Snap The Shaft — Golf Drill

Learn the snap the shaft drill with step-by-step video demonstrations from expert golf instructors.

How each of them teaches it

Coaches who demonstrate the snap the shaft drill, each linked at the second they start.

1. ChrisRyanGolf: You've Been Using Your Arms Wrong Your Entire Golf Swing (from 7:17). Hold an alignment stick like a golf club, swing down, and abruptly brake/slow your lead arm near impact to force the stick to flex forward and simulate maximum energy transfer.
2. ChrisRyanGolf: Inconsistent Strike? I Bet You’ve Never Considered This (from 2:10). Using an alignment stick, accelerate the hands down and stop them abruptly to create a 'snap' or bend in the stick.
3. Scott Yurgz Golf: This SIMPLE Golf Drill Makes The Downswing Sequence AUTOMATIC (from 1:37). A split-grip drill where the golfer aggressively moves weight to the lead side and pulls the hands down to feel shaft loading and proper sequencing.