Do you have a weight problem?

Improper weight shift is one of the most difficult components of the golf swing to overcome.

Here is a drill to practice at home to help develop a better feel.

You can do this with or without holding a club.  After getting set in your golf posture, with your weight about 50/50 and your feet no wider than under your feet, you will be changing pressure in your feet. Turn your body away from the target and toward the target, simulating the movement during the swing. As you extend your arms back, step right and release the pressure off your left foot, as you swing your arms to the target, step left and release the pressure on your right foot (reverse if you are playing left handed). It is important to maintain your knee flexed during this exercise. You should feel as if you could lift the opposite foot as you balance over your right hip and then the left.

To get even more from this exercise and to make sure you are using your hips to turn, let the light foot slightly lift ( but completely) off the ground and turn your toes in toward the opposite foot, then the same with the right. This helps to assure the hips are doing the work and not the knees. Practice this for a few minutes as often as you can and the weight shift will feel more natural and flow better as you swing.

Jean Platt Spencer