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Full Swing · Drill

Drop a ball from your sternum to set contact point

To check whether you are set up to strike the ball first, hold a ball at the middle of your sternum and calmly drop it; it should land right over the top of the golf ball. If your sternum is over the ball, pivoting from there increases the chance you strike the ball then the ground.

Channel: Danny Maude

Watch official source at 2:08

Try it

  1. Take a ball and simply hold it in the middle of your sternum
  2. Now, from here, very calmly, just drop it
  3. Where did my ball actually hit the ground? Right over the top of the golf ball

Why this context matters

Presented as step one (setup) of a three-step ball-striking framework.