3 Golf Drills That Prove Practice Works (When You Can Measure It) – Video by Golficity
Most golf drills have been around for years in one form or another. The question isn’t how to do them, or even who needs them, but how to make them better and more effective.
That’s where HackMotion comes in. What if you could use the classic drills you have learned through the years, but get real-time feedback as to whether they are actually working?
With HackMotion, golfers can finally connect feel and reality, turning old-school drills into data-driven training that accelerates improvement.
Below are the three drills featured in Golficity’s video, each simple to perform, easy to measure, and far more effective when paired with HackMotion.
3 Simple Golf Drills That Actually Work
Faldo Drill – Control the Top of Your Swing
Named after six-time major champion Nick Faldo, this drill trains a stable and repeatable position at the top of the backswing.
It’s especially useful for golfers who overswing, lose structure, or struggle to maintain consistent wrist angles when taking the club back.
HackMotion Faldo Drill
Reach a solid Top position with just the right amount of wrist hinge.
HackMotion Faldo Drill – Step by Step:
- Start at address with your normal setup.
- Gently preset your wrist hinge.
- Your clubface should roughly match your spine angle.
- Without moving your arms away, slowly bring the club to the top of your backswing.
- Pause, then rehearse the downswing and follow-through while maintaining that hinge.
- Start slow, focus on precision before adding speed or hitting balls.
The Faldo Drill is built directly into the HackMotion app, complete with visual guidance and vibration feedback.
The sensor confirms your wrist angles at each checkpoint, ensuring you’re not overhinging or rolling the clubface. With measurable reps, you know exactly when you’re in the right position at the top.
Inside Takeaway Drill – Start the Swing on Plane
You’ve probably tried every trick to keep the club from going inside, placing a headcover behind the ball, setting up an alignment stick, or even using another club as a barrier.
Those can help with awareness, but they don’t always tell you what’s really happening when you swing the club.
The takeaway sets up everything that follows. If the club moves too far inside or outside early, your swing path and face angle start to drift, leading to compensations later. This drill focuses on creating a neutral takeaway path that stays on plane from the very first move.
HackMotion Inside Takeaway Drill
If your takeaway tends to get too far inside early, this drill is for you.
HackMotion Inside Takeaway Drill – Step by Step:
- Begin at address with your normal posture.
- Start your takeaway slowly, keeping the clubhead just outside your hands at waist height.
- Pause briefly, then return to address and repeat until the movement feels natural.
- Add a ball only after you can consistently rehearse the correct path.
With the Inside Takeaway Drill in the HackMotion app, you get immediate feedback when your wrist angles deviate from neutral. A small vibration or on-screen cue lets you know if the club has gone too far inside.
Casting Drill – Hold Angles for More Power
Casting is releasing the wrists too early in the downswing. It is one of the most common faults in golf and will rob you of distance, lag, and compression.
The casting drill helps you maintain the proper angles in the downswing and make better contact.
Fix Your Casting with HackMotion
Train to fix casting by generating power with your core and lower body.
HackMotion Casting Drill – Step by Step:
- Swing to the top and pause.
- As you start your downswing, focus on feeling like you’re adding hinge (even though you’re really just holding it).
- Rehearse that motion slowly until it feels stable and repeatable.
- Add balls once you can consistently maintain wrist angles through transition.
HackMotion measures if you start to cast, the app alerts you immediately, allowing you to correct the move before it becomes a habit.
Over time, this drill improves lag, compression, and distance, all measurable inside the app.
Final Thoughts
Practice only works when it’s done correctly, and that’s where measurement makes the difference. The drills shown by Golficity are simple and effective on their own, but when combined with HackMotion’s real-time wrist data, they become a complete feedback system.
You don’t need to change what you practice, just how you measure it. With HackMotion guiding your reps, you can finally see what’s really happening in your swing, make corrections instantly, and build consistency that lasts.
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