Perhaps the biggest challenge in golf is to make the clubface return to the ball in a perfectly square position. This is much easier to accommodate if you can keep the clubface in the same position relative to your arms and hands throughout the swing. The following drill teaches you the square position and makes it easier to monitor whether it is correct or not.

Address the ball with the clubface square to the target. Swing the club halfway back so your hands are at hip level and the shaft is almost parallel to the ground. Stop and note the position of the clubhead. The toe of the club should be pointing in a skyward direction. Now swing to the follow-through and stop when your hands are at hip level and the shaft is parallel to the ground. Again the toe should be pointed in a skyward direction. When the toe of the club is pointing at the sky in these mid-swing positions, the clubface is square and it will be much easier to return the clubface to square at impact. If the toe of the club is pointing behind you on the backswing, the clubface is excessively open and is likely to be that way at impact. If the toe of the club points directly in front of you on the backswing, it is closed and the clubface will be pointing left or closed at impact.

Practice this drill often until you can keep the clubface square at all stages of the swing.