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Top 3 Golf Apps Compared: 25 Features to Help You Practise Better

Compare Golf Practice Made Easy, GolfFix and GolfForever with a detailed feature table, 25 linked explanations and advice on choosing the best golf app for your practice.

7 Best Golf Drills Ever – As Voted for by Our Members

Discover seven favourite golf drills, one for each category: putting, chipping, bunker, wedge, long game, golf fitness and mind game. Includes infographics and full instructions.

Golf Grip-Pressure Drill: Find a Lighter, More Reliable Strike

Compare nine half-shots with your usual grip and nine with a lighter but secure grip. Find the pressure that gives you reliable contact without excess tension.

Johnny Miller 3-Part Stop at Impact Drill

Learn to recognise square, open and closed clubface positions with Johnny Miller’s three-part mirror rehearsal. Practise six slow stops per position.

Plank Pull-Through for Golf: Build Core Control

Practise resisting rotation while moving a very light dumbbell from side to side. Complete two sets of nine controlled plank pull-throughs.

Static Split Squat for Golf: Build Leg Strength and Stability

Use a sturdy support and a shallow split squat to build leg strength. Practise nine controlled repetitions per leg with Fitness card 32.

Bodyweight Squat for Golf: Build Leg Strength Without Equipment

Build leg strength with a simple bodyweight squat for golf. Practise two sets of nine controlled repetitions with no equipment.

Bird-Dog Balance Control: A Core Stability Drill for Golf

Build core stability with the bird-dog golf fitness drill. Keep your back steady as opposite limbs move, practising two sets of nine controlled reaches.

Pelvic-Punch Wedge Drill: Control Distance with Your Body Turn

Practise James Sieckmann’s compact, body-led wedge shot. Use a narrow stance and a short swing, then turn through eighteen controlled shots.

Goldilocks Wedge Drill: Find Your Just-Right Distance

Hit one wedge short, one long, then one at the target. Build a clearer feel for distance with six simple Goldilocks cycles.

Towel Pitch Body Turn Drill: Let Your Chest Guide the Shot

Use a towel beneath your upper arms to practise a connected chest turn on short pitches. Play nine shots with the towel and nine without, scoring clean contact out of 18.

3 Driving Range Games to Make Your Practice More Fun

Turn your next bucket into a purposeful challenge with three driving range games for target accuracy, wedge distance control and creative ball flights.

How to Create Lag in Golf: 3 Drills for a Freer Release

Explore three lag drills for relaxed arms, a lead-arm rehearsal and a later wrist set, with small movements and a flowing release.

How to Practise Golf Indoors Without Hitting a Ball: 3 Simple Drills

Try three no-ball golf drills at home: Clap Hand Impact, Collarbone to Collarbone and Broom Swing, with small movements and clear practice space.

How to Control Wedge Ball Flight: 2 Drills for More Shot Options

Explore Freddie Couples’ high, soft pitch and practise nine wedge flights to build a wider choice of shots around your normal wedge game.

Golf Fitness for a More Controlled Swing: 3 Strength and Rotation Drills

Practise posture, controlled band holds and rotational movement with three golf fitness exercises using a kettlebell, resistance band and medicine ball.