Improve Your Arm Position for Better Impact

This drill teaches you what your arms and wrists should look like at impact, then shows you how your body rotation delivers that structure to the ball. Many golfers try to “hit” with their hands and arms, which usually throws the clubhead past the hands too early. This exercise breaks impact down into simple pieces. First, you learn the correct arm alignments. Then you use your pivot to move that alignments package into the strike. If you want a more compressed, forward-shaft-leaning impact, this is an excellent way to train it.

How the Drill Works

The idea is to start from your normal address position and then build an approximate impact arm structure without making a full swing. From there, you bend back into posture and notice where the club falls relative to the golf ball. Most players are surprised to see that, when the wrists and arms are organized correctly, the clubhead sits well behind the ball and slightly to the inside.

To create that structure, begin by raising the club slightly in front of you from your setup. Then mak