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Flying Elbows

Put a golf glove under the right arm. Make a shortened swing concentrating on the action of the arms and hands. Your goal is to keep the glove in place during your swing. Keeping the right arm close to the body will help your right shoulder stay under and through the shot.

This drill is not intended for a full power swing, but rather to help you feel a specific part of the swing movement. It should help your arms and body work together as a unit. You can also try putting a glove under your left arm to enhance your release action.
Purpose
  1. To allow a good release of the forearms and hands by restricting the upper arms. When the upper arms stray too far from the body on the downswing your release is inhibited and it is difficult to square the clubhead at impact. In addition, keeping your right elbow close to your side will reduce the tendency of throwing your right shoulder out and across the target line during the downswing. This outward motion with the right shoulder is sometimes called as casting. This is because it resembles the motions a fisherman makes with a fishing pole.
  2. To maintain that connected feeling while making the backswing. This drill keeps your arms connected (working as a unit) with your upper body. During the downswing, turning as a unit will help you avoid having the clubhead lag behind the hands at impact. This can lead to the dreaded .block,. which results in shots pushed to the right or sliced.
  3. To encourage a full shoulder turn letting you feel the inside moving the outside. Your spine is the axis around which you turn. Start the club back with a one piece movement letting your arms go along for the ride.

Do's and Don'ts
Use a partial swing when hitting golf balls with this drill. Be sure the toe of club points skyward halfway through the backswing and does the same halfway through the follow-though.

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