9 Proven Drills to Improve Consistency & Boost Confidence
It’s so much fun to go to the course and shoot a 72, right? Even an 82 or a 92 is a great score for some players.
However, the game gets frustrating when you shoot a 72 one day and an 84 the next. The problem is your consistency.
If you find that consistency is an issue for you in your golf game, the key is to practice some drills.
The best golf drills for consistency will narrow down your mistakes and help them happen less often. Let’s look at these 9 drills for consistency in your golf game.
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1. What do you want to improve in your full swing?
The 9 Drills to Unlock Consistency & Boost Confidence
Feet Together Drill
In this video from Art of Simple Golf, you can see what it takes to develop consistency on the driving range, and then you can take this with you to the course.
As part of this drill, you will hit shots with your feet completely together. You won’t need to take big swings, just enough to feel the stability this can create in your game.
When you can make clean contact with your feet together, start to think about how your weight transfers from one foot to the other.
This type of movement from the left to the right foot of your weight will help you get a more consistent strike and better results.
Many golfers are incorporating this drill into their pre-shot routine because of its effectiveness.
9 to 3 Drill
Sean Foley uses this drill to help golfers of all levels hit better shots and become more consistent.
He believes that all of the best players are able to take the club from the 9 o’clock position to the 3-o’clock position.
The key is to get good from hip high to hip high. If you can do this with a wedge you can do it with a 7 iron, 5 iron, hybrid etc.
Start with some extra weight on your left foot, push to the right side, and then back to the left as you move through to impact. The motion is simple.
It’s a great warmup and will help you work on everything from wrist angles to spin angles to tempo. This drill is not about hitting the ball far; you just want to get a quality strike on each one, and you will know the drill is working.
Pump Drill
The Pump Drill is a very commonly used drill for better golfers. With this video, Chris Ryan shows you how to execute the pump drill.
You’ll need two alignment sticks on the ground to help you ensure you are in the right section.
The idea is to ensure you make the right move from the top of the swing. He calls it kind of a hammer move down from the top. To do this, you must ensure you are coming from the correct position.
Wrench Drill
Many golfers struggle with how to get their weight in the right position at impact. The wrench drill is essentially a preset drill where you can get your weight forward (to the lead side) before you even take the club back.
As Cheney mentions, for this drill, you want to have almost 100% of your weight on the lead side when you set up to do the wrench drill. Now, just turn your hips as though you would turn a wrench.
You’ll make a more efficient pivot and have an easier time compressing the ball more consistently. When you do this drill you can hit golf balls, it’s a great way to warm up before a round of golf.
Turn Drill
Michael Breed is known for making simple drills that help golfers of all levels create more consistent shots.
This drill uses some PVC pipe, but you can easily do it with golf alignment sticks.
The turn drill ensures you are not sliding or moving off the ball as you try to gain power. Instead, you can stay centered on the golf ball and make the proper pivot.
The great thing about this drill is that you can work on it both on and off the course. There is no need to hit shots like this; just take some practice swings and then start hitting the ball with this feeling in mind.
Ball Between the Arms Drill
Proper arm position in the golf swing will ensure that your wrist action is correct. One of the more common issues that golfers struggle with is their arms separating from each other (the elbows getting far apart) creating issues with consistency in the shot.
To do this drill, you’ll need to put a ball between your forearms.
The goal is to squeeze the ball and keep it in place throughout the golf swing.
You should have an easier time staying on the plane, keeping the wrist angles as they should be and making more solid contact.
Wear your HackMotion while completing the drill to see how much your mechanics improve from holding the ball in place.
Consistency Drill
This video is interesting, in which Bryson DeChambeau talks about the precision involved in hitting consistent golf shots.
It’s one thing to hit a single golf shot straight; it’s another to be able to hit three or four in a row that way.
How about being about to cut or draw a shot and do it a few times in a row? It’s harder than you think.
Bryson’s point is that if you can’t do it on the range, there is no chance of doing it on the course.
So spend some time practicing this consistency regardless of your game level (you can adjust the goals), and you’ll see big differences on the golf course.
Hit Hard Stop Quick Drill
Rob Cheney calls this drill his favorite of all time. The hit hard stop quick drill is to help improve impact quality and consistency. Golfers who struggle with anything from wrist position to acceleration through the ball can do quite well with this drill.
The drill itself is quite simple. You take your regular swing and try to stop the club as quickly as possible after impact. To do so, you’ll need more flexion in your lead wrist and a better angle of attack.
With the hit hard, stop quick drill, the goal is not only to gain consistency but also to increase awareness of where the golf club is at impact.
Cross Handed Drill
Finally, this unique drill from Danny Maude helps you become a more consistent ball striker.
The drill is unique in that you will set up to hit a shot with your hands crossed. For right-handed golfers, the right hand will be on the top of the club, with the left hand low. Then, you will take some half swings back and through the golf ball.
There are some poor movements that amateur players make that you won’t be able to make once you are in this position.
The cross-handed drill helps you get your club on the right path, and from there, you can add some speed to become a consistent striker of the ball.
Danny goes through an entire progression you can work on to expand on this drill as well. It’s a unique concept; some golfers even keep it in play and use it for chipping.
Final Thoughts
As you will see from any of these golf drills for consistency, it takes some practice time to become a more consistent player.
However, if you are willing to put in the time, you can benefit greatly from it and play better golf.
Consistent golf scores are also achieved when you can deliver your wrists to impact the same way every time. Use the HackMotion to measure your wrist position and have a consistently flat lead wrist at impact.
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