6 Proven Drills to Master Your Golf Swing Path and Lower Scores

Two Headcover Drill – Step by Step:

1. Setup: Place two headcovers on the ground. One goes just behind the ball on the “outside,” and the second goes just inside the ball closer to your feet. Put on your HackMotion sensor to monitor wrist angles.
2. Execution (Neutral or Inside-to-Out):
   • Address the ball with a square clubface.
   • Swing back while keeping your lead wrist from cupping or bowing excessively (check HackMotion feedback).
   • On the downswing, deliver the club from the inside path, avoiding both headcovers.
   • If you clip the outside headcover, you’ve swung out-to-in; if you clip the inside one, you’ve swung too far from the inside.
   • Focus on stable wrist angles through impact for a square face.

Reverse if necessary: If you struggle with too much of an in to out path, reverse the headcover positions: one headcover goes inside the ball behind it, and the other goes outside the ball in front.

Clockface Entry Drill – Step by Step:

1. Visualize the Clock: Set the ball at the center; 12:00 points to the target, 6:00 is behind the ball, 3:00 is away from you, and 9:00 is closer to you.
2. Identify Your Typical Path:If you slice, your club enters around “5:00” (too steep, out-to-in). If you hook, your club enters around “7:00” (too far from the inside).
3. Adjust Accordingly: Visualize the path of the club and what it needs to look like in order to have the club enter at the right position on the club.
   • Slice Fix (Inside-to-Out): Aim your stance slightly right, feel the club entering the ball from “7:00.”
   • Hook Fix (Outside-to-In): Aim your stance slightly left, feel the club entering from “5:00.”

Back to the Target Drill – Step by Step:

1. Setup and Feel: Take a normal backswing. Pause at the top, keeping your back facing the target as your initial move down begins.
2. Straighten Trail Arm Gradually: Let the trail arm straighten smoothly rather than yanking the club from the top. This promotes a shallower path from the inside without excessive tilt or “tipping under.”
3. Swing Through: Once the lower body initiates and the trail arm is correctly extended, rotate through to a balanced finish.

Hip Turn Drill – Step by Step:

1. Set up a small barrier: Use a tripod, golf bag, or alignment stick just off your trail hip, something that reminds you not to bump into it.
2. Turn your hips “behind you”: Avoid all contact with the barrier.
3. Let the trail leg straighten slightly: Straightening the trail leg can help ensure you don’t slide or sway.
4. Check HackMotion wrist angles: If you wear your HackMotion while working on the drill you should notice more consistency and less chance of flipping or compensating at impact.

Tees Under Arms Drill – Step by Step:

1. Tuck a tee (or small object) under each armpit and keep them there through the backswing.
2. Avoid letting the tees drop as you swing back: Keeping the tees in place maintains a connected, on-plane move.
3. Let the arms fall: In the downswing, let the arms fall and rotate with the body instead of lifting or chopping down.
4. Practice with and without golf balls: At first practice the feel without hitting golf shots. When you get the hang of it, try to hit some half and then full-swing shots with the tees in place.

HackMotion Casting Drill – Step by Step:

1. Slow-Motion Rehearsal: Take a normal backswing. Begin your downswing by shifting weight to your lead side and rotating your hips—do not pull down with the arms.
2. Maintain Wrist Angles: Monitor your HackMotion feedback. Keep the trail wrist bent (extended) as you transition; avoid “throwing” the club or straightening the wrist too soon.
3. Relax the Arms: Let the arms fall naturally into position behind the body (this shallows the club). Feel the trail arm gradually straighten, but only after the hips have initiated.
4. Build Up Speed: Start slow, then increase speed once you can keep your angles intact.