Pump Drill
Rehearse the first move down twice, then swing, so the club drops in before you turn.
TransitionSwing PathX-Factor
Use this if
Your shoulders spin from the top and the club comes over.
The fault
Spinning the shoulders from the top, which throws the club over the top.
Steps
- Swing to the top and pause
- Straighten the trail arm down toward your trail pocket, not out toward the ball; wrists stay set
- Go back to the top, then drop it again
- On the third drop, keep going: turn through the ball
- Do it without a ball first, then hit shots
Drop, drop, drop and turn
Reps
5 pump rehearsals without a ball, then 10 balls (two pumps, then swing)
Why it works
Pumping the club down to halfway and back isolates the first part of the downswing: the arms drop on plane while the chest stays turned away, and only then does the body turn it through.
You need
Club, ball
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