45 Minute Practice Plan to Fix Fat Shots

EquipmentWall or door frame

1. Stand in your golf posture with your tailbone lightly touching a wall behind you.
2. Cross your arms over your chest (no club needed).
3. Make a slow backswing turn — your tailbone stays on the wall.
4. Start the downswing by rotating your lead hip away from the wall. Your tailbone must stay in contact.
5. Rotate through to a full finish. At no point should your tailbone leave the wall.
6. If your tailbone leaves the wall on the downswing, you are extending. Slow down and reset.

FeelYour hips rotating behind you, not pushing forward. It should feel like your belt buckle turns to face the target while your backside stays back.

AvoidLeaning your upper body against the wall. Only the tailbone touches. Keep your spine angle the same as your golf posture.

EquipmentA chair, stool, or alignment stick behind the trail hip

1. Place a chair or stool so it just touches your trail hip at address.
2. Take your normal golf posture with a mid-iron.
3. Make a half-speed backswing — the chair stays in position.
4. On the downswing, your trail hip should rotate around the edge of the chair, not push it forward.
5. If you bump the chair forward, you extended. Reset and try again slower.
6. Gradually increase speed as you can complete the rotation without moving the chair.

FeelYour trail hip moving backward and around, creating space for your arms to drop into the slot.

AvoidSwaying away from the chair on the backswing. Your hip should rotate in place, not slide away and then crash back into it.