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Quit Coming Over the Top
Keep your eyes on the path, not on the ball
By Mike Malaska - Top 100 Teacher
This story is for you if...
- You tend to hit a lot of pulls and pull slices
- You feel the clubhead cutting across the ball at impact
- You know you're supposed to swing inside-out, but can't
The problem
Your clubhead cuts across the ball from outside rather than
approaching it from inside the target line.
How you know you're doing it? Your typical bad miss is a weak
slice, a pull slice or a straight pull.
How to Quit Coming Over the Top
When you lock your eyes on the ball, it's hard to bring the
club to impact from the inside.
Why you're doing it
Your eyes and head are locked on the ball and the target line
as you swing to the top. This causes you to swing directly
down the target line from the top rather than from the inside,
but to get it there you have to throw the club over your right
shoulder.
The solution
It's all in your head - turn it slightly to the right after
you reach the top of your swing. This will put your eyes on
the correct inside-to-out swing path, rather than directly
on the target line. From this position, you're much less
likely to cut across the ball through impact. With minimal
practice, those killer pulls and pull-slices will turn into
powerful draws. |
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