By Nick Cork, Senior PGA Teaching Professional at Abu Dhabi Golf Club
Correct body movement in your golf swing will help achieve a consistent attack angle, swing path and clubface positioning. This two-club body drill will give you the correct feeling of body movement for your golf swing which, in turn, will lead to greater consistency.
What’s needed?
Two golf clubs will be needed for this drill. One golf club will be placed on the ground, perpendicular to your target line, resting against the inside of your trail foot. The second golf club will be placed against your shoulders once you have got into your address position.
Drill
Your upper body will rotate more than your lower body by the time the golf club across your shoulders matches the golf club on the ground. Doing this correctly will lead to resistance building on the inside of your trail leg.
Common errors in the backswing would be swaying the lower body or loss of posture. If the body movement is incorrect while trying this drill, the golf club across your shoulders would not match the golf club on the ground or no resistance would be felt in the trail leg.
Slowly repeat this drill until you achieve a sensation that you can trust to repeat with a golf club in hand. Now start trying to hit golf balls achieving this body motion.
