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These golf drills are from the Golf Practice Made Fun App.
You can give your golf practice a purpose at home without hitting a single ball.
Start with Clap Hand Impact to coordinate a gentle turn and returning arm, try Collarbone to Collarbone to explore a flowing release, then use the Broom Golf Swing Drill for feedback on your hand action. Complete eighteen slow rehearsals of each. Check the full movement space above and around you before using a club or broom; if the room is too small, stick with the equipment-free clap drill.
Drill 1. Clap Hand Impact: Turn and Meet Your Lead Palm
Clap Hand Impact lets you practise body-and-arm coordination at home with no club, ball or other equipment.
Your lead palm provides a simple contact point for the returning hand. A gentle clap gives you a moment to pause and notice your balance and how the body and arm arrive together. Keep the movement easy enough to repeat, using the contact as feedback rather than trying to make a loud sound.
| Step | What to do |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stand as though addressing an iron shot without a club. Hinge comfortably from your hips, soften your knees and bring your palms together around your normal hand position at address. |
| 2 | Keep your lead hand low in front of you as a relaxed reference. Turn back and raise your trail hand through a comfortable range, then turn gently towards the target and return the trail palm to the lead palm with light contact. For a right-handed golfer the lead hand is the left; reverse for a left-handed swing. |
| 3 | Pause as the palms meet and notice your balance. Keep your knees and lead elbow soft, then reset. Complete eighteen gentle routines in two sets of nine. When you next use a club, allow your normal swing to continue naturally through impact. |
Drill 2. Collarbone to Collarbone: Explore a Relaxed Release
Collarbone to Collarbone gives you a compact way to feel your hands and wrists release the club without a full swing or a ball.
The two collarbones give the rehearsal clear endpoints, while the middle of the movement lets you notice tension in your hands and arms. Keep the motion controlled and comfortable instead of chasing a big arm swing. This drill still needs clearance for the whole club, including the movement around your shoulders.
| Step | What to do |
|---|---|
| 1 | Check there is enough clear space for your club throughout the rehearsal, including overhead. Take a comfortable stance and hold the grip with both hands. For a right-handed golfer, bring the shaft lightly to your right collarbone with relaxed arms; reverse the sides if left-handed. |
| 2 | Let your hands and wrists send the club down through the middle in a small, controlled movement. Continue until the shaft finishes lightly at the opposite collarbone, allowing a comfortable body turn. Do not strike the floor or nearby objects. |
| 3 | Pause in balance, then reset. Complete eighteen slow rehearsals in two sets of nine. Ease any unnecessary grip tension and reduce the motion if it becomes a big arm swing. Only rehearse where the entire club can move freely. |
Drill 3. Broom Swing: Turn Through with Controlled Hands
The Broom Golf Swing Drill gives you feedback on hand action while you practise turning through a short no-ball swing.
The extended handle makes it easier to notice whether the hands and body are working together. Move slowly enough to keep that handle clear of your body, then check the lead arm and shaft alignment at the finish. A broom needs room at both ends, so check its entire path before starting.
| Step | What to do |
|---|---|
| 1 | Take your normal golf posture without a ball. Grip halfway down the broom handle, leaving bare handle extending beyond your hands. Check clearance for both ends and keep other people and pets out of the movement area. |
| 2 | Make a short backswing with your hands around waist height, following the original infographic and video for the broom’s orientation. Turn through the imaginary hitting area, letting your hands move with your body and keeping the extended handle clear of you. |
| 3 | Finish with the broom shaft aligned with your lead arm and pressure moving onto your lead leg. Let the trail heel rise naturally. Pause, reset and complete eighteen small rehearsals in two sets of nine. If the handle touches you, slow down and shorten the swing. |
