Elevated Plane — Golf Drill

Learn the elevated plane drill with step-by-step video demonstrations from expert golf instructors.

How each of them teaches it

Coaches who demonstrate the elevated plane drill, each linked at the second they start.

1. Matt Baker Golf | Malaska Certified Coach: 🛑STOP TRYING to Hit Down on the Golf Ball! (from 0:05). Rehearse swinging the club head up on an elevated plane, allowing gravity to naturally bring the club down and unhinge the wrists rather than forcing a downward motion.
2. Matt Baker Golf | Malaska Certified Coach: ⛳️Why “Trying to Hit Down” Ruins Iron Contact (Elevated Plane Explained) (from 0:10). Swing the club up and let it fall, feeling the clubhead travel on an elevated plane (knee-high to thigh-high) through the hitting zone to allow gravity to unhinge the wrists naturally.