Follow-through
The Fundamentals of Follow-Through
A practical opener that turns follow-through into decisions you can use on the course.
Start with the real shot
The Fundamentals of Follow-Through should feel useful before a golfer ever reaches for another browser tab. Picture a punch 8-iron finishing chest-high; the point is to make that moment clearer, not to bury it under theory.
What to notice
Start with hold the finish until the ball lands, then connect it to the result you can actually see. At the practice tee, a good follow-through read shows up as a better target, cleaner contact, or a miss that still leaves the next shot playable.
- First check: Hold the finish until the ball lands.
- Second check: Let the chest face the target.
- Scorecard check: Did it support using the finish as evidence rather than decoration?
Use it today
For this article, success is modest: one decision around follow-through should feel easier the next time the situation appears.