A method of swing training for a sport requiring swinging of a sports implement including repeated performance by a trainee of at least one swing drill. The swing drill including execution of the following steps: (a) gripping a first elongated spacer between two hands and parallel to a floor; (b) swinging the first elongated spacer in a backswing motion and an opposed downswing motion to bring the first elongated spacer parallel to the floor; and (c) swinging the first elongated spacer in a follow-through motion to an opposite side and an opposed downswing motion, wherein a foot of the trainee is positioned on a second spacer placed on the floor, the second spacer being a pliable object to destabilize the trainee.