If you’re not getting into the right position at impact, nothing else in your swing really matters — and Cathy Kim has a dead-simple drill to sort it

In this lesson PGA and LPGA Professional Cathy Kim explains exactly what a good impact position looks like and why so many golfers get it wrong The key is a chain reaction — hips chest hands — arriving in the right order Cathy walks through a practice you can do without even hitting a ball making it perfect for golfers at any level who want to build more consistent solid contact

Key takeaways

• It is a chain reaction not one movement At impact your hips should be the most turned your chest slightly less and your shoulder line almost square to your foot line Get that sequence wrong and you are either coming over the top or hanging back
• You do not need to hit balls to practise this Set up with an iron and simply move into your impact position Feel the hips turn first then the chest follows Repeat until the sequence feels natural
• Take it from the top Once the static position feels right take the club to the top of your backswing and slowly return to impact This builds the feel of the full sequence at speed without rushing into bad habits

Practice the sequence

Try Cathy Kim’s impact drill at home or on the range no balls needed and feel the difference in your strike Subscribe to Women & Golf for more expert tips or visit cathykimgolfcom for lessons and coaching with Cathy