As someone who is currently reworking their golf swing, I know how difficult it can be to keep your club on track consistently.
When your swing is a little out of reach, bad things tend to happen. From an open racquet front to a steep angle of attack, these bad habits can greatly affect the ball’s trajectory, distance, and accuracy.
So how do you train to keep your club on track? PGA Professional James Hong – Instruction Director at Southern California Golf Academy – has easy-to-use coaching to help!
Try this two-club workout to improve your club trajectory
As Hong demonstrates in the video above, take two racquets (or an alignment stick), and overlap the handles. This creates an extended pole, leaving one end touching the ground below you and one sticking out behind you.
Prepare the ball, and do some swing exercises, which will help you get used to the feel of the longer hit.
Once you’re comfortable, Hung says to focus on maintaining every swing you take on the plane, avoiding the temptation to go too low.
“What you want to do as you take it [the club] Away is making sure that this whole club is pointing at the ball all the time.” “You see, the club is pointing toward the ball, not downward. It stays on board and then tracks down as you follow. “
Once you’re feeling down after two practice swings, Hong says it’s time to let go of the second putter and hit your putt as you normally would—focusing on retraining your brain to repeat the same practice motion.
“Use this as a look and feel,” Hong says. “Set it up, do a nice slow motion, [have that club] Pointing towards the ball the whole time, swinging down and through. “
While it may take some time to get used to the club’s new trajectory to the ball, your modifications will help you increase your club’s power, speed, and accuracy. Farthest, straighter shots should follow soon.