Towel Drill for Low Point Control
Curated PGA Drill by HackMotion
Impact
3 sets of 10 slow rehearsal reps
Golf club, alignment stick (optional)
Beginner
Why This Drill Works (Kinetic Mechanics)
Visual and physical barrier that forces a steep enough angle of attack to hit the ball first. Hitting the towel indicates the low point was too far back (casting/un-cocking early).
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
Fold a towel into a small rectangle.
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Step 2
Place it on the ground about one grip length behind the ball.
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Step 3
Hit shots focusing on missing the towel in both backswing and downswing.
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Step 4
Progressively move the towel closer to the ball to increase difficulty.
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
Fat shots happen when the low point of your swing bottoms out behind the ball instead of in front of it. The usual culprits are hanging back on your trail foot, casting the club early, or losing posture in the downswing. Shift your weight forward before impact and keep the shaft leaning toward the target at contact to move the low point where it belongs.
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.
