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Shift Your Weight Early

Top Speed Golf - Clay Ballard

2 golfers recommended it · 2024–2025

YouTube

Drill · Intermediate

Shows a drill for shifting weight early in the swing.

Why golfers recommend it

  • Weight transfer drill
  • Weight shift drill

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2 comments from Reddit

u/Slevinkellevra710 2025 · r/golftips · in “Can’t hit my driver past 180yd how can I get more distance? I’ve seen people way smaller than me hit it past 2”

Please don't do this. I think there's a slight miscommunication. Your shoulder turn is good. It's your arms that are the problem. You're moving them well past the point of your body turn. As a result, You're a little wrapped up and awkward. You don't want to keep your weight on the front foot. Maaaaaybe in very select situations with a partial wedge shot. You want to feel your weight rotate into your back heel and …

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u/Sci3nceMan 2024 · r/golftips · in “Swing Tips?”

Swing mechanics look good. It would be interesting to see a head-on video. Do you push a lot of balls to the right? I only say that because it looks like you have an abbreviated weight transition. When you initiate your swing, you do a little knee movement thing, but then your weight transition abruptly stops. You may want to check out ▶ this video and make that initial weight transfer backward a bit more deliberate.

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