If you’ve ever played golf, you have no doubt heard, “Keep your head down!”  For most golfers, this is useless advice and creates far more problems than it solves.  Once we have the proper address position, it is important to keep the tilt of the spine angle throughout the swing.  The more centered the body turns around the spine, the more consistent your ball contact.  Our goal here is to give you drills to create a good foundation from which to create a free arm swing.  These drills are simple to perform and are designed for you to experience the correct motion in a very short period of time.  Typically desired results can be seen in the first practice session and can be perfected within three to four sessions over a week or two.  In both these drills, if there is any excess tension that leads to side to side or up and down motion in the swing, you will be forced off balance. 

Feet Together Drill

I like to start with the feet together to help create a fluid, free arm swing and eliminate as much of the hitting temptation as possible.  Tee up a ball slightly and simply take your golf posture with your heels touching.  It is helpful to arch your back slightly through the swing as this will help stabilize your spine.  To create the correct motion, you want your arms to swing freely FROM…NOT WITH the shoulders.  This is an important  distinction!  Most golfers lock their arms and shoulders together in a very tense fashion which causes too much motion around the head and neck ruining an otherwise centered swing.   Extend the arms and let them swing freely allowing the wrists to hinge the club up creating half swings.  A good picture here is that you want your right thumb pointing up toward your right ear in a hitch hiking position with your left arm extended and your right elbow bent slightly.  From here, allow the arms to swing down, clip the ball off the tee and repeat this postion in the finish with right arm extended and left elbow bent slightly.