Simple drills to change to an in to out swing

[IrishJohn]

I have a short drive, usually behind everybody in my Sunday fourball. Turns out I have an out to in swing so the ball goes high, swings right and losses distance. A chap on Sunday Told me to bring the club through to the right. When I did this the ball went further. The problem is my body won't obey my mind andl keep trying to cut back to an out to in. I need tips that work! To help my mind beat the body.

[bigwave916]

Hello Irish John,

Here's two that have worked for me:

"Figure 8" You take two tees and place one in front and one in back along your target line, maybe a foot in front of and behind the ball. Take two more tees and place them on a line inside out at about 30 to 40 degrees in what would be an exaggerated inside out swing.  You only take half swings taking the club back along the target line, then swinging it through along the line defined by the second set of tees (the I/O line) Make sure that you have the clubface closed at impact until you are hitting half swing hooks. When at golf school they had me doing this and it only took about 25 - 30 swings until I got the feel for inside out and hitting a draw on full swings instead of those big left to right flares that don't go anywhere.

The other is pretty simple. You just get a 2X4 piece of lumber, maybe two feet long, and set it the width of your 5 iron outside of your tee but pointing down the target line. The idea is the lumber keeps you from going outside then back in to the ball. The worst you can do is swing straight down the line without hitting the board.  You can't hit the inside of the board without hitting a shank.

Good luck.

[Paradox]

http://johngrahamgolf.com/blog/golf-swing-simple-drill-swing-more-right/

I like this drill...nothing "dangerous" on the ground you'll be afraid of hitting with your club(thus, changing your swing mechanics) and its a simple setup and go type of thing.  All you need is a single alignment stick that you can also carry in your golf bag.

If you come over the top at all, you'll hit the stick and so like the page says...you can't really mess it up or get confusing results.

[bigwave916]

Originally Posted by Paradox

http://johngrahamgolf.com/blog/golf-swing-simple-drill-swing-more-right/

I like this drill...nothing "dangerous" on the ground you'll be afraid of hitting with your club(thus, changing your swing mechanics) and its a simple setup and go type of thing.  All you need is a single alignment stick that you can also carry in your golf bag.

If you come over the top at all, you'll hit the stick and so like the page says...you can't really mess it up or get confusing results.

Dangerous?  Well excuse me.

[Paradox]

Originally Posted by bigwave916

Dangerous?  Well excuse me.

relax killer...I was just saying some people might not be comfortable with that drill and would change their swing so they didn't hit the wood.  Its a good drill..I've used it...

[bigwave916]

I am relaxed, and don't call me killer.  It sounds sort of condescending, but I see that is a common theme in your posts.

[Paradox]

Originally Posted by bigwave916

I am relaxed, and don't call me killer.  It sounds sort of condescending, but I see that is a common theme in your posts.

figure I should just leave it be.

[tasker]

Irishjohn, If you played hurling inside out is easier. Most of my mates in Waterford golfed like the hurled, hit the golf ball a mile and never had it go right, for a righty. But left hand low is taking it to the extreme. So think of the lub as a hurley. In terms of drills, since i was a notorious outside in swinger, was to resist starting the downswing with the hands, arms or shoulders, and lt that motion begin with the torso uncoiling, which will help feel the inside out motion. The visual cues mentioned above will also help convince your brain that what you are doing is right. I would also suport the use of the alignment sticks (even a long dowel from Woodies) since many times the slicing ball flight can be based on a dodgy alignment. When everything is more or less square, it is easier to figure out what is going wrong. When everything has its own angle, finding out what is wrong is far more difficult.

[dak4n6]

The old water bottle drill. Place a water bottle, 1/3 full, about 12" behind the ball and just outside the target line.

[Divotmaker77]

I have the same issue and use an impact bag as my guide.  Its about as safe as anything.  Used to use aligment sticks and one day about jabbed myself when I hit one.