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Ferrule drill to stop scooping chips

For golfers who try to help the ball up by scooping, grip right down towards the bottom of the club at the ferrule (the black part), rest the club against your lead hip and push it away into your setup. Because the grip stays against your lead hip through the shot, it will not let you scoop or over-release, and it also keeps the club on a better swing plane.

Channel: Dan Grieve

Watch official source at 13:25

Try it

  1. grip it right down towards the bottom
  2. have the club against your lead hip
  3. get into a setup push it away

Why this context matters

Can be done indoors; he calls it the ferrule drill ("farrell" in the transcript).