Drills to Improve Golf Posture

The wall hinge drill

Stand a foot from a wall with a club across your hips. Push your hips back until your backside touches the wall, keeping your spine long. That’s the hinge you want at address. Add soft knees, then let your arms hang as if holding a 7-iron.

Do ten reps before hitting balls. The feel should be “hips back, chest over, feet alive.”

The hang-and-grip drill

Take your posture without a club. Let both arms dangle. Now place the club into your hands without reaching. This teaches spacing better than forcing your hands into a textbook position.

Hit half shots with a pitching wedge and listen to contact. Cleaner strikes usually show up before the posture feels comfortable.

The balance tap

Set up to a mid-iron and tap your toes, then your heels. If either is impossible, your weight is stuck. Settle into mid-foot pressure and hit three smooth shots.

Posture work benefits from feedback you can connect to a real ball flight. FocusGolf uses a Wear OS, Apple Watch, or Garmin watch to detect swings automatically, no club sensors needed, and records tempo, speed, consistency, transition, motion data, shot distance, and club performance. Check the wrist during practice, then use the mobile app’s session history and video review to see whether better setup positions are producing more repeatable swings.

Build a small routine

1. Wall hinge before practice.
2. Hang-and-grip before wedges.
3. Balance tap before full swings.
4. One quick video every few sessions.

Don’t chase perfect posture. Chase repeatable, balanced contact.