By eliminating the backswing and focusing on only the follow through, you can build the perfect golf swing.
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With good reason, a lot of amateur golfers solely focus on their backswing when trying to improve their swing, trying to master the perfect takeaway in order to stay on plane all the way through impact.
Don’t get me wrong, this is obviously really important, but don’t overlook the importance of a great follow through as well.
Lots of inconsistent ball-strikers might have the ideal takeaway and rotation as they go back, but struggle with contact because of what they do at impact and just afterwards — with many having issues with shifting their weight and turning their hips at impact.
Remember, the golf swing is like a pendulum, so you’ve got to maintain consistency all the way through the backswing and follow through.
To help you achieve that, GOLF Top 100 Teacher Brian Mogg offers up a simple drill that can dial in your golf swing follow through and lead to better results — and it requires completely ditching your backswing. Take a look below to see why it’s so effective.
As mentioned above, the backswing is oftentimes the part of the swing that gets the most focus. But Mogg reminds players that the follow through should be worked on just as frequently.
“We all know that the follow through is important, but it can also teach us what we should feel in our golf swing,” says Mogg. “Do we need to feel more weight shift, more turn, more arm action?”
He then describes why using a follow through drill (that doesn’t require a backswing) can help build a more consistent swing.
“A good drill to do is to get inside your ball [for a practice swing] and make only a follow through,” Mogg explains. “[This way] I can feel whatever it is that I’m working on.”
So if you often struggle with transferring your weight, this drill allows you to feel that. Likewise, if you don’t extend your arms as you finish your swing, this simple follow through drill further highlights that — and gives you instant feedback so you can work on any chronic flaws.
“I call it impact forward drills. I can get my weight on my front foot, and I can feel what I want to feel in my arms,” he adds. “So don’t be afraid to, even out on the golf course, take a practice swing without a backswing and [use an impact forward swing]. You’ll feel the hips clear, feel the knees touch, feel the arms extend, feel your weight get through, feel your core and shoulders face the target when you’re done.”
So next time you’re on the driving range and want to see instant improvements, Mogg encourages players to give this drill a try.
“This is a really good way to feel what you want to feel and promote what you should be doing within your golf swing,” he says.
