The drill library

Three-beat count

Give the backswing time to finish before the downswing starts.

1. Set a swing metronome to a steady beat, or count out loud.
2. Take the club away on one, reach the top on three.
3. Start down on the next beat — never before it.
4. Begin at half speed and build up while the count holds.

Dosage

3 x 10 swings, 3x/week

Setup

Ball teed low with room for three-quarter swings.

Pass mark

Re-film five swings: tempo ratio at or above 2.4:1 on at least four of them, trending toward the 3.0:1 benchmark.

A clip-on swing metronome keeps the count honest; counting out loud works without one.

Late whoosh

Move the swing's speed to the bottom of the arc instead of the top.

1. Swing a weighted tempo wand and listen for where the whoosh is.
2. Make the loudest whoosh happen past the ball position, never at the top or early in the downswing.
3. Alternate one wand swing and one normal swing with the same feel.

Dosage

3 x 8 swings, 2x/week

Pass mark

Re-film: downswing near 0.25 s with a backswing long enough to keep every tempo ratio at or above 2.4:1.

Built for a weighted tempo wand; two irons held together give a similar feel.

Pause at the top

Separate going back from coming down so the transition stops rushing.

1. Swing to the top and hold a full one-second pause.
2. Start down from the dead stop at about 70% effort.
3. Over ten swings, shrink the pause to a beat — not a stop.

Dosage

2 x 10 swings, 3x/week

Pass mark

Re-film: no swing under 2.4:1, with the session mean moving toward 3.0:1.

Stick outside the trail foot

Turn behind the ball instead of drifting off it.

1. Push an alignment stick into the ground just outside your trail foot, leaning slightly toward you.
2. Make slow backswings — brushing the stick means the body is drifting, not turning.
3. Feel pressure load into the inside of the trail foot at the top.
4. Hit balls at 80% effort while staying clear of the stick.

Dosage

3 x 10 swings, 3x/week

Setup

Turf station with the stick outside and behind the swing arc.

Pass mark

Re-film: head sway address-to-top at or below 0.35 shoulder widths on every swing.

Needs one alignment stick pushed into turf; at home, a doorframe or a chair back beside the trail hip works.

Mirror head box

Give the eyes proof of a quiet head before the ball does.

1. Face a full-length mirror and take your address.
2. Mark your head's reflected position with a piece of tape on the glass.
3. Rehearse to the top: the head may rotate, but it stays inside the tape.

Dosage

2 x 10 rehearsals, daily

Pass mark

Re-film: address-to-top head sway inside 0.35 shoulder widths on three consecutive sessions.

Built around a full-length swing mirror.

Banded turn

Convert lateral slide into rotation by giving the hips something to turn against.

1. Loop a resistance band just above your knees and take your address with light outward tension.
2. Turn to the top keeping the tension even — if the trail side drifts away from the target, one side goes slack.
3. Hold the top for a beat, feel the trail glute loaded, then swing through.

Dosage

3 x 8 swings, 3x/week

Setup

Stable shoes and a band that does not restrict circulation.

Pass mark

Re-film: hip slide address-to-top at or below 0.35 shoulder widths.

Built around a hip resistance band.

Trail-pocket turn

Feel the trail hip work back and around, not sideways.

1. Set up with your trail hip about a hand's width from a wall or chair back.
2. Turn to the top: the trail pocket works back toward the wall, it never bumps it sideways.
3. Rehearse slowly five times, then hit a ball with the same feel.

Dosage

2 x 10 rehearsals, daily

Pass mark

Re-film: hip slide address-to-top under 0.35 shoulder widths on every swing in the session.

Chair drill

Hold address height through the swing instead of dropping into impact.

1. Set a chair or bench so its back lightly touches your glutes at address.
2. Swing to the top keeping that light contact — losing it means the body is dropping or thrusting.
3. Swing down to a held impact position, still tall, contact still light.
4. Hit balls at 80% with the chair a hand's width behind as a reminder.

Dosage

3 x 8 swings, 3x/week

Setup

Chair behind the hips and outside the club path.

Pass mark

Re-film: head dip address-to-impact at or below 0.25 shoulder widths on every swing.

Any chair, bench or range basket at hip height works.

Head-window drill

Give the head a fixed ceiling so a dip is felt the moment it starts.

1. Address a teed ball with a doorframe edge, branch, or partner-held alignment stick a finger's width above your head.
2. Rehearse slow swings to impact speed — the head may rotate and drift a touch, it never ducks away from the reference.
3. If the legs collapse, restart from address and keep the chest tall.
4. Check the gap every third swing and build toward full speed.

Dosage

2 x 10 rehearsals, daily

Pass mark

Re-film: every swing's head dip at or below 0.25 shoulder widths, with the session mean clearly inside it.

A partner-held alignment stick makes the ceiling objective; a doorframe works at home.

Towel under the lead arm

Keep the lead arm connected and long through the strike instead of folding into a chicken wing.

1. Trap a folded towel between your lead upper arm and your chest at address.
2. Hit half swings keeping light pressure on the towel through impact.
3. If the towel drops before the follow-through, the lead arm broke away from the body.
4. Build to three-quarter swings only while the towel stays put.

Dosage

3 x 10 half swings, 3x/week

Setup

Half-swing station with a soft towel and clear club path.

Pass mark

Re-film five swings: lead-arm angle at impact at or above 150° on at least four of them.

Any golf towel works; a headcover does the same job.

Impact freeze

Own the impact shape — long lead arm, trail shoulder down — as a position, not an accident.

1. Swing at half speed and freeze at the impact position for a full three seconds.
2. Check in a mirror or on camera: lead arm long, trail shoulder clearly lower than the lead.
3. Rehearse five freezes, then hit one ball trying to swing through that exact shape.

Dosage

2 x 8 freezes, 3x/week

Pass mark

Re-film: lead-arm angle at or above 150° and shoulder tilt at impact at or above 5° on every swing.

Built around a full-length swing mirror; a phone on a tripod works too.

Shoulder-tilt impact freeze

Keep the trail shoulder working down from address through the strike.

1. Set up face-on to a mirror or phone and note the shoulder line at address.
2. Swing at half speed and freeze at impact for three seconds.
3. Check that the trail shoulder is lower than at address, then repeat the motion without standing up.
4. Rehearse five freezes, then hit one ball through the same shape.

Dosage

2 x 8 freezes, 3x/week

Setup

Face-on mirror or phone at hip height.

Pass mark

Re-film face-on: shoulder tilt at impact at or above 5°, with address-to-impact tilt change at or above 0° on every swing.

Built around a full-length swing mirror; a phone on a tripod works too.

Feet-together swings

Shrink the base so balance faults show up instantly and the body learns to stay centered.

1. Set up with your feet touching and the ball on a tee.
2. Make smooth three-quarter swings — any lunge or slide shows up as a stumble immediately.
3. Hold each finish for a full three count.
4. Widen the stance back to normal over the session, keeping the same quiet finish.

Dosage

3 x 8 swings, 2x/week

Setup

Level ground, teed ball, and reduced swing speed.

Pass mark

Re-film: finish drift at or below 0.15 shoulder widths on every swing.

Hold the finish

Make the held finish the non-negotiable end of every swing.

1. Swing at normal speed and hold the finish for a slow three count.
2. Weight fully on the lead foot, trail toe down as a kickstand only.
3. If you step or hop, the swing was out of balance before the finish — take the next one at 80%.

Dosage

Every ball for one range session, 2x/week

Pass mark

Re-film: finish drift at or below 0.15 shoulder widths — session mean and every individual swing.

One count, every club

Make one tempo the only tempo you own.

1. Pick one count — or one metronome setting — that matches your best swing.
2. Hit ten balls with a wedge to that count, then ten with a mid-iron to the same count.
3. If a swing feels rushed, step out, rehearse once, step back in.

Dosage

20 balls, 2x/week

Setup

Two clubs, one target, and one fixed beat.

Pass mark

Re-film at least three swings: tempo standard deviation under 0.30 across the session.

A clip-on swing metronome makes the count objective.

Rehearsal pairs

Stop the tempo drifting as the bucket empties.

1. Alternate one practice swing at your count with one ball at the same count.
2. Never hit two balls back to back.
3. Only finish with three balls in a row once the count has held for ten pairs.

Dosage

15 pairs, 2x/week

Pass mark

Re-film: tempo standard deviation below 0.30, with every ratio at or above 2.4:1.

Pump drill

Start the downswing from the ground up so the hands stop leading it.

1. Swing to the top and stop.
2. Pump down to about hip height twice, moving the lower body first and letting the hands trail.
3. On the third pump, swing through without changing that start.
4. Begin at half speed; only add speed while the lower body still goes first.

Dosage

3 x 8 swings, 3x/week

Setup

Clear space overhead and behind — the club moves before you do.

Pass mark

Re-film 5 swings face-on: the downswing sequence reads positive — the hips peaking before the hands — on at least 4 of them.

Built around an impact bag or a weighted club — anything that rewards the body arriving before the hands.

Step-through start

Make the lower body's head start something you feel rather than something you time.

1. Set up with the feet together.
2. Swing to the top, then step the lead foot toward the target as the club starts down.
3. Let the step, not the hands, begin the downswing.
4. Hit half-speed shots until the step and the strike stop fighting each other.

Dosage

3 x 10 swings, 2x/week

Pass mark

Re-film 5 swings face-on: the downswing sequence reads positive — the pelvis peaking before the lead arm — on at least 3 of them.

Baseline re-film

A clean report is a baseline — keep it current so drift shows up early.

1. Once a month, film the same session: same club, same camera height, same angle.
2. Compare tempo, sway and slide against the last clean report.
3. If a number moves toward a threshold, run that flag's drills for two weeks.

Dosage

3 swings, monthly

Setup

The same capture station used for the baseline.

Pass mark

Stay clean: tempo at or above 2.4:1, head sway and hip slide at or below 0.35 shoulder widths.

Mirror checkpoints

Keep the positions honest between filmed sessions.

1. In front of a full-length mirror, hold address, top and impact for three seconds each.
2. At each stop, check the head against where it sat at address.
3. Run it as the warm-up before every range session.

Dosage

5 minutes before each session

Pass mark

Next re-film: head sway address-to-top stays inside 0.35 shoulder widths.

Built around a full-length swing mirror.