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Alignment Stick Drill To Fix Being Trapped In The Golf Swing

Dan Whittaker Golf

3 golfers recommended it · 2022–2025

YouTube

Drill · Intermediate

An alignment stick drill that fixes being trapped, with hips firing ahead of the hands.

Why golfers recommend it

  • Drill found really helpful
  • Grip, takeaway, hips firing early
  • On plane, getting stuck, hips ahead of hands

Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.

3 comments from Reddit

u/pfuetz 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Can I get some swing tips. Feels a bit unnatural.”

▶ this video I find this drill really really helpful. When you get better at it/at the range you can imagine the angles and feel how the hips, body, and hands are supposed to come through together. Honestly beautiful swing other than that.

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u/semantic_monkey09 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “How can I stop getting steep? Is it my position at the top?”

You honestly don’t look super steep to me. The angle of your club in transition is in alignment with your shoulder. It’s on plane. Maybe just slightly steep but not enough to cause any major issues. You said yourself you gave an in to out swing path which is pretty hard to pull off if you were too steep. Tiger Woods has a similar swing plane If you’re swing path is in to out and you’re missing right, it sounds like …

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u/Pr1vateSnowball 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Extremely inconsistent results”

-index finger off the grip -vertical takeaway -Your hips are firing and hands are WAY behind. This should give you an idea ▶ this video -see the golf teacher again, I’m just some guy :)

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