From Rusty to Ready: 3 Essential Drills for Your Best Golf Season

Ian Fraser from Fraser Golf Institute demonstrates three essential drills to get your golf swing ready for the new season. The lesson covers using an alignment stick to achieve full shoulder turn and increase speed, practicing the step drill for proper weight shift and iron compression, and adjusting lead elbow position at setup to control clubface angle and cure slices or hooks.

• Place an alignment stick 2 inches inside your trail foot and rotate your lead shoulder (AC joint) behind it for full body turn and extra speed.
• Perform the step drill by taking a half step back with your lead foot and stepping forward into transition to compress irons and lower dynamic loft.
• Rotate your lead elbow toward the target at address to close the face for slice correction, or turn it inward toward your ribs to open the face and stop hooks.

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