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5 drills that can ruin your golf swing
Let’s face it, struggling golfers will try any and every drill that’s ever existed; anything that’s ever been prescribed in magazines, on TV, or by their best golfing buddy. And while many of them are actually helpful, some are downright useless… and potentially harmful to your game.
In this article, I offer my take on the 5 drills that can ruin your golf swing.
5. The Feet Together Drill
I know this is probably the oldest golf drill in the world, but really, what does it do?
By putting your feet together, you can’t possibly use your pivot to move the club, thus you’re effectively grooving improper sequencing. I know the drill is supposed to work on your tempo and balance, but properly sequencing the way your body and club work throughout the swing is the only sure way to good balance. So don’t tear down sequencing when trying to fix your balance; it’s counterintuitive.
4. Left Foot Back Drill
This drill is often given to players working on “clearing their hips,” or “activating” their lower body. And while it can serve its purpose, it can also be extremely dangerous.
If you hit balls at a slower-than-normal speed, I will accept using this drill, but I never see anyone doing this drill at anything other than full speed. That’s detrimental because when you take a rip at it with your left foot back, you’re ensuring that your right shoulder fires forward first, causing you to come over the top almost instantly. Any golfer knows that engraining an over-the-top move is almost never ideal. So ditch this drill unless you have a special reason for using it, and keep your swing speed low.
3. The Pump Drill
How many people have you seen using this move to try and increase their lag or keep the right arm in front of the body? What people do not understand is this position is a by-product of a proper pivot motion, coupled with the proper external rotation of the rear shoulder. It’s not a position that can be manufactured, or trained in this manner whatsoever.
A better feeling would be to either lay the shaft down during the downswing — thus shallowing out your swing and getting the club to come from the inside — or rotating the bottom hand skyward on the downswing. If you want more information or drills on external rotation, I suggest checking out Joe Mayo a.k.a. @TrackmanMaestro.
2. Hook it with the Hands Drill
Before you cry foul and tell me that this drill has saved your life and stopped you from hitting slices forever, let me explain. Yes, we need to have the face left of the path in order to draw the ball. This drill trends to over-exaggerate this movement, though.
When people practice this movement without the proper understanding of the new ball-flight laws, they tend to over-rotate the face so it’s pointing left of the target at impact. This is not what we want, because that will cause the ball to start left and go farther left.
Remember, the club face is the main factor in determining starting direction. Therefore, to hit a draw, the club face needs to actually point right of the target line and left of the path, which creates the coveted push-draw.
1. The Split-Handed Drill
People tell me this drill helps them understand the feeling of “setting” the club, and how it “unloads” in the downswing. The feeling I get from swinging with a split grip, however, in no way mimics anything in the golf swing that’s normal, or in anyway useful. For hockey players, it could possibly help compare the golf swing to the slap shot, but that’s a stretch. To me, the split-handed drill teaches people how to use the left wrist as a fulcrum in the downswing, which is never a good thing.
Ben Hogan once said he “wished he had three right hands,” but that would be deadly for the average player. It would cause the right side to dominate the left side, leading to flipping in most golfers. That adds excessive loft during impact, creating higher than normal trajectories and reduced distances. Pass on this drill.
Have questions about your favorite drills? Ask me about them in the comments section, and I will do my best to answer as many questions as I can.
There may be no more painful affliction in golf than the “yips” – those uncontrollable and maddening little nervous twitches that prevent you from making a decent stroke on short putts. If you’ve never had them, consider yourself very fortunate (or possibly just very young). But I can assure you that when your most treacherous and feared golf shot is not the 195 yard approach over water with a quartering headwind…not the extra tight fairway with water left and sand right…not the soft bunker shot to a downhill pin with water on the other side…No, when your most feared shot is the remaining 2- 4-foot putt after hitting a great approach, recovery or lag putt, it makes the game almost painful.
And I’ve been fighting the yips (again) for a while now. It’s a recurring nightmare that has haunted me most of my adult life. I even had the yips when I was in my 20s, but I’ve beat them into submission off and on most of my adult life. But just recently, that nasty virus came to life once again. My lag putting has been very good, but when I get over one of those “you should make this” length putts, the entire nervous system seems to go haywire. I make great practice strokes, and then the most pitiful short-stroke or jab at the ball you can imagine. Sheesh.
But I’m a traditionalist, and do not look toward the long putter, belly putter, cross-hand, claw or other variation as the solution. My approach is to beat those damn yips into submission some other way. Here’s what I’m doing that is working pretty well, and I offer it to all of you who might have a similar affliction on the greens.
When you are over a short putt, forget the practice strokes…you want your natural eye-hand coordination to be unhindered by mechanics. Address your putt and take a good look at the hole, and back to the putter to ensure good alignment. Lighten your right hand grip on the putter and make sure that only the fingertips are in contact with the grip, to prevent you from getting to tight.
Then, take a long, long look at the hole to fill your entire mind and senses with the target. When you bring your head/eyes back to the ball, try to make a smooth, immediate move right into your backstroke — not even a second pause — and then let your hands and putter track right back together right back to where you were looking — the HOLE! Seeing the putter make contact with the ball, preferably even the forward edge of the ball – the side near the hole.
For me, this is working, but I am asking all of you to chime in with your own “home remedies” for the most aggravating and senseless of all golf maladies. It never hurts to have more to fall back on!
Over the last couple of decades, golf has become much more science-based. We measure swing speed, smash factor, angle of attack, strokes gained, and many other metrics that can really help golfers improve. But I often wonder if the advancement of golf’s “hard” sciences comes at the expense of the “soft” sciences.
Take, for example, golf instruction. Good golf instruction requires understanding swing mechanics and ball flight. But let’s take that as a given for PGA instructors. The other factors that make an instructor effective can be evaluated by social science, rather than launch monitors.
If you are a recreational golfer looking for a golf instructor, here are my top three points to consider.
1. Cultural mindset
What is “cultural mindset? To social scientists, it means whether a culture of genius or a culture of learning exists. In a golf instruction context, that may mean whether the teacher communicates a message that golf ability is something innate (you either have it or you don’t), or whether golf ability is something that can be learned. You want the latter!
It may sound obvious to suggest that you find a golf instructor who thinks you can improve, but my research suggests that it isn’t a given. In a large sample study of golf instructors, I found that when it came to recreational golfers, there was a wide range of belief systems. Some instructors strongly believed recreational golfers could improve through lessons. while others strongly believed they could not. And those beliefs manifested in the instructor’s feedback given to a student and the culture created for players.
2. Coping and self-modeling can beat role-modeling
Swing analysis technology is often preloaded with swings of PGA and LPGA Tour players. The swings of elite players are intended to be used for comparative purposes with golfers taking lessons. What social science tells us is that for novice and non-expert golfers, comparing swings to tour professionals can have the opposite effect of that intended. If you fit into the novice or non-expert category of golfer, you will learn more and be more motivated to change if you see yourself making a ‘better’ swing (self-modeling) or seeing your swing compared to a similar other (a coping model). Stay away from instructors who want to compare your swing with that of a tour player.
3. Learning theory basics
It is not a sexy selling point, but learning is a process, and that process is incremental – particularly for recreational adult players. Social science helps us understand this element of golf instruction. A good instructor will take learning slowly. He or she will give you just about enough information that challenges you, but is still manageable. The artful instructor will take time to decide what that one or two learning points are before jumping in to make full-scale swing changes. If the instructor moves too fast, you will probably leave the lesson with an arm’s length of swing thoughts and not really know which to focus on.
As an instructor, I develop a priority list of changes I want to make in a player’s technique. We then patiently and gradually work through that list. Beware of instructors who give you more than you can chew.
So if you are in the market for golf instruction, I encourage you to look beyond the X’s and O’s to find the right match!
Most pros take months, even years, to win their first tournament. Lottie Woad needed exactly four days.
The 21-year-old from Surrey shot 21-under 267 at Dundonald Links to win the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open by three shots — in her very first event as a professional. She’s only the third player in LPGA history to accomplish this feat, joining Rose Zhang (2023) and Beverly Hanson (1951).
But here’s what caught my attention as a coach: Woad didn’t win through miraculous putting or bombing 300-yard drives. She won through relentless precision and unshakeable composure. After watching her performance unfold, I’m convinced every golfer — from weekend warriors to scratch players — can steal pages from her playbook.
Precision Beats Power (And It’s Not Even Close)
Forget the driving contests. Woad proved that finding greens matters more than finding distance.
What Woad did:
• Hit it straight, hit it solid, give yourself chances
• Aimed for the fat parts of greens instead of chasing pins
• Let her putting do the talking after hitting safe targets
• As she said, “Everyone was chasing me today, and managed to maintain the lead and played really nicely down the stretch and hit a lot of good shots”
Why most golfers mess this up:
• They see a pin tucked behind a bunker and grab one more club to “go right at it”
• Distance becomes more important than accuracy
• They try to be heroic instead of smart
ACTION ITEM: For your next 10 rounds, aim for the center of every green regardless of pin position. Track your greens in regulation and watch your scores drop before your swing changes.
The Putter That Stayed Cool Under Fire
Woad started the final round two shots clear and immediately applied pressure with birdies at the 2nd and 3rd holes. When South Korea’s Hyo Joo Kim mounted a charge and reached 20-under with a birdie at the 14th, Woad didn’t panic.
How she responded to pressure:
• Fired back with consecutive birdies at the 13th and 14th
• Watched Kim stumble with back-to-back bogeys
• Capped it with her fifth birdie of the day at the par-5 18th
• Stayed patient when others pressed, pressed when others cracked
What amateurs do wrong:
• Get conservative when they should be aggressive
• Try to force magic when steady play would win
• Panic when someone else makes a move
ACTION ITEM: Practice your 3-6 foot putts for 15 minutes after every range session. Woad’s putting wasn’t spectacular—it was reliable. Make the putts you should make.
Course Management 101: Play Your Game, Not the Course’s Game
Woad admitted she couldn’t see many scoreboards during the final round, but it didn’t matter. She stuck to her game plan regardless of what others were doing.
Her mental approach:
• Focused on her process, not the competition
• Drew on past pressure situations (Augusta National Women’s Amateur win)
• As she said, “That was the biggest tournament I played in at the time and was kind of my big win. So definitely felt the pressure of it more there, and I felt like all those experiences helped me with this”
Her physical execution:
• 270-yard drives (nothing flashy)
• Methodical iron play
• Steady putting
• Everything effective, nothing spectacular
ACTION ITEM: Create a yardage book for your home course. Know your distances to every pin, every hazard, every landing area. Stick to your plan no matter what your playing partners are doing.
Mental Toughness Isn’t Born, It’s Built
The most impressive part of Woad’s win? She genuinely didn’t expect it: “I definitely wasn’t expecting to win my first event as a pro, but I knew I was playing well, and I was hoping to contend.”
Her winning mindset:
• Didn’t put winning pressure on herself
• Focused on playing well and contending
• Made winning a byproduct of a good process
• Built confidence through recent experiences:
- Won the Women’s Irish Open as an amateur
- Missed a playoff by one shot at the Evian Championship
- Each experience prepared her for the next
What this means for you:
• Stop trying to shoot career rounds every time you tee up
• Focus on executing your pre-shot routine
• Commit to every shot
• Stay present in the moment
ACTION ITEM: Before each round, set process goals instead of score goals. Example: “I will take three practice swings before every shot” or “I will pick a specific target for every shot.” Let your score be the result, not the focus.
The Real Lesson
Woad collected $300,000 for her first professional victory, but the real prize was proving that fundamentals still work at golf’s highest level. She didn’t reinvent the game — she simply executed the basics better than everyone else that week.
The fundamentals that won:
• Hit more fairways
• Find more greens
• Make the putts you should make
• Stay patient under pressure
That’s something every golfer can do, regardless of handicap. Lottie Woad just showed us it’s still the winning formula.
FINAL ACTION ITEM: Pick one of the four action items above and commit to it for the next month. Master one fundamental before moving to the next. That’s how champions are built.
PGA Professional Brendon Elliott is an award-winning coach and golf writer. You can check out his writing work and learn more about him by visiting BEAGOLFER.golf and OneMoreRollGolf.com. Also, check out “The Starter” on RG.org each Monday.
Editor’s note: Brendon shares his nearly 30 years of experience in the game with GolfWRX readers through his ongoing tip series. He looks forward to providing valuable insights and advice to help golfers improve their game. Stay tuned for more Tips!
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David aceto
Mar 31, 2025 at 5:42 pm
I’m only familiar with the feet together drill pete Cowan said 90 percent of all golfers should play this way I agree I hit some of my best shots ever playing this way
Scott
Nov 22, 2016 at 10:53 am
Thanks Tom. The article says 5 drills that “can” ruin your game. Not “will” ruin your game.
I have swung with my feet together to slow my tempo down, but I agree, other than a few swings like that, the drill did nothing for me. Others seem to have benefited from the drills, which are great. I see a lot of people, including myself in the past, taking drills to an unnatural level, which can cause other problems.
stephenf
Nov 16, 2016 at 3:14 pm
Yeah. So ignore the drills that guys like Toski, Flick, and Leadbetter think might be good. Okay.
I mean, come on. Most drills are used to isolate certain aspects or elements of the swing, so that — for instance — the feet-together drill has nothing at all to do with pivot in the first place. And most aren’t intended to be full-speed or full-force. They’re for specific purposes, which some of the best teachers in the history of the game have identified.
Leftienige
Nov 13, 2016 at 6:01 am
Reminds me , next week sees the release of my new best-seller , the 3rd in the trilogy
“Another 5,000 things to remember during your Golf-swing”. Cheers all , Nige .
DaveT
Nov 11, 2016 at 8:52 pm
I expected to disagree with at least some of the examples. I was pleasantly surprised to find this article spot-on. At various times I have tried each of these drills. With the possible exception of #1 (feet together) I found it teaching the wrong thing overall for a good golf swing. And even #1 is only useful if you are working on balance pure and simple. If you’re working on anything else, it probably does more harm than good. Right on, Mr. Stickney.
You wrong
Jul 30, 2023 at 4:51 pm
Wrong. Split hand teaches rotation, weight shift, and in to out swing while staying in posture.
Ray Bennett
Nov 11, 2016 at 3:51 pm
Great stuff. Unfortunately the wisdom of this article will be lost on the multitude of golfers who will never understand or get to feel the real swing as a direct result of popular golf instruction . if it was that easy everybody would be able to do it.
Ronnie
Nov 10, 2016 at 8:37 pm
This article is not a complete shank, but I do have some issues with it. Every drill has a purpose when it is used correctly and explained. #1 is my favorite drill for multiple reasons, but if used incorrectly I can see how it can mess up your swing. That is the point of having a good golf professional. It is our job to simplify the drill and explain what the desired goal of that drill is. Not a single drill listed in this article will ruin your swing if used correctly and for the right purpose. I always instruct my students to not take any drill I give them to extreme measures.
Steven
Nov 10, 2016 at 2:20 pm
Wow, this seems to be one of the more contentious articles. I tend to agree with Tom. There are a few drills that are common that may help with 1 aspect of the swing but will cause a different problem. Some golfers, myself included, are good at over exaggerating parts of the swing, so a drastic drill like these cause me different problems. I think the key is to find drills that teach fundamental parts of the swing in a proper swing motion. I could be wrong though because each golfer does need slightly different instruction because we all learn differently.
pepperwhiteknight
Nov 10, 2016 at 10:50 am
My buddy has been using a few of the drills listed especially the feet together. He over swings, crosses the line at the top, has a loop in his swing, and sets up with his feet so close together. But the real problem is not the drill. It is the lack of knowledge and understanding of what he is doing. He doesn’t stick to one thing and is constantly changing because he wants instant results. Like he is fishing for the solution and hoping it works. If he goes and gets lessons from a pro they might give him a drill but chances are they will also make some tweaks to his setup and ask him to stop trying to smash the ball to the moon.
Ronald Montesano
Nov 9, 2016 at 11:14 pm
I use the feet-together drill to cure my high school golfers of excessive stack-and-tilt that was taught to them by underinformed golf teachers. I find it to be effective in this specific case.
Looper
Nov 9, 2016 at 11:52 pm
I guess you are the stack and tilt whisperer??? Every teacher good or bad has whatever knowledge they’ve learned, not one contains every piece of the puzzle. Tough to judge with such a broad stroke… I guess all your students are on tour???
Jack
Nov 10, 2016 at 4:51 am
Huh? He is more advising against stack and tilt rather than for it. Not sure where all that pent up hate is coming from. Not to mention he’s a contributor here, so someone with decent knowledge.
Smokin' Gun
Nov 10, 2016 at 5:49 pm
It’s called an opinion, that hate word gets thrown around way to much now… Who cares if he’s a contributor, or has decent knowledge… Wow, way to sensitive man…
justin case
Nov 11, 2016 at 10:05 am
too much
…and
too sensitive.
You wrong
Jul 30, 2023 at 4:52 pm
Wrong. Split hand teaches rotation, weight shift, and in to out swing while staying in posture.
Ronald Montesano
Nov 11, 2016 at 5:21 am
I believe that Stack and Tilt requires a fair amount of muscular strength, as you are working without the load-back and shift-forward of a traditional swing. One particular golfer is neither tall nor strong, so his stack and tilt was absolutely killing his chances at distance. I put him into the feet-together position and he started to understand how to shift weight a bit back, then forward (odd as that sounds.) It’s up to him to keep at it, but I would certainly opt for the adjacent-feet technique in similar situations, as a point of departure.
Smokin' Gun
Nov 12, 2016 at 1:04 pm
Agree completely, the one most important facet that stack and tilt reveals in bodi trak is that there still is a shift to right but COP remains centered. As a drill with the feet together, it will stimulate a steady head, plus a centered point of pressure…
Robert
Nov 9, 2016 at 9:10 pm
Rated Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher, well Golf Magazine you just lost my subscription. wow
Grizz01
Nov 11, 2016 at 9:43 am
hahahahaahha… well put.
Rich
Nov 9, 2016 at 8:39 pm
Tell Rory McIlroy the feet together drill doesn’t work. He swears by it for his balance and I’m pretty sure he’s doing OK. To each their own.
John Yacobellis
Nov 9, 2016 at 8:19 pm
Tom,
Please stop using the term “new ball flight laws.” The laws of physics have not changed, even for top golf teachers. What has changed is that many teachers are finally admitting their past ignorance, and it took Trackman to do it. Ball flight laws are immutable, and consulting a basics physics book, if the PGA and all the gurus had taken the time or made the effort, could have set them straight and helped instead of hindered countless students the last 150 years.
Philip
Nov 9, 2016 at 9:12 pm
They are no different than scientists or doctors – fact is, no one likes to admit they were wrong as many see admitting mistakes as a weakness. But yeah, last I checked the laws of physics haven’t changed since I came into being.
Jim
Nov 11, 2016 at 12:52 pm
The ‘ancient’ ball flight laws still apply in a primordial sense. We knew about ‘face override’ before Trackman, and new golfers need to understand path & face. Unless someone has a significant lack or loss of mobility, I’m not teaching them an outside in or ‘pull swing’. You can replicate the “9 possible ball flights” faithfully by the described paths & face angles… and to move the club into impact with continued acceleration and power people need to at least ‘THINK’ it’s going inside out even if it ends up just square…I think it’s the “laws” part that leads to the conflicts…also, someone forgot to include “straight up in the air” as one 😉 if it’s on a tee
Rors
Nov 9, 2016 at 11:54 pm
Amen…
Jack
Nov 10, 2016 at 4:53 am
It’s not like humanity changes, but the laws governing them could change. That’s all he means. How else would you call it?
devilsadvocate
Nov 10, 2016 at 7:07 am
Really? Guess what there are NEW ball flight laws because what used to be taught has been PROVED incorrect by New technology. The term NEW ball flight laws could not be more applicable. Maybe do a little research before you decide to question a professional. It’s students like you that go take a lesson, listen to NOTHING the teacher says and disagree constantly. Then you go play 9 holes and play like (removed) and tell all your buddies that instructor doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
tom stickney
Nov 10, 2016 at 11:36 am
John–
It would have helped us all if you had published your ball flight law findings much earlier…
I'm Ron Burgundy???
Nov 11, 2016 at 11:13 pm
Gotta love keyboard Cowboys like “Big John”!
TonyK
Nov 9, 2016 at 7:03 pm
Feet together to me is the best drill that instantly works even during a round.
David M
Nov 11, 2016 at 9:57 am
Agreed 1000% – this article is crapola
Mitch Young
Nov 9, 2016 at 12:35 pm
i would say the pump drill is by far the worst drill you can do in golf. anytime a drill that focuses on establishing a static position from a dynamic movement is doomed for failure. it would be equivalent to teaching a quarterback through a foot ball by putting his throwing elbow in front of his head and have him throw it from that position. total nonsense.
GMatt
Nov 9, 2016 at 11:56 am
To each his own…..
Tim Schoch
Nov 9, 2016 at 11:32 am
I’m a sponge for exaggerated swinging. It always works its way into my golf swing, which is not a good thing. I wish I could soak up the feeling and movements of the real golf swing as readily. Ergo, I’m not a fan of swinging drills. I am a fan of position drills, hitting drills, and drills designed to focus on specific things, like keeping your arms close together. I think you need to find the drill that works for you, then don’t overdo it. Use it to get a feeling back, then focus on the whole swing and where your ball is going. So although this article is too all-inclusive for me, I think it is a good reminder that some drills, sometimes, could actually hurt your swing–especially if you do them incorrectly (which is probably a bigger problem).
Jim
Nov 9, 2016 at 11:25 am
All drills, like any exercise need to be done corrctly to produce the desired results. There’s a book of 1000. Some people have WAY too much time on their hands to even think up some of this crap. I use maybe 6, and only 3 of them on all students at some point.
The feet together – With the left foot 1/2 way back – DONE PROPERLY, with the least amount of body movement possible and literally ‘dropping the hands’ from chest high and learning to ‘steer with the lead hand’ while teaching the power hand to wait is incredibly successful, and 90% of the time it’s the “closer” on a first lesson that signs people up for packages. Gravity fed, NO ‘downswing’ hip turn, just learn to hit & release, then learn to speed up the hands – seperate from the hitting muscles…It will produce 70% of your total distance with any club 🙂
Christian Gau
Nov 9, 2016 at 11:07 am
The feet together drill allows you to work on your balance while swinging a club. In order to counterbalance the weight of the arm/club unit (actually it’s the gravitational force pulling on your shoulder sockets once you start swinging the club), you use your posterior. Sure you can train that with feet apart but some of us tend to sway and resist proper hip movement (that includes me). So this drill is very far away from being useless. Refer to Shawn Clement for further details.
Harold Bolzagna
Nov 9, 2016 at 11:06 am
The feet together drill is one of the greats for establishing rotation within the swing. Try swaying and make a swing with your feet together.
Sorry, you couldn’t be more wrong with that start to your brilliant article.
Matt
Nov 9, 2016 at 10:58 am
Feet together drill helps me a lot. I tend to slide my hips at the target instead of rotating around my body, and I’ve yet to find a better drill for that problem.
Pete
Nov 9, 2016 at 10:07 am
Shank. lol
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Alex Jackson
Nov 9, 2016 at 9:14 am
Feet together drill is great for players who have excess lower body action (too much hip slide, etc.). It’s a drill to get unstuck.
I wouldn’t say it’s a bad drill, rather a drill for the minority of golfers that have this problem.
steve kemlo
Nov 9, 2016 at 10:15 am
this drill worked for me as i had to much hip movement,starting striking my irons much more solid and knocked 2 shots of my handicap
Donald Quiote
Nov 9, 2016 at 10:18 am
I have a bad habit of at times my lower body gets way ahead of my upper body…there is one result for this every time…shank or you could call it the hosel rocket. The feet together drill is always a go to for me just to get things back under control. I definitely think this drill has a use.