Are you a slicer or hooker of the #golf ball? Read this thread 🧵
Golfers often have a hard time changing their club path, sometimes spending many years trying to go from an out to in path to hitting their first draws.
This easy drill bypasses a lot of hard work 👇👇👇
First thing's first - please understand that changing, or even neutralizing, your path is not going to guarantee great shots.
Path direction simply determines the SHAPE of your good shots.
in-to-out players will draw onto their target
out-to-in players will fade onto theirs
Changing your path shouldn't take long. In fact, in most of my lessons we see the path change in the first shot.
I usually start with the nail drill.
This is where you visualize a nail through the ball, and imagine using the club to hammer it
You can change the nail direction to change your path pretty quickly.
Want your path to be more in-to-out? Simply visualize the nail angled more to the right, and vice versa
To make this work, you often have to throw out the idea of "golf swing", and tap into pure instinct - as if you are literally hammering the nail.
Do lots of mini rehearsals, then hit the shot as if it's an extension of your rehearsals.
No "re-setting your position"
"but what about muh technique?"
The beauty of this drill is it taps into the body's natural ability to self organize.
Your swing technique will start to naturally (without conscious thought) evolve itself into what's needed to create your desired path
I use this idea all the time in my own game
When practicing with my launch monitor, if my path creeps too far to the right, I simply imagine the nail more left until the path neutralizes
If I need to hit a big shape around a tree, I can switch my path to +/- 15 deg instantly!!!
The nail drill can actually be used for a lot more than just changing path
🟢improving face strike
🟢angle of attack changes
🟢swing plane
🟢vertical strike
🟢face consistency
I show you how to use the drill to acheive all of the above in my Next Level Golf program
Changing your path alone is not enough to hit your desired shot.
You also have to remember that overall direction is a combination of both path and face. I discuss these in detail in The Accuracy Plan and Next Level Golf
So if you've ever struggled to change your path through more internal/mechanical approaches, give this idea a try.
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