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The outside-to-inside swing path is a major contributor to the problem of slicing. This drill will
help you develop an inside-to-outside swing. Use a mid-iron, take a narrow stance and then draw your right
foot back about 12 inches.
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Make a full backswing and swing the clubhead into the ball from the inside. Make sure your hands
rotate the clubface to a square position. Your stance will make it easier to make a full turn on your
backswing and it will limit your tendency to cut across the ball from the outside.
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Purpose
- To prevent an outside-to-inside swing. The stance in this drill effectively limits your
ability to cut across the ball. It forces you to swing from the inside. Although the clubface being open to the swing
path (not necessarily the target) is the actual cause of the slice, the outside-to-inside swing often a big factor in
creating the open clubface. The outside-to-inside swing has a natural tendency to cause an open clubface, creating a
slice.
- To learn the effect of your swing path on the flight of the ball. The path of the clubhead
(swing path) dictates the starting direction of the ball's flight. This is good news and bad news. The bad news is that
an inside-to-outside swing path will tend to have the ball start out to the right of the target line. The good news is
that it also tends to cause you to strike the ball with a square or slightly closed clubface. This combines to reduce
your likelihood of slicing and increases the likelihood of creating a draw (right to left curving flight of the
ball).
Do's and Don'ts
Practice the .Split Grip Drill. before doing this drill to get the feeling of the proper rolling of the right hand and arm over
the left - the release. This drill and the .Split Grip Drill. will help you learn to draw the ball. That is one sure cure for the
slice!
written by Joe Davidson www.SimpleGolf.com
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