Shaft-under-lead-foot drill to cure a slicer's path
A drill to fix a slicer's out-to-in (down-and-left) path. Place a short-shafted club - a gap wedge or pitching wedge - under your lead foot (the left foot for a right-hander) and angle its shaft so it points up to the sky; on the downswing you should not hit that shaft, which makes your swing direction more out to the right. The instructor says it also stabilizes the lead side: pushing down on the club shifts pressure forward while you swing your arms and hands more out to the right. It can be done on the range without a teacher.
Channel: Mark Immelman
Watch official source at 12:48Try it
- Stand on a gap wedge or a pitching wedge, because the shaft is shorter, under your lead foot
- Angle the shaft in a way, and it's pointing up to the sky
- On your downswing, you should not hit the shaft
- Push down on the club, which shifts the pressure forward, and then swing your arms and hands more out to the right
Why this context matters
Instruction segment of a golf podcast; the drill uses a wedge only as a prop under the foot.