General advice on shot shape and swing

[binga7]

Well ive had about 6 months off golf and started back this week. I tend to have trouble hitting a straight or draw ball, and i know i must be coming over the top because all of my divots point left. When i try to swing from inside i tend to block it out right. What are some good drills to get a square swing, or slight draw into my game. I notice with SW-9 iron i can hit it straight but 6-4 iron often cut. Im guessing this is due to the offset in the clubs?

[grandaddy510]

i have the same problem, couldnt hit right to left if my life depended on it. i found out i was taking it too inside and coming over the top. well now i've been working on my swing, its more upright now and i take the club head down the line, slightly bow my left wrist (used to be cupped), and the feeling of staying connected with my arms against my chest on the down swing naturally goes in to out for the most part. still working on it though i can get it to go pretty straight but still learning how to control the distance of the draw and not hook it

[Zeph]

You need a video. There can be lots of reasons for coming over the top.

- Moving the hands away from the body on the take-away
- Starting down with the arms
- Spinning out the hips
- Not enough forward hip thrust

[saevel25]

If your trying to come from the inside your probably not rotating your arms through impact. Fixing a push is easier than fixing a slice. Keep up with the push, but try to get your left arm more through the impact zone, not the hands, the arms.

[binga7]

If your trying to come from the inside your probably not rotating your arms through impact. Fixing a push is easier than fixing a slice. Keep up with the push, but try to get your left arm more through the impact zone, not the hands, the arms.

had not thought about rotating the arms, thanks ill try it out on the range.

[Zeph]

had not thought about rotating the arms, thanks ill try it out on the range.

No no NO! That is terrible advice and will only lead to even more problems.

If you come from the inside and push it to the right, you are probably rolling the wrists open in the backswing, the arms get left behind and throws the club face open or holding off the wrists. Impossible to tell without video really. I would put a guess on that your take-away path is erratic or that you roll the wrists on the backswing.