Step 1: Learn To Use The Hands/Arms

The hands need to hinge the golf club vertically in order to get the club to brush the grass and create speed. The arms move in sync with the rotation of your shoulders around your spine.

Drill: Make the letter “L” halfway back, then allow the club to fall to the ground, and make another “L” in the follow through.

Step 2: Learn How To Use The Body

Feel yourself make a 90 degree shoulder turn while keeping a stable base with your legs. This will create coil between the upper and lower body. Make a small shift into your left foot, then open your left pocket to a balanced finish.

Step 3: Lower Body Basics

The lower body is the foundation of the golf swing. Allow your shoulders to turn around a stable base without moving laterally away from the target, then shift weight on to left foot at impact, and finish tall with knees together and back foot on it's toe.

Step 4: Driving Range Routine

When you first start hitting balls on the range, put foot powder or clubface tape on the club to see your impact point. Make sure to do a a practice swing first, then set the club behind the ball, and finally find your spacing and balance. Create a tee gate as a visual aid to help you hit the center of the clubface.

Step 5: How To Hit The Driver

Learn the fundamentals of how to properly stand to the driver to ensure you make solid contact:

1) Ball More Forward In Stance

2) Tilt Spine Away From Target

3) Square Shoulder To Target

Takeaway Checkpoints & Drills

Having a proper takeaway is important because it controls the shape of your swing and therefore contact and direction. Do these drills to help ensure that your'e bringing the club back correctly in the first part of the swing.

Swing Shape Checkpoint

Place an alignment stick in the grip end of your club and follow these checkpoints to make sure your club is on plane. This ensures that you'll be swinging towards the target.