Thumbs Together Connection — Golf Drill

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

How each of them teaches it

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

1. Dan Grieve: Ex-Footballer David Platt Learns the 3 Releases short game system (from 8:02). Place thumbs together with elbows tucked in and rotate your body back and through to feel how your arms and torso stay connected during short game swings.
2. Dan Grieve: One of my all time favourite practice drills! (from 0:13). A drill where you drop the club, tuck your elbows into your ribs, and put your thumbs together to feel the body and legs lead the motion instead of the wrists.
3. Golf Monthly: We Asked Dan Grieve For His 5 Best Chipping Drills (from 8:29). Placing thumbs together with elbows connected to the torso lets you practice body rotation for chipping anywhere without a club.