Towel Under the Arms (Connection Drill)
TakeawayThe famous connection drill: a towel across the chest and under both armpits keeps arms and body turning together instead of the arms lifting on their own.
How to do it
- 1Drape a towel across your chest and trap an end under each armpit.
- 2Make smooth half swings without letting the towel fall out.
- 3Focus on your chest, arms, and club moving away from the ball as one unit.
- 4Progress to three-quarter swings and light contact once the towel stays put.
Feel: Your arms stay glued to your chest and the big muscles do the moving.
Equipment: a small towel (or two golf gloves/headcovers)
Headcover Outside the Ball
TakeawayA headcover placed just outside and behind the ball stops the two big path killers: sucking the club inside on the takeaway and coming over the top later.
How to do it
- 1Place a headcover about a clubhead-width outside the target line and 30 cm (12 in) behind the ball.
- 2Take the club back so it misses the headcover on the inside — straight back, not looped outward.
- 3Swing down so the club also misses the headcover, approaching the ball from the inside.
- 4Start with slow practice swings, then hit easy shots at half speed before going full.
Feel: The clubhead traces a gentle arc that never drifts outside the ball line.
Equipment: a headcover (or an empty water bottle)
One-Piece Takeaway (Triangle Drill)
TakeawayPreserves the triangle formed by your arms and shoulders for the first metre of the swing, so the club starts back on plane without early wrist flicking.
How to do it
- 1At address, notice the triangle made by your two arms and shoulder line.
- 2Turn your chest to move the club back until the shaft is parallel to the ground, keeping the triangle intact.
- 3Check that the clubhead stays outside your hands and the face isn’t rolled open.
- 4Return to address and repeat ten times, then blend it into full swings.
Feel: The chest turn pushes the whole triangle back — hands stay quiet and passive.
Equipment: none