Line — Golf Drill

How to do the line drill. Draw a line on the ground and set the ball on it: bottom out behind the line and you hit it fat; strike the ball first and the divot starts past the line. Made by golf.studio from how the coaches in our index teach it. Film page, chapters and transcript

Mastering your "line" is the difference between pure, compressed strikes and frustrating thin or fat shots that plague golfers at every level. Top instructors like Meandmygolf emphasize getting to your impact line early in the downswing rather than hanging back on your trail foot—a key distinction separating elite ball strikers from weekend warriors. Meanwhile, Scratch Golf Academy and Alistair Davies Golf have developed proven drills using simple ground lines to help golfers control their low p

How do I stop hitting behind the ball and make solid contact?

According to Scratch Golf Academy, solid ball striking comes down to controlling your low point - you want to hit the turf just slightly beyond the ball, not before it. Focus on hitting the golf ball down into the surface rather than trying to help it up, as Porzak Golf emphasizes.

What's the most important thing to work on if I only have a few minutes to improve my ball striking?

Meandmygolf identifies consistent patterns from over 30,000 lessons that focus on compression as the key starting point. The fundamentals of solid contact and proper low point control should be your priority in limited practice time.

How do I compress the ball properly with my irons?

Porzak Golf teaches that compression comes from hitting down on the ball rather than trying to lift it, with your hands never outracing your body through impact. The key is maintaining proper tempo and hitting the ball first, then the turf.

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