The Gradient Drill

Purpose

To groove in the impact area of the golf swing.

Training Emphasis

Work to push out down the club shaft with a shorter hit, adding more distance as you gain consistent solid contact with complete accuracy.

Exercise

Chip some balls with a gradually longer and longer backswing. If shots start to become erratic, back up the shorter swing and come slowly forward again.

Under-reach: at setup, position the ball toe side of the centre of the clubface and hold the leading edge of the clubface between the equator of the ball and ground.

This will assist in building consistent clean and solid contact with the ball.

Bob Ford was a winner of the Bobby Jones Award given to the Professional or Amateur in the USA for outstanding contribution to the game of Golf – This lesson was given to Bob by Peter Croker at Seminole Golf Club where Bob was the Director of Golf. He was so excited with the Chip Shot results he needed to see how this “Educated Hands” could be applied to the full swing with the driver.