Knees still

4. Keeping the knees still

What you’ll need: A football, basketball or beachball.

Why: This drill keeps unnecessary leg drive to a minimum.

Knees still
4. Keeping the knees still

What you’ll need: A football, basketball or beachball.

Why: This drill keeps unnecessary leg drive to a minimum.

How to do it:

Many self-taught amateurs adapt a fierce leg drive in the follow through which tends to lead to loss of balance, a dip at impact and an unstable swing path.

With a ball pressed between your knees take your address position and you’ll discover you are forced to make a good, slow hip turn as you turn your shoulders. Imagine the ball’s there next time you play and you’ll discover your centre of gravity remains consistent and it improves your tempo.

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