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DRILL OVERVIEW
Annika Sorenstam Half Shot
Your drill at a glance
This drill is from the Golf Practice Made Fun App.
Practise your half shots with quiet legs and a smooth shoulder turn. Annika’s crossed-leg drill helps you feel the tempo and momentum of the club back and through.
Step 1. Watch Annika’s half shot drill
Annika demonstrates the drill with a 60-degree wedge. Watch her crossed-leg setup, short backswing and flowing finish.
Step 2. Cross your legs, swing back and finish
Set up with your legs crossed
Take a wedge and your normal grip. For the right-handed setup shown, cross your right leg in front of your left. Set the clubhead behind the ball and get comfortable before you swing.
Start with a practice swing without a ball, just as Annika does in the video.
Make a short L backswing
Turn your shoulders around your spine while keeping your legs quiet. Use your core to move the club back. In the position shown, your lead arm and the hinged club form a short L.
The crossed-leg stance helps reduce excess lower-body movement. Keep the swing controlled and feel the club’s momentum.
Let the swing flow into a full finish
| Action | What to do |
|---|---|
| Flow into the finish | Swing through the ball and let the club carry on into the finish shown. Feel your shoulders move back and through with a steady tempo. Keep your balance and let the movement finish comfortably. |
| Hit gentle half shots | Once the rehearsal feels comfortable, hit gentle half shots. Use this warm-up drill to find rhythm before returning to your normal stance. |
| Your cue | “Quiet legs. Turn back. Flow through.” |
| Watch for | Try this |
|---|---|
| Too much leg movement | Reset the crossed-leg stance and rehearse a smaller shoulder turn. |
| Rushing from the top | Feel the club’s momentum back and through before hitting another shot. |
| Losing your balance | Slow down and make a shorter rehearsal until the stance feels comfortable. |
| Stopping at the ball | Let the club continue into a smooth, balanced finish. |
Step 3. Complete your round
Play 18 gentle half shots in two sets of nine. Score one point for each clean strike. Use the same wedge and comfortable swing throughout.
This scoring round is our practice format for the drill. Annika’s video focuses on the crossed-leg rehearsal, quiet legs and tempo.
If you’re using the Golf Practice Made Fun App, tick one box in your Practice Round after each completed shot.
| Round | What to do |
|---|---|
| First nine | Rehearse the crossed-leg swing, then hit nine gentle half shots. Count clean strikes. |
| Second nine | Pause, reset your grip and stance, then repeat nine shots with the same smooth tempo. |
| Record | Add both scores and record your total out of 18, plus one useful note. |
A worked example: Six clean strikes in the first nine and seven in the second gives 13 / 18. Your note might be: “Quiet legs helped me find a smoother rhythm.”
For a ball-free session, complete eighteen controlled practice swings and record repetitions completed instead of a strike score.
George’s Conclusion
Use this as a short rehearsal for rhythm and contact. Get comfortable with your legs crossed, feel your shoulders turn, and let the club flow through. Then return to your normal stance and carry that tempo into your next half shot.
Try the Annika Sorenstam Turn Through the Ball Drill for another rehearsal of a flowing finish.
MAKE THE NEXT BUCKET COUNT
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