What is a Draw and How it will Lower Your Golf Score – Lesson # 2

Today we have a great tip about keeping your golf swing on the correct swing path. Most golfers bring the club back either too far inside, or too far outside. The swing path that you have to be especially careful about is swinging the club too far outside. Swinging the club too far outside to initiate the backswing usually means that you haven't completed the correct shoulder turn. This will cause you to slice the golf ball, because your golf swing will be way too vertical and steep.

We have a great checkpoint for you in this golf lesson that will enable you to check your swing half way back to make sure that you are starting the backswing on the correct swing path.

Please notice in the below picture that the face of the golf club is square to the path. And the correct path is a slight arc to the inside. The club face will actually remain square to the swing path for most of the backswing.










This is the position we want you to start getting to half way through your backswing. We're going to take you through all three points to remember in three separate pictures. In the first one below, please notice that the shaft of the golf club is parallel to the ground. We cal this position 9 o'clock, as you can see we've added a clock graphic so you can easily understand the position we are talking about.










Now, in the picture below, please see that we are still in the 9 o'clock position, but we've changed the view. Now you can see from behind what we're referring to. The important part of this picture is that halfway through your backswing, the shaft should be parallel to your feet line.










Finally, you can see in the picture below that the toe of the club is in the air at the 9 o'clock position as well.










Now, I need to take a moment to explain the significance of this position and what it will do for your game.

By making sure that the club is at the 9 o'clock position in the first place will correct any fault that you have as far as picking the club up too fast, or not picking it up at all. This will ensure that you have completed the one-peice takeaway correctly.

By making sure that the shaft is parallel to your feet line at 9 o'clock, you will ensure that you're bring the club back on the correct path. This will ensure that you are not too far inside or too far outside. It will also ensure that you're getting a good shoulder turn which will add power to your swing.

By making sure the toe is in the air, you are ensuring that you're rotating the clubface correctly around the shaft of the club. The club should not swing straight back and straight through. The clubface needs to open on the backswing, and close in the downswing. This move provides power and consistency to the golf swing. So... by getting to this one position, we're correcting many mistakes that you may be experiencing in your golf swing... Coming too far inside, too far outside, not rotating correctly around the shaft, etc...

Practice getting to this simple position, and your game should improve dramatically.

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Sincerely,

David Nevogt