BeginnerFixes: Poor Weight ShiftFull Swing

Lead Hand One-Handed Swings (Weight Flow)

Drill by Adam Bazalgette

Video demonstration of Lead Hand One-Handed Swings (Weight Flow)
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Why this drill works

The light, one-handed grip makes it difficult to overpower the club with the arms, encouraging the body's natural motion and weight transfer to generate speed and flow.

How to do it

  1. 1

    Hold the club down near the bottom of the grip with your lead hand.

  2. 2

    Start without a ball and make a few practice swings.

  3. 3

    Focus on the mental picture of flow to the target rather than aiming at the ball.

Swing issues this drill addresses

Poor weight shiftMuscling the clubLack of flowSequencing

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