Sledgehammer Drill to improve your learning on the kinetic chain #shorts

Shawn Clement demonstrates the Sledgehammer Drill to help golfers understand the kinetic chain and proper body counterbalance. By swinging a 6lb hammer with feet together, golfers learn to move their hips and torso out of the way to accommodate the momentum of the swing.

• Use a 6lb sledgehammer to provide heavy resistance and feedback during the swing.
• Stand with feet together to emphasize balance and feel the body's natural rocking motion.
• Focus on counterbalancing the hammer's weight by moving the hips in the opposite direction.
• Start with small 'chip swings' before progressing to longer motions.
• The primary goal is to 'get out of the way' of the swinging weight.

Go deeper

• Sledgehammer Drill — Every coach who teaches it
• Wild swings — Causes, drills and coaches for this miss
• Weight transfer — The lesson, across every coach
• Shawn Clement's Wisdom in Golf Lessons — Every video, sorted by what it teaches