Drill · Feel
Lead Shoulder Under the Chin
Make slow backswings focused only on turning the lead shoulder under the chin while the arms stay passive.
- Duration
- 6 min
- Reps
- 3 sets of 10
- Equipment
- none
- Level
- Advanced
How to do it
Take your address position with a mid-iron.
Start the backswing by turning your chest, keeping your arm swing slow and relaxed.
Continue turning until your lead shoulder is under your chin, whatever your arms are doing.
Pause at the top to feel the position, then swing through normally.
Goal
Replace an arm-lift backswing with a body turn that actually moves the shoulders and stores power.
Feel cue
Feel your chest do the work - your arms are just passengers along for the turn.
Mistake to avoid
Lifting the arms high while the chest barely moves, which fakes the feeling of a full backswing.
Works on
Related drills
Find the drills your swing needs
Record a swing with your phone. You Got Golf checks all ten P-positions and picks drills for what it finds.
Open this drill in the app