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Chest Turns. Arms Follow. Hands Move Through.
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These golf drills are from the Golf Practice Made Fun App.
A connected golf swing lets your arms move with your body instead of leaving your hands to do all the work.
Start with the Beach Ball Golf Drill to feel your chest carry your arms through a short swing, then try the Broom Golf Swing Drill for feedback on your hand action and turn through the strike. Play eighteen gentle wedge shots with the beach ball, then make eighteen small no-ball broom rehearsals. Keep both exercises relaxed: connection means coordinated movement, so hold the ball gently and give your arms room to move.
Drill 1. Beach Ball: Turn Your Chest and Arms Together
The Beach Ball Golf Drill helps you feel your arms moving with your chest through a short swing, giving you a simple way to practise more coordinated contact.
The partly deflated ball provides a reference you can feel as you turn back and through. If you have to squeeze hard to hold it, let out a little more air and reduce the swing size. The aim is an easy chest turn with relaxed shoulders, then a gentle strike using the same motion.
| Step | What to do |
|---|---|
| 1 | Let a little air out of a beach ball and place it comfortably between your upper arms and chest. Take your normal wedge address with soft knees. Hold the beach ball gently, with your hands on the club grip as usual. |
| 2 | Begin with slow no-ball rehearsals. Make a short backswing by turning your chest and letting your arms and club travel with it. Turn through to a short follow-through, keeping the beach ball in place without squeezing. Let pressure move onto your lead leg and allow the club to brush the grass lightly. |
| 3 | Once comfortable, play eighteen gentle wedge shots in two sets of nine with the same short swing. Reset before each shot and notice contact and how smoothly your chest turns. Avoid a full, forceful swing or flicking the club through with your wrists. |
Drill 2. Broom Swing: Let Your Turn Carry Your Hands Through
The Broom Golf Swing Drill gives you clear feedback on hand action by helping you turn through without the extended handle touching your body.
The extra handle makes a short rehearsal easy to check: turn through, keep it clear of your body and notice the line of your lead arm and the shaft at the finish. Practising slowly gives you time to coordinate your hands with the body turn, then carry that feeling back to a small swing with your golf club.
| Step | What to do |
|---|---|
| 1 | Without a ball, take your normal golf posture and grip halfway down a broom handle, leaving bare handle extending beyond your hands. Check that both ends have clear space to move. Use a small, slow motion throughout. |
| 2 | Turn into a short backswing with your hands around waist height, using the original infographic and demonstration as your guide to the broom’s orientation. Turn through the imaginary impact area and let your hands travel with the body turn, keeping the extended handle clear of your body. |
| 3 | Finish with the broom shaft aligned with your lead arm, pressure moving onto your lead leg and the trail heel free to rise. Pause, reset and complete eighteen small swings in two sets of nine. If the handle touches you, slow down and shorten the movement rather than forcing it through. |
