Trail Hip Alignment Stick — Golf Drill

Learn the trail hip alignment stick drill with step-by-step video demonstrations from expert golf instructors.

How each of them teaches it

Coaches who demonstrate the trail hip alignment stick drill, each linked at the second they start.

  1. Giles Gill Golf: Max Speed Without Forcing - Easiest Way To Increase Speed (from 4:46). Position an alignment stick behind the middle of your stance and turn your trail hip back toward it to increase hip turn and lengthen your hand path.
  2. Meandmygolf: She Couldn’t Strike the Ball Consistently… Until We Fixed This Backswing Move (from 8:06). Place an alignment stick against your trail hip at setup and focus on rotating into the trail leg without letting your hips sway or shift toward the target.