3 Great Drills for Better Ball Striking (Video by The Art of Simple Golf)
Most golfers who want to improve their ball striking start hitting more golf balls at the range.
However, if you are just hitting balls without any real knowledge of how to perfect these shots, it’s time to make a change.
In this video, Alex from The Art of Simple Golf walks you through three powerful drills that will help you dial in your ball striking on both long and short shots. Watch the full video below!
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3 Great Drills to Be Use if You Want Better Ball Striking
Drill #1: The One-Arm Chip
The One Arm Chip drill is not just a great solution for the short game but also your full swing.
Start here so you can develop some consistency on the shorter shots, and then work your way up to the full swing with these same concepts in place.
How to do the One-Arm Chip drill:
- Setup: Stand with your feet together and position the ball in the center of your stance.
- Trail Arm Position: Hold your trail arm lightly against your side to prevent excessive wrist action; feel like if there were a glove there, you wouldn’t drop it on the floor.
- Small Swings: Use a controlled motion, keeping the clubhead low and making solid contact with the ball using only your trail arm. Focus on crisp ball-first contact, avoiding scooping or flipping of the hands.
- Repetitions – Hit 10 chips, focusing on clean strikes and a balanced finish.
This drill is so effective because it limits unnecessary wrist movement and ensures connection between the arms and body. It’s simple but effective, and it really helps with consistency in the short game.
Drill #2: The HackMotion Release Drill
A proper release in the golf swing helps both accuracy and power. When your release is timed correctly and in the proper sequence, you’ll have a better clubface position at impact.
To get the most out of the release drill, wear your HackMotion. It gives you real-time information that helps you go through this drill step by step.
Perfect Your Release with HackMotion
Fine-tune your release for consistent contact. Start with a short swing to master control before adding power.
How to do the One-Arm Chip drill:
- Get to P6 (Waist-High Position): Start by taking a small backswing, stopping when your hands are around waist height.
- Check your Position: Use HackMotion feedback to make sure your wrist is in the right position at this point with a bit of flexion.
- Controlled Release: Focus on letting the club release naturally without excessive wrist movement. Avoid overextending or flipping the hands at impact.
- Repetitions: Hit 5-10 shots, checking your HackMotion data after each swing.
If you can train the release position it won’t matter the length of the swing you take or the club you have in your hand.
You’ll eliminate last-minute manipulations and be able to square the clubface naturally. The result will be a straighter, more controlled golf shot.
Drill #3: The Motorcycle Drill
Finally, one of the best wrist action and impact drills is the Motorcycle Drill.
It is built directly into the HackMotion app, so you can easily work on this in real-time.
The motorcycle drill can help golfers who struggle with an open or inconsistent face at impact. Remember that with any of these drills, it’s best to work on things at a slightly slower pace and then add speed as you get the positions down.
The motorcycle drill helps correct wrist flexion issues and makes it easier to compress golf shots.
Motorcycle Drill – Master Wrist Flexion in the Downswing
Focus on continuously adding flexion until the club reaches parallel, then smoothly complete your swing.
How to do the Motorcycle Drill:
- Setup with HackMotion: Wear the HackMotion and use the Motorcycle Drill tab in the app.
- Swing to the top of the Backswing: Swing your golf club to the top of the backswing as you normally would.
- Rev the Motorcycle: As you begin the downswing (when transitioning from backswing to downswing), feel like you’re “revving” a motorcycle handle with your lead wrist. This action helps prevent excessive cupping, which can leave the face open.
- Check the Data: HackMotion provides immediate feedback, letting you know if your wrist angles are in the correct range.
- Repetitions: Try this 5-10 times, making adjustments as needed based on your data.
After studying more than a million golf swings of some of the best players in the game, we know that great players have a square clubface at impact and a slightly flexed lead wrist.
Many amateur golfers take too long to add that extra flexion in their lead wrist, and the motorcycle drill ensures it is done right from the top.
Once the clubface is square and the wrist is flexed, you’ll have a green light to swing through the ball at full speed.
Final Thoughts
By working through these drills with the help of HackMotion, you can create better ball-striking habits.
HackMotion’s real-time feedback accelerates the learning process. It’s like having a coach with you to make sure you are not practicing the wrong thing so you stop wasting your practice time.
Give these three simple drills a try.
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