No Follow Through

by Roel Gonzalez
(Westland, MI)

I don't follow through on my golf swing. Can you give me a drill that will help me? Thank you.

Louis Reply

There are basically two reasons for your problem.

Firstly, you are not transferring your weight correctly during the swing.

Secondly, you are swinging at the ball instead of through it.

The best drill to do for your situation is the following exercise drill I gave in my last newsletter. Here it is.

Practice lifting your left foot off the ground on the back swing dragging the left knee towards your right knee and then planting the left foot back down (on the same spot it was at address) on the down swing. It may seem strange to do this but after a few repetitions you will get the hang of it.

Go one step further, hit some shots while doing the exercise. Tee the ball up to make it a little easier.

The reason for this exercise is to build a feeling of weight shift between the feet during the swing. When you hit balls without lifting the left foot still try to feel the weight shift. This time it will feel a lot less pronounced that with the exercise.

Swing through to a finish every time.Repeat as many times as you need to. Swing slowly at first feeling the weight shift to the right foot and then to the left foot.

To get out of the habit of swinging at the ball, try to feel the lower body lead you through to the finish point and the weight finish on your left foot, every time. Repetition is the key.