activation drill: at about 90% of the backswing, lift the lead (front) foot a little and then set it back down. The instructor says you can do it as a practice swing or while hitting balls on the range.

Channel: Golf with Coach Carolin

Watch official source at 4:33

Try it

  1. when you feel like you're about 90% done with your backswing, lift your front foot a little bit
  2. then set it back down

Why this context matters

Drill for grooving the weight-shift-first transition she just described.