Dump the basket drill to shallow and beat a slice
To stop slicing and get rid of a steep downswing, the coach uses a 'dump the basket' drill: hold a range basket or a basketball with both hands kept parallel and the basket vertical, as if you are going to catch something in it. In the backswing you dump the basket over your shoulder - to the right, clockwise, for a right-handed player - which starts the forearms rotating. He says doing this turns the club path from out-to-in into in-to-out so you become a drawer of the ball and are no longer chopping.
Channel: SagutoGolf
Watch official source at 2:54Try it
- Grab a basket or a basketball - something where you can keep your hands parallel to each other.
- Hold it like you're going to catch something in it, so it's perfectly vertical.
- In the backswing, dump the basket - dump the water over your shoulder.
- For the right handed player, you're dumping it to your right, clockwise.
Why this context matters
Range drill using a ball basket as a training aid; done first without hitting balls.