This One Drill Fixes Early Extension, Casting & More

Golf Performance Coach Justin Langhill introduces the Lead Arm Yoga Ball Drill to help golfers eliminate early extension, casting, and loss of posture. By placing the back of the lead hand against a yoga ball on a wall, players learn to sequence their transition correctly while maintaining side bend and lower-body rotation.

• Place the back of your lead hand on a yoga ball against a wall to simulate proper wrist condition and arm connection.
• Rotate into the backswing like pulling a lawnmower starter cord, avoiding any swaying off your axis.
• Lead the transition with the lower body while keeping your upper body rotated backward as long as possible.
• Maintain side bend and spine posture while rolling the ball against the wall through the simulated impact.

Go deeper

• Wild swings — Causes, drills and coaches for this miss
• Posture — The lesson, across every coach
• Justin Langhill | Golf Performance Coach — Every video, sorted by what it teaches