DRILLS HERE ARE THREE OF MY FAVOURITE WAYS TO PRACTICE BALL- STRIKING, NO MATTER IF YOU SLICE, HOOK, CHUNK OR THIN YOUR SHOTS.
CHECK YOUR PATH AND ADJUST IF IT IS CAUSING THE CURVE
Along with the orientation of the clubface, the path your driver takes through impact greatly influences how much the golf ball curves. That’s why I love this drill. It not only tests your current path to see if it’s too out to in or in to out in relation to the target, it also improves it over time, getting it a lot closer to neutral if you keep doing it. After teeing up a ball, use a handful of other tees to create guideposts – a neutral swing arc – about a clubhead inside your target line. Note how the tees are arcing (left and above). Your goal is to miss the tees as you swing the club and hit drives at your target. If you do hit the tees, you’ll receive immediate feedback on your swing path. If you strike the tees ahead of your ball, you’ll know it’s because you were swinging out to in. If you strike the tees behind the ball, you’ll know you’re coming too far from in- side the target line. The club should travel on a slight arc.
92 GOLF DIGEST SOUTH AFRICA
JULY/AUGUST 2025
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