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Find Your Rhythm. Let the Swing Flow.
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These golf drills are from the Golf Practice Made Fun App.
A smoother golf swing rhythm helps you change direction without rushing and keep your arms and body moving together.
Use Simon Dyson’s Feet Together Drill to find a steady rhythm, the Golf Transition Drill to explore a calmer start to the downswing, and the Start from the Finish rehearsal to feel a continuous back-and-through movement. Play eighteen short feet-together shots, then complete eighteen no-ball rehearsals in each of the other two drills. You can also choose no-ball practice for the first drill. Start small and carry one comfortable feeling back into your normal swing.
Drill 1. Simon Dyson Feet Together: Find Your Rhythm
A narrow stance makes a rushed swing or a large sideways sway easier to notice. Small feet-together swings encourage your chest and arms to move together, giving you a simple rhythm to take back to your usual stance.
| Step | What to do |
|---|---|
| 1 | Choose a short iron and level ground. Bring your shoes together, touching or comfortably close. Keep your knees soft, hinge from the hips and use your normal grip. |
| 2 | Begin without a ball. Make a small backswing, turn your chest with your arms and change direction gently. Swing through to a steady finish without stepping. Shorten the swing or leave a small gap between the shoes if you wobble. |
| 3 | Play eighteen controlled feet-together shots in two sets of nine, or choose eighteen gentle no-ball rehearsals instead. Stay with small swings. Afterwards, return to your normal stance and explore the same unhurried rhythm. |
Explore the full Simon Dyson Feet Together Drill and demonstration →
Drill 2. Golf Transition: Pause, Then Turn Through
A brief pause gives you time to notice how the downswing begins. Allowing the body to join the turn can help you explore a calmer change of direction, rather than immediately pulling the club down with your arms.
| Step | What to do |
|---|---|
| 1 | Use your normal golf stance and begin without a ball. Make a comfortable backswing, keeping the movement easy rather than trying to stretch to a longer position. |
| 2 | Pause briefly at the top, then let your hips and legs help you turn through to a balanced finish. Imagine gently throwing a ball towards a target and feel support move towards your lead foot. You can mime the throw without releasing a ball. |
| 3 | Complete eighteen controlled practice swings in two sets of nine. Reset before each swing. Once the pause feels familiar, shorten it to a small hesitation. If you later add easy shots, keep distance secondary to the rhythm. |
Drill 3. Start from the Finish: Keep the Movement Flowing
Beginning partway through the follow-through changes the usual starting point and lets you explore a continuous back-and-through movement. It can help you feel your arms and chest responding together, without trying to force each body part into a separate position.
| Step | What to do |
|---|---|
| 1 | Take your normal stance without a ball. Move the club partway into the follow-through at a comfortable height, as shown in the infographic. Begin here rather than at normal address or a full finish over the shoulders. |
| 2 | Reverse smoothly into a short, easy backswing, then continue through to a comfortable balanced finish. Let your chest and arms respond to the movement. Reduce the range if the reversal feels rushed. |
| 3 | Complete eighteen no-ball rehearsals, returning to the partial-finish starting position before each repetition. One back-and-through movement plus the reset counts once. Take a short break after six and twelve repetitions, then return to your normal address to explore the feeling. |
Explore the full Start from the Finish Drill and demonstration →
