Glove Under Armpit — Golf Drill

Learn the glove under armpit drill with step-by-step video demonstrations from expert golf instructors.

How each of them teaches it

Coaches who demonstrate the glove under armpit drill, each linked at the second they start.

  1. Top Speed Golf - Clay Ballard: Stop pulling your iron shots (from 0:22). Place a golf glove under your right armpit during practice swings to keep your right shoulder and elbow tucked into your body on the downswing, shallowing the club path.
  2. David Atkins Golf Coaching: 🔵The “Gappy Downswing”🔵 #golfexercises (from 0:23). Place a glove under your trail armpit and hit shots while stopping the follow-through short to maintain elbow connection to the midline.
  3. Top Speed Golf - Clay Ballard: Stop Pulling Your Iron Shots (from 0:22). Place a glove under the trail armpit (right arm for righties) and keep it tucked during the transition to ensure the club approaches from the inside.