Full Swing & TempoBeginnerFixes: Poor Weight Shift

Lead Hand One-Handed Swings (Weight Flow)

Curated PGA Drill by Adam Bazalgette

Focus Area

Full Swing

Rep Guidance

3 sets of 10 slow rehearsal reps

Equipment

Golf club, alignment stick (optional)

Skill Level

Beginner

Why This Drill Works (Kinetic Mechanics)

The light, one-handed grip makes it difficult to overpower the club with the arms, encouraging the body's natural motion and weight transfer to generate speed and flow.

How to Perform the Drill

Follow these step-by-step instructions. Rehearse slowly to build proper motor patterns before adding full swing speed.

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Hold the club down near the bottom of the grip with your lead hand.

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Start without a ball and make a few practice swings.

  3. 3

    Step 3

    Focus on the mental picture of flow to the target rather than aiming at the 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

Poor weight shiftMuscling the clubLack of flowSequencing

Comprehensive Guides Featuring This Drill

How to Improve Your Golf Swing Tempo

Slow the backswing down so your body turn, not your hands, starts the club moving, then let the lower body initiate the downswing before your arms react. Most tempo problems are really rushing problems: the transition fires too fast. Train a 3:1 backswing-to-downswing ratio with counting or metronome drills until it's automatic.

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