Impact-to-Finish Release Window Drill
Curated PGA Drill by AI Golf School curated
Release
3 sets of 10 slow rehearsal reps
Golf club, alignment stick (optional)
Intermediate
Why This Drill Works (Kinetic Mechanics)
This creates a release window: handle forward through impact, then clubhead release after the strike. It helps distinguish an early cast from a held-off late release and gives the AI a drill for either timing error.
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
Preset an impact position with hands slightly ahead, lead wrist flat, and pressure on the lead foot.
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Step 2
Move slowly from impact to a waist-high finish, letting the clubhead pass the hands only after the strike zone.
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Step 3
Stop at waist high: the arms should be extended, the chest turning, and the clubface roughly matching the spine angle.
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Step 4
Hit 30-50 yard shots, alternating one rehearsal and one ball until the release happens after impact instead of before it or not at all.
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
Stop casting by keeping your trail wrist bent and lead wrist flat as you start down, letting your hips and chest rotate first while your hands and the clubhead trail behind. Groove that feel with pump drills and constraint drills like the Box Drill, then check shaft lean at impact.
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.
