Of course practicing your swing and hitting balls is the best way to practice. But a lot of us, especially those of us living up north, can't hit balls this winter. That doesn't mean we can't practice and keep our swing in shape. Here are a couple of great drills from my book Golf Swing Connection that will keep your swing in-sync this winter.
Slow speed downswing:
This drill can be done indoors or outdoors. Assume your correct set-up and posture with a club, but without a ball. Make your backswing and stop at the top of your backswing. From there, start your downswing slowly feeling your lower and upper body starting together. Stop halfway down, and then swing back to the top. Do this about 3 or 4 times feeling the lower body and your upper left connection starting down together. After the third or fourth time starting down, you can then slowly swing on through and feel what the entire swing should feel like. This is a great drill to train all of your muscles in what a correct downswing feels like.
Arms crossed:
Without a club, assume the correct set-up and posture. Next, cross your arms in front of your chest. From this position, simply turn your torso inside your feet over a braced right knee, pause and feel the coiling sensation in your body. After you turn back and feel where your body should be, then return to the set-up position with your arms still crossed. Next, repeat the same move back, and then after a little hesitation, shift your weight as you turn back through all the way to the finish position over a straight and braced left leg. This is a great drill that you can do anywhere and feel what the body does in the golf swing.
These are 2 very good drills you can do (one without a club) to help the timing of your arms and body moving together. If you would like to see more great drills you could do this winter, and when golf season starts, they are in the ebook Golf Swing Connection you can find at golfswingconnection.com.