8 Great Chipping Drills Using an Alignment Stick
Erika Larkin demonstrates eight practice drills using an alignment rod to sharpen up your short game skills.
Erika Larkin is PGA Director of Instruction at The Club at Creighton Farms in Aldie, Virginia. She is the owner of Larkin Golf LLC and author of A True Swing. Erika was named Middle Atlantic PGA Teacher of the Year 2012, has been ranked the number 1 teacher in Virginia by her peers and Golf Digest since 2014. She is also has been recognized as one of America’s Best Young Teachers by Golf Digest since 2012. She has been featured many times and magazine and appeared on The Golf Channel. Erika is a certified SwingAI Coach where she gives online lessons through the “Play with the Pros” App.
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Erika Larkin demonstrates eight practice drills using an alignment rod to sharpen up your short game skills.
Try this great practice drill from Erika Larkin to help your balance, rotation and speed. You’ll start to hit more solid and straighter shots.
If you want more power you have to load the backswing properly. Here’s a great drill from Erika Larkin you can do at home to work on that key motion.
When you are new to the game, Erika Larkin’s Rag Doll Drill helps you practice all the movements you’ll need to start making a good golf swing.
Erika Larkin demonstrates how the tennis racket drill gives you awareness of your clubface position throughout your golf swing.
Use Erika Larkin’s Lawnmower Drill to really help you create some explosive power through impact so that you’re not leaving any distance on the table.
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In this quick tip Erika Larkin shows how to address the ball at setup so that you hit your driver with an upswing.
Erika Larkin shows how a simple pendulum action combined with moving your weight forward is the simplest path to hitting the ground after the ball consistently.
PGA Instructor Erika Larkin has a great drill to help if you are really handsy with your putting. Stop trying to steer it in!
Erika Larkin explains where you should be looking before you pull the trigger and take your swing.
Erika Larkin shows how to hit better iron shots covering the proper stance and maintaining a downward angle of attack with some common mistakes to avoid.