Golf Magazine USA – September 2019

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MANY GOLFERS STRUGGLE WITH swing

path; either it’s too much in-to-out or too

much out-to-in. In order to be success-

ful on the course, you need to find that

happy medium.

When your swing path is too much

in-to-out, it’s not just the club that’s

traveling out to the right. It’s also your

body weight, from your right heel out to

the toes of your left foot. As your weight

shifts, it pulls the club out to the right of

the target line. (The opposite happens if

your path is too much out-to-in.) As you

can imagine, it’s easy to lose balance—and

a ton of shots out to the left and right—

when this happens.

Changing a motor pattern can be diffi-

cult, but don’t worry. The following foot-

work drill will have you fixed in no time.

If you’re swinging too much from

in-to-out, place all of your weight in your

right toes and left heel (photo, above) and

try to hit shots while keeping your feet in

this position. It will force you to swing

more to the left, because the club will

naturally want to follow the direction that

your body weight is moving. The result?

A more neutralized swing path.

If the ball still isn’t curving the way you

want it to, you need to look at the clubface

to be sure it’s squaring up to your target at

impact—it may be too open or closed. Path

aside, the clubface always has to match

the shot you are trying to hit.

Swing Thought:

Work Your Weight

By: Nathalie Filler

With your weight on your

right toe and left heel,

you can neutralize an overly

in-to-out swing path.