Drill Library

2 proven drills for finish.

Hold-the-Finish Drill

Finish

Holding a full, balanced finish for three seconds after every shot back-fills good habits: you cannot finish in balance if the swing before it was out of control.

How to do it

  1. 1Hit a shot at 80% effort and swing all the way to a complete finish.
  2. 2Hold the pose for a slow three-count: weight stacked on the lead leg, trail toe down.
  3. 3Check that your belt buckle and chest face the target and you could lift your trail foot.
  4. 4If you wobble or fall out of the pose, slow the next swing down until you can hold it.

Feel: Posing for the camera — tall, balanced, and facing the target until the ball lands.

Equipment: none

Belt Buckle to the Target

Finish

A simple rotation-completion cue: finishing with the belt buckle at the target guarantees the hips kept turning through impact instead of stalling.

How to do it

  1. 1Make practice swings focusing only on where your belt buckle points at the end.
  2. 2Finish with the buckle (and chest) facing the target, hips fully rotated.
  3. 3Let the trail foot release up onto its toe as the hips pull it around.
  4. 4Hit balls with the single thought: “turn the buckle to the target.”

Feel: Your hips keep spinning through the ball and drag everything else around with them.

Equipment: none