The Best SHAFT LEAN Lesson Ever! || 4 Shaft Lean Drills
7 golfers recommended it · 2022–2026
Drill · Intermediate
Four shaft lean drills covering low point, grip and release timing.
Why golfers recommend it
- Likes pitch drills for compression
- Low point and shaft lean
- Forward shaft lean
- Trail grip too strong, release early
- Drill 2000 times, grip in fingers
- Making progress, video is good
Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.
7 comments from Reddit
u/Ellite11MVP 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Am I goat humping? I’m trying to clear my hips and open chest before impact so I can have forward shaft lean a”
All the comments above me are correct OP. This is probably the ▶ this video I’ve seen that explains early extension and how to fix it. “Hip and grip”
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u/Agitated-Impression4 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Stuck at 130y with 9i”
▶ this video I really like these pitch drills and press at impact to a small pitch shot. You’ll feel solid contact with compression for the first time.
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u/cv-engineer 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “$50 to whoever can fix my impact position”
Dealing with this issue myself and making good progress on it. The feeling that’s helping me is getting the back side of your left hand pointing towards the ground through impact. Your body movement will fall into place after you regain the shaft lean. This video is good: ▶ this video
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u/Lurky-Jerky 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Wrong idea about release/chicken wing?”
It’s not the chicken wing that’s the problem. It begins with your grip and setup, and you release way too early. Your trail hand grip is waaay too strong. Look at pros. Their trail hand is practically on top of the club. Yours is under it. You need to change this up as the first thing. Setup - look how lead side dominant you are. Your grip contributes to this, as that reach under drops your trail shoulder lower. …
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u/United_Ad_668 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “25 HCP looking for advice on how to compress the ball better”
Based on the area around the ball before and after impact, in the clip your low point was before the ball. It looks like you caught the ball with the club on the way up. To compress the ball with an iron, you need shaft lean and a low point that is after the ball for good contact. Lots of helpful resources online, here’s one after a quick search ▶ this video
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u/TenJack 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Can’t get any distance. Can’t get any rotation. Any advice?”
Try forward shaft lean ▶ this video
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u/youson777 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Inconsistent swing”
Do this drill about 2000 times. Also get that right hand grip more in the fingers and not so much in The palm ▶ this video
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