Lead Knuckle Pointer — Golf Drill

Learn the lead knuckle pointer drill with step-by-step video demonstrations from expert golf instructors.

How each of them teaches it

Coaches who demonstrate the lead knuckle pointer drill, each linked at the second they start.

1. The Art of Simple Golf: Forget "Lag"—This Tiny Knuckle Feel Solves Everything (from 1:22). Perform small backswings and focus exclusively on returning the lead hand knuckles to a downward-pointing position at impact to ensure compression.
2. The Art of Simple Golf: How To Hit Irons Consistently Every Time (from 2:49). Focuses on pointing the lead hand knuckles down toward the ball through impact to ensure compression and a square clubface.
3. The Art of Simple Golf: STOP "Hitting Down" on Irons (It's Killing Your Golf Consistency) (from 7:08). Focusing on getting the lead hand knuckles down and through the ball at impact to ensure shaft lean and compression.