Brian Fitzgerald's Swing Path Drill (Video)

Australian PGA seasoned Brian Fitzgerald's drill isn't new however he's the usage of it a bit in a different way than different instructors have.

Many instructors could need you to bop the ball instantly down the line towards the target. Fitzgerald, however, wishes you to bounce the ball a piece to the proper of that focus on line. (That's the drill for righties, of route. If you're a leftie, you'd want to bop the ball a piece to the left of your goal line to get the identical result.) This is to inspire a chunk of an in-to-out swing course.

I desire you're noticing that Fitzgerald is likewise running from a barely one-of-a-kind philosophy than other instructors. Think about how many teachers you've got seen on GC who've desired a 'swing to the left' movement -- or as a minimum that is what their professional college students are after, because they want to create a fade. The Fitzgerald technique goes to create a bit of a draw, as long as you square the clubface at effect.

In this situation, no person is proper and no one is inaccurate. It's simply that each is working from a unique swing philosophy.

This is something that you have to be privy to every time you are looking any teacher and thinking about whether or now not to attempt to incorporate some of their teachings into your sport. In this situation you want to ask your self what YOU want to perform with your swing.

• Do you want most of your shots to be fades or slices? Then you would want a teacher who alters this drill to create an out-to-in swing.
• Do you want most of your shots to be draws or hooks? Then you would want a teacher (like Fitzgerald) who uses this drill to create an in-to-out swing.
• Do you want a neutral swing plane that swings parallel to your footline because you want to create draws and fades equally but through slightly different mechanics? That's the method Nicklaus used predominantly, and you would as well if you're patterning your swing after his.

I want you be aware of these minor differences in teaching methods because if you try to combine contradictory mechanics, you're only going to become more frustrated with your game. If you want to become a better golfer, you have to learn to recognize which teachers use similar methods (you can often combine their tips) and which teachers do not (because combining those tips will likely cause even more swing problems).

You can do this, folks. Just pay attention closely to what every trainer says. Most contradictions are obvious in case you just pay attention.