HITTING SLICES AND PULLS? ADJUST YOUR SWING PATH
A common swing-path mistake is often described as
“coming over the top.” It means the club is swing- ing into the ball crossing over the top of the track it went back on. It’s caused by starting the downswing incorrectly with the upper body, putting the club on a steep, out-to-in path in rela- tion to the target line. The result is a pull (straight shot left of your target) or a slice (a curved shot right of it). If you want to banish those misses, you need to stop coming over the top. To groove a swing into the ball that comes from inside the target line, try this side- step drill: Grab a 7-iron, and with your feet nearly togeth- er, address a ball five centi- metres closer to the target than your front foot ( above, right ). Now swing. As you transition down, step to- wards your target with your left foot ( middle, right ), plant it so that it’s now closer to the target than the teed ball and then swing through ( be- low, right ). Don’t worry if the shot wasn’t good. Just get used to making this weight shift forward. You’ll soon realise that stepping towards the target helps unlock the natural chain of motion, releasing your coil from the ground up. When you feel pressure in that left foot, you’ll ac- quire the lower-body motion needed to allow your club to swing down into the ball on a path inside the target line. That’s how you stop hitting those slices and pulls.
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