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One drill. One useful habit.
Rehearse the finish.
Commit to one cue.
Your drill at a glance
This drill is from the Golf Practice Made Easy App.
Give a practised driver shot a simple name. Nick Faldo’s “One and wrap” cue combines the feeling of staying behind the ball with a full follow-through. Explore it at the range, then use one short cue before stepping in to play.
Step 1. Watch Faldo’s one-and-wrap explanation
The video starts at the “One and wrap” section, around 16 minutes in. Listen to how Faldo describes the feeling for a higher driver shot.
Step 2. Rehearse one and wrap
Choose a clear target
At the practice range, choose a target and a landing area with plenty of room. Tee up using your usual driver setup. Begin at a comfortable speed.
Explore the feeling
Make a slow rehearsal without a ball. “One” is Faldo’s cue for the feeling of keeping the upper body behind the ball through the strike. “Wrap” is the feeling of turning through into a full finish, allowing the club to travel around your shoulders.
Let your weight move onto your lead leg as you finish. Use a comfortable range of movement and hold your balance. For a right-handed golfer, the lead leg is the left leg; reverse this if you play left-handed. Avoid forcing the club against your neck or leaning back onto your trail foot.
Try a few easy drives. Notice launch, contact and balance, and compare them with your normal shot. Build speed only while you can keep the same comfortable rhythm.
Treat “One and wrap” as a feeling to test. It does not guarantee extra height or distance. Keep the cue only if it helps you play the shot you intend.
Name your shot before walking in
Give the feeling a short name, such as “One and wrap”. Say it silently once before addressing the ball, then swing with the feeling you have rehearsed.
Worked example: Choose the wide landing area between two range markers. Rehearse a balanced full finish, say “One and wrap”, step in and hit the drive. Notice the flight, reset and repeat.
Choose the target. Recall the feeling. Commit to the swing.
Watch for these common mistakes
| Mistake | Useful reset |
|---|---|
| Hanging back on the trail foot | Slow down and finish balanced on your lead leg. |
| Forcing a bigger wrap | Turn through within your comfortable range and let the club follow. |
| Trying to hit harder immediately | Establish contact and balance before adding speed. |
| Repeating instructions over the ball | Finish the rehearsal and name the shot before stepping in. |
Step 3. Complete your practice round
Complete two sets of nine drives. Before each shot, choose the target, make one comfortable rehearsal and recall your short cue. Reset between every shot.
Tick one box for each completed shot, regardless of the result. Record shots completed out of 18. You can also note whether the cue helped your launch, contact or balance; keep that observation separate from the completion count.
If practising indoors, use slow rehearsals without a ball and only where you have enough room to swing safely. Count each completed rehearsal as one routine.
George’s Conclusion
I like the simplicity of giving a practised shot a name. Use the range to find out what “One and wrap” does for your own flight and contact. When you have a useful feeling, keep the playing routine short: target, cue, swing.
Try the Nick Faldo Golf Shot Nicknames Drill or the Nick Faldo One Club Challenge Run Drill for more ways to practise with a clear intention.
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