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Right Shoulder Golf Swing Drill: Fix Sledgehammer Swing

Published: March 2, 2026

I had a "blast" making this video. You've gotta watch it!

I knock the heck out of some concrete blocks with a sledgehammer and use it to teach you one of the most important lessons in the game:

Aggressively rotating your entire body through impact may feel powerful, but swinging your club like a sledgehammer is costing you a ton of distance and wrecking your ability to generate real clubhead speed.

Body rotation alone is never enough!

In this Trail Shoulder Golf Swing Drill video, I'll show you — in a pretty explosive demonstration — how to build the proper leverage in your swing so you can unleash a ton of swing speed without grinding for every yard.

You'll learn a series of targeted drills that will teach you:

  • How your trail shoulder helps lever your swing for more lag retention, and
  • How to release that built-up lag for explosive, effortless distance!

BONUS! These drills may fix your slice by wiping out all of your over the top swing tendencies at the root. When your trail shoulder stays back and your shoulders stay level through the hitting zone, the club naturally tracks on the proper inside-out swing path — goodbye, banana ball.

Want to know exactly where your trail shoulder is breaking down? Get a free AI swing analysis and see your personal mechanics scored in seconds. Then use the GOAT Drill video lesson to build the body control that makes every one of these checkpoints click into place.

Watch this video now to stop your sledgehammer swing and start outdriving your buddies with an effortless, properly leveraged move!

Checkpoints for Practice

  • Driving with trail side dominance — slow clubhead speed and maximum effort with nothing to show for it
  • Proper release: trail shoulder stays back with shoulders level through impact
  • Trail arm extends fully from the shoulder — no early collapsing or chicken-wing breakdown
  • Practice the trail arm drill: keep the trail shoulder back while striking an impact bag to groove the correct impact position
right shoulder in the golf swingSee how a sledgehammer can fix your swing!

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