THE FOOT WEDGE DRILL
Oli Tucker Golf
2 golfers recommended it
Drill · Intermediate
The foot wedge drill, which builds room at setup and helps avoid shanks.
Why golfers recommend it
- Good video of drill
- Setup room and drill
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2 comments from Reddit
u/Disastrous_Cash_Sum 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Shankopotamus”
You’re giving yourself absolutely zero margin for error with this setup. If you set up like this with no room between your body and hands/butt of the club, as soon as you add some early extension there’s nowhere for your hands to go but out towards the ball. Shank city. You might get away with this with a wedge because there’s less sequencing involved, but the longer the club is the harder your task. Another thing …
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u/PGA_Instructor_Bryan 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “How to stop early extension?”
▶ this video There are other drills that teach similar things (same foot reaching back is good) but i wouldn’t teach those over the internet as they can cause problems if done wrong
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