Over the Top Drill - Easy

Many golfers swing their club at the golf ball with their arms and hands, leaving their lower body to trail after their upper body when they get to impact. This creates a ball that either 'slices' (starts left of your target and swings hard to the right) or 'pulls' (starts left of your target and stays left). This very common problem is one of the reasons I still have a job teaching!

This year, many of my members have been showing up on the range with alignment sticks. These sticks are very helpful for a variety of issues you may have with your swing.

Here is one drill for an 'over the top' swing:

1. With one alignment stick, line up at a target on the range.

2. With the second alignment stick, stick it in the ground at an angle towards you.

3. Starting with a 7 or 8 iron, take a few practice swings. The goal here is to try to swing under the stick.

4. Once you feel comfortable with your swing, tee up a ball directly under the stick, starting closer to you, and hit the ball. As you begin to successfully hit your shot without hitting the stick, move the ball further away from you and further under the stick.

This drill helps force you to swing to the ball from a better position on your own. See your PGA professional for more help.