Trail Foot Back — Golf Drill

Learn the trail foot back drill with step-by-step video demonstrations from expert golf instructors.

How each of them teaches it

Coaches who demonstrate the trail foot back drill, each linked at the second they start.

  1. Golf Studio: Stop coming over the top: trail foot back. Pull your trail foot back a few inches at setup, letting your hips and shoulders close while keeping the clubface aimed at the target, then swing along your feet to feel an inside club path.
  2. Golf Studio: How to stop your golf swing coming over the top: 3 drills that fix your path (from 2:17). Drop your trail foot back a few inches at setup to close your stance slightly, encouraging a fuller backswing turn and an inside swing path.
  3. Jerome Rufin: Jerome Rufin Live to Help You Build a Repeatable Golf Swing (from 15:55). Place your trail foot behind you with all weight focused on your lead foot while taking half-swings to feel proper lead-side pressure and eliminate an out-to-in path.
  4. Michael Kanev Golf: The 3 Secret Drills to Pure Iron Compression (from 5:03). Set up with your right foot pulled back behind your left heel to keep your sternum over the ball and promote a firm, centered lead-side rotation through impact.
  5. Matt Baker Golf | Malaska Certified Coach: Why You Keep Coming Over the Top (It’s NOT Your Club Path) (from 2:34). Drop your trail foot back at setup to pre-clear the trail hip, creating space to pull the club deep behind you and naturally shallow the downswing path.
  6. Matt Baker Golf | Malaska Certified Coach: STOP Turning Your Hips In The Golf Swing (Do This Instead) (from 7:07). Drop your trail foot back at address to allow the right hip to move straight back into depth, feeling proper hip motion without thrusting forward.
  7. Eric Cogorno Golf: Your Hands Are The Secret To A Better Golf Swing | How To Release The Golf Club Correctly (from 8:43). Isolates the hands and arms by pulling the trail foot back or keeping feet together, shutting off the lower body to feel the toe passing the heel.
  8. AlexElliottGolf: This Finally Fixes Standing Up In The Golf Swing (from 4:51). Align your trail foot toe with your lead heel to create a staggered stance that discourages the hips from moving toward the ball.
  9. Performance Golf: Why Amateur Golfers Cant Stop Standing Up (from 2:34). Presets the trail leg in a backward position to prevent the knee from kicking toward the ball, helping maintain posture through impact.