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Alignment stick drill for the takeaway path

The coach gives an alignment-stick drill for the takeaway. Stick an alignment stick in the ground at about the shaft plane angle of the club, then take the club back with the hands inactive - not rolling underneath the shaft - so that the hands stay in and the clubhead stays out. He frames staying on the shaft plane line as the reference.

Channel: SagutoGolf

Watch official source at 1:03

Try it

  1. Get a handy-dandy alignment stick from Home Depot
  2. Stick it in the ground around the shaft plane angle of the club
  3. Take the club back with the hands not active, not rolling underneath the shaft
  4. The hands should be in, the club should be out

Why this context matters

Uses a roughly two-dollar Home Depot alignment stick.