Casting is when a player uses the hands in the downswing to release the club head too early.

The angle between the club shaft and left arm should remain close to 90 degrees until the shaft passes vertical on the way down.

To get the feel for not using the right hand to release the club early and learn to lag the club we use the arrow drill.

This simple drill will help you feel what happens in the downswing with the hands. Just rest the club shaft against the shoulder and raise the club upwards with the arm as if it was an arrow in its quiver.

To do this you cannot use the right wrist, only the arm can straighten to raise the shaft.

Get more videos here: http://wefixanyswing.com/videos/

Filmed at Troon.

Playing in Scotland you learn to play in the wind. The most useful shot a golfer can have to help him play well even when the conditions are against him is the punch shot.

To play this shot you have to club up. In other words take more club than you normally would for the distance.

By doing this you will be reducing the loft and can hit the ball lower. This also allows you to hit the ball softer and reduce the spin you are going to impart on the ball.

I like to get the ball back in the stance and have my weight ahead of the ball. This would also normally result in a draw shot for me, so I open the stance slightly to help straighten the shot.

You will notice in the video that the follow through is curtailed. This is mainly due to the softer swing through the ball.

It’ll take you a bit of practice, but this shot is definitely worth the effort if you ever get a windy day on the links.

Get more videos here: http://wefixanyswing.com/videos/

Filmed in Troon.

We have learned loads from David Leadbetter over the years.

This drill is not saying “we know best”, but we have found something that works for us in our teaching. Something that is based on what we have learned from one of the best coaches in the game.

Leadbetter likes to have what he calls the “dish angle” at the top of the back swing. This is a slight cupping of the left wrist.

In our teaching, we prefer to get the left wrist in the position it will be in (hopefully) at impact, as we feel it is easier to “find” this position on the way back rather than on the way down to the ball.

The drill itself though is brilliant. You take the hand position you intend to be in at the top and start from there. Swing from that position by turning the shoulders back.

Pause at the top to feel the position, the start the swing to the ball.

Give it a try with a flat left wrist and see if you don’t start to hit the ball straighter.

Get more videos here: http://wefixanyswing.com/videos/

Filmed at Troon.

This drill can help you get an idea of the swing shape you are trying to get.

By doing this you create a mental image of the swing plane and at the same time remove unwanted movements from the the swing.

All you are trying to do is to swing the club head on a large circle around the body. We start off with the club head at shoulder height and make a horizontal swing.

Next is the tilt the spine angle from the hips until you have the club head around knee height. Recreate the same feeling of the circle around the body, this time though the circle should be on an incline.

Lastly we then lower the club head to the ground by tilting over from the hips and make the same circle. The incline should be increased, but the feeling for the swing should be very similar to the swings beforehand.

Get more videos here: http://wefixanyswing.com/videos/

Filmed at Troon.

If you suffer from thinning shots or hitting the occasional fat shot, it will usually be because your swing has bottomed out before the ball.

In this drill we practice hitting the ground in a position which will allow you to strike the ball first and then continue down and through making contact with the turf after the ball.

You may find it easier to start off using a wedge as I am in the video. You can also position the line in the middle of the stance and move the weight forward slightly till you get a feel for hitting the ground after the line.

Once you can hit the ground in the correct place, try it with the ball and see the difference in the strike. Later when you are getting the hang of this you can move up through the irons.

Get more videos here: http://wefixanyswing.com/videos/

Filmed at Troon.