
3 Essential Ball Striking Drills for New or Returning Golfers
Struggling with ball striking? LPGA Instructor Nathalie Sheehan offers three key drills for beginners: grip practice, wrist hinge improvement, and body rotation training.
Games and Practice Drills that you can use in your practice and warm-up sessions to sharpen up your full swing, short game, and putting.

Struggling with ball striking? LPGA Instructor Nathalie Sheehan offers three key drills for beginners: grip practice, wrist hinge improvement, and body rotation training.

A sliding or swaying backswing kills consistency. LPGA Class A Instructor Cathy Kim shares a clever sensory test using an everyday item to immediately fix your hip sway, stabilize your knee, and create a powerful pivot.

Hitting behind the golf ball is one of the most frustrating feelings on the course. LPGA Instructor Erika Larkin shares an quick practice drill using just two golf tees to shift your low point forward and guarantee crisp, clean turf contact.

Do you hit it beautifully on the driving range but struggle to repeat it during a real round? LPGA Professional Meredith Kirk shares a great 3-ball target drill designed to simulate on-course pressure right from your practice bay.

Many golfers accidentally shut off their lower body and swing entirely with their arms, leading to a stiff, restricted motion. Erika Larkin shares a simple wrist relaxation check to instantly unlock dynamic balance and natural clubhead speed.

LPGA professional Debbie O’Connell breaks putting down into a simple formula. Learn the three parts of your body that must stay perfectly still, and the one area that should control your entire stroke.

If you struggle with thin or heavy iron shots, your swing is bottoming out too early. Nathalie Sheehan shares a simple drill using only your golf towel to guarantee clean, ball-first contact.

Many golfers “stand up” or stop rotating when trying to close the clubface. Christina Ricci demonstrates how to stay in your posture and rotate your forearms correctly for a powerful, square impact.

From putters to 9-irons, Kristin Walla compares how different clubs react from the same spot off the green. Discover why visualization and “rolling” the ball can be more effective than hours of technical practice.

Stop “picking” the ball and start compressing it. Learn how to sequence your downswing with Meredith Kirk’s rotation and squat drill to see a huge difference in your contact, power, and distance.

Lindsay Knowlton from Iron Lady Golf shares a practice drill that will teach you how to transfer your weight effectively and get more distance.

Tired of three-putting from long range? Do you struggle to judge distance on those lengthy putts? This 5-lesson program will transform your long putting game. Learn from expert instructors how to read greens, control distance, and confidently lag putt, ultimately lowering your scores.