Impact Position Rotation Drill (Lag & Compression)
Curated PGA Drill by Porzak Golf
Impact
3 sets of 10 slow rehearsal reps
Golf club, alignment stick (optional)
Advanced
Why This Drill Works (Kinetic Mechanics)
Trains the body to rotate through the shot rather than stalling, which is required to maintain shaft lean. This feel promotes the hands leading the clubhead and prevents the flip at impact by forcing the hips to clear space.
How to Perform the Drill
Follow these step-by-step instructions. Rehearse slowly to build proper motor patterns before adding full swing speed.
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Step 1
Set up in your ideal impact position with forward shaft lean.
- 2
Step 2
Rotate your body, keeping your hands connected to your chest.
- 3
Step 3
Focus on your left pocket moving back and your right hip staying back.
- 4
Step 4
Ensure the clubface is de-lofted and your lead hand knuckles are pointing down.
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Step 5
Rotate back to the starting impact position, maintaining extension through the golf ball.
What Good Feels Like
Focus on smooth tempo and maintaining body connection through impact. Your body and club should move as a single synchronized unit.
Common Mistake to Avoid
Rushing transition before completing backswing or lunging upper body forward towards ball at impact. Keep movement controlled.
Swing Faults & Ball Flights Addressed
Comprehensive Guides Featuring This Drill
Flipping happens when your wrists release the clubhead past your hands before impact, usually to square an open face or rescue a stalled body turn. Fix it by keeping the lead wrist flat (or slightly bowed) through the strike, squaring the face earlier in the downswing, and rotating your body through impact so your hands can stay ahead of the clubhead.
Compressing the ball means striking it while the clubhead is still descending, with the hands ahead of the clubhead, so the low point of the swing arc sits after the ball. It is a low-point and shaft-lean question rather than a strength question. Fix it by moving your weight and your lead shoulder toward the target in the downswing so the arc bottoms out in front of the ball, and use a line on the turf to check the divot starts after the ball rather than before it.
