Master the Early Extension Drill: Perfect Your Downswing with These Tips! 👌🏼👍🏻🏌️
8 golfers recommended it · ✓ 2 said it fixed their problem · 2024–2026
Drill · Intermediate
A short wall drill to visualize and feel the hip movement that cures early extension.
Why golfers recommend it
- Early extension wall drill
- Short helped me visualize
- Quick early extension visual
- Might help; try and film yourself
- Widen stance, early extension videos
- Visual for described early extension drill
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8 comments from Reddit
u/Regular_Produce6845 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “What is this I’m doing???”
Early extension. The top of the backswing should see your trail hip rotated and higher than the lead hip, and then on the downswing the lead hip drops back (the "squat" movement people talk about) to match the trail hip. What you're doing instead is pushing the trail hip forward to match it to the lead which is backwards. ▶ this video This short is what helped me visualize it.
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u/TheRealRevBem 2025 · r/golftips · in “Is it an open face causing my shanks? Or an easier fix I’m missing?”
Connected is fundamental in everything. I recall ▶ this video but with a swivel chair being helpful to me
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u/luaprepuoc 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “I keep standing up on follow through. Halllllp!”
Let me preface this by saying I’m not that good at golf, however by the looks of it you start the downswing by leaning your hips into the ball which is reducing the space in between club and ball. If I’m correct, that results in using extension to create more space. I think you’d benefit by learning to properly rotate hips through the downswing. I’ve heard you can use a chair or wall and keep your backside in …
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u/was_saying_boo_urns 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Driver - Getting stuck in downswing”
If you’re taking lessons then that person will be your best bet. The thing that sticks out to me is the movement of your right/trail hip: it fires really fast. Really the first part of the hip turn should be the left hip opening to match the depth of your trail hip. This might be a good feel for you: ▶ this video
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u/Ghost_Bird76 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Any tips just started!”
I see a little early extension. You may not need to move further away from the ball. I’ve provided a Super quick visual explanation in the link. Go to YouTube and look up early extension then apply what you learn. ▶ this video
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u/yunwunx 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Golf swing critique”
swing is solid but impact looks a bit like early extension. Just look at how close your hips get to your arms etc. ▶ this video This video might help. Try this it will feel weird and then take videos of yourself to see the change. This will also help you with a more elegant finish
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u/Pulsating-Wildebeest 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Please help, The amount of time and effort feels like its not translating (yet to break 100 after 7 non stop m”
Overall swing is pretty good especially for only playing 7 months. First thing I would do is widen your stance to shoulder width or slightly wider than shoulder width. Next YouTube a bunch of videos on early extension. I had the same problem and improved jt by focusing on squatting in the downswing and firing the left hip straight back. Focus on these as opposed to throwing the hips towards the ball and “humping” …
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u/SuperpositionSavvy 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Am I early extending?”
▶ this video for what I described. But if you just search for early extension drills, eventually you'll find one that clicks with you.
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