Thumbs Down — Golf Drill

Learn the thumbs down drill with step-by-step video demonstrations from expert golf instructors.

How each of them teaches it

Coaches who demonstrate the thumbs down drill, each linked at the second they start.

1. Danny Maude: The Secret To Chipping No One Is Teaching You (from 5:42). Focuses on keeping the thumbs pointing downward during the backswing and through impact to prevent excessive wrist cocking and flipping.
2. Alistair Davies Golf: I Use This Drill All The Time - Amazing Results (from 2:14). A drill where you maintain a 'thumbs down' orientation through impact and into the follow-through to ensure proper wrist mechanics and shaft lean.