5 Best Impact Drills That Will Transform Your Golf Game
Impact is all that matters in golf. If you get impact right, you’ll hit a good shot.
Seems simple, right?
It’s not.
The best way to improve your impact position is through practice and drills.
We have put together five of the best impact drills for golfers. Each is simple to start today and can help you make big changes in your game.
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5 Golf Impact Position Drills That Always Get Results
Hit Hard Stop, Quick Drill
Many amateur golfers are unable to feel the impact position. The golf swing happens fast so to make sure we are correct at impact, it’s important to start to develop a bit more awareness.
This hit hard stop quick drill is a great way to do this.
Start your golf swing with a small amount of extension in your lead wrist. The HackMotion can be used to measure the exact amount of extension in that wrist. At the top of the backswing, make sure the wrist is flat and moving towards a more flexed position.
Aim to deliver the wrist to impact so it is flat or slightly flexed, and ensure the shaft is leaning forward.
The goal is to get to this position and stop the club quickly after impact. To stop the club, it takes some force, which will naturally push your lead wrist to a more flexed or closed position.
After you do this drill a few times, you can start to swing through and hit some full shots. You’ll notice you have more awareness of what it takes to hit the ball properly at impact.
Ball Striking Pre-Set Drill
We often use pre-set drills when discussing wrist position, and this pre-set drill simply helps you set your impact position.
Start with your lead leg slightly flexed and the left foot opened up. Make sure your hips are open slightly. Now, take a smaller backswing by moving your arms back slightly and maintaining the impact position setup.
Take practice swings that focus on acceleration through the golf ball and extension through impact. You will feel like your left side is coming up and pulling through so you don’t get stuck at the ball.
Presetting the impact position gives you some ideas about where to direct the swing and the club. Once you get the feeling down, you can go back to your traditional setup and take some bigger swings.
Weight Transfer Impact Drill
This is a weight transfer and rotation drill that you will not want to miss. It’s worth watching the student’s progression in the video and how he works through the drill.
The concept is that most golfers are unsure of where their weight has to go through impact. If you can work on feeling weight more on the instep as you transfer through the golf ball, you’ll see the most consistency and accuracy.
For this drill, you’ll focus on moving your left hip back behind you on the downswing while pushing off the instep of your trail foot. Do this practice with just a club across your shoulders a few times before you try it with a club in your hand.
Most players feel like they have more power instantly, but you do have to learn to trust the movement.
Grip the Clubhead Drill
If the last drill was a little more confusing than you would like, try this grip the clubhead drill. It makes everything very simple; some players even use it as a warmup.
This is also another great drill to do while wearing your HackMotion.
Start by holding the golf shaft near the club head. You will place the shaft to the left of your body, ensuring the clubface is square. You can do this in front of a mirror as well if you find yourself to be a visual learner.
Now, take mini swings and focus on the impact position.
To get into the right position, keep the shaft from touching your body. Ensure the left wrist is flat, and check those numbers on your HackMotion.
The bottom line here is that the handle should be ahead of the ball at impact at all times. If you try to flip or scoop, the shaft will hit your side and you’ll lose distance and accuracy.
Shaft Lean Impact Drill
If your iron ball striking with the irons is where your game struggles, this shaft lean drill could help.
At impact you’ll need shaft lean to make sure that you strike the ball cleanly, however, many golfers exaggerate this position and cause problems in their game.
For this drill, push the handle ahead of the clubhead and rotate your body slightly. You’ll notice this same concept of pushing the lead hip out of the way and opening the chest a bit. These are key indicators of a perfect impact position.
Now, regrip the club in this preset position.
Maintain extension in your trail wrist throughout the entire swing. (You can put your HackMotion on the trail wrist to check this position). Keep that trail wrist extended through impact and rotate your body to avoid flipping the club.
It’s best to start this shaft lean impact drill with your chip shots because you can maintain this preset position throughout the entire shot. Then, lengthen from there and learn how rotation and weight transfer play into this.
Final Thoughts
Having a perfect wrist position at impact will improve ball striking, total distance, and distance control.
You can wear your HackMotion while completing any of these impact drills. While doing impact drills, you often find that you have issues with your takeaway or backswing that need to be addressed before you can improve impact. Take a look at all of our best drills to work on any area of your game.
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