Towel Behind Ball — Golf Drill

Learn the towel behind ball drill with step-by-step video demonstrations from expert golf instructors.

How each of them teaches it

Coaches who demonstrate the towel behind ball drill, each linked at the second they start.

1. Giles Gill Golf: The "Left Shoulder" Secret: Perfect Iron Compression Every Time (from 7:06). Place a towel about a grip distance behind the golf ball to force a lateral weight shift and prevent striking the ground early.
2. Jerome Rufin: World #1 Coaches Told me this to Build a Repeatable Golf Swing & Shoot in the 70s in 2 years (from 12:14). Place a towel a few inches behind the ball on a range mat to get immediate feedback on fat contact and simulate hitting off natural turf.
3. Jerome Rufin: How I Shot in the 70s in 2 Years. Top Lessons from World #1 Golf Coaches & Players. (from 49:32). Place a towel a few inches behind the ball on a practice mat to train crisp low-point contact and prevent fat shots.
4. Jerome Rufin: If you need help with your driver, short game, or putting, watch this... (from 22:01). Place a towel a few inches behind the ball on a practice mat to train crisp ball-first contact without striking behind the ball.