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Shaft plane drill to fix the under-plane move

For golfers whose club wraps too far inside on the backswing, lay a wedge on the ground so the shaft runs in line with the seam of your trousers at mid-leg. Set up to the ball; if you roll the club inside you swing straight into the laid-down club, and if you take it back on the correct plane you miss it by two to three inches, giving direct feedback.

Channel: Dan Grieve

Watch official source at 6:17

Try it

  1. stand on my 60 degree wedge
  2. make sure that the shaft here is basically in line with the seam on my trousers

Why this context matters

He uses his 60-degree wedge as the training-aid club laid on the ground.