Setup

• Place a headcover or spare golf club on the ground
  
• Position it just outside the ball, slightly behind the ball (towards your feet)
  
• Use a mid-iron (7 or 8 iron)
  

The object should sit where an over-the-top swing would hit it.

What to do

1. Set up to the ball as normal
   
2. Make a smooth swing, focusing on:
   
   
   Bringing the club down from the inside
   
   
   Swinging past the ball toward right field (for right-handed golfers)
   
   
   
3. Your goal is to miss the headcover or club completely on the downswing
   

If you hit the object, your swing path is still coming from outside to inside.

What it should feel like

• The club drops behind you as you start the downswing
  
• Your hands lead the clubhead into the ball
  
• Impact feels sweeping and powerful, not glancing across the ball
  
• The strike feels more solid, even at slower speeds
  

Why this works

A slice is caused by:

• Club travelling across the ball
  
• Clubface open relative to that path
  

This drill forces the correct swing path first, which is the foundation for fixing a slice.

If it’s not working

• Still slicing:
  
  Slightly close the clubface at setup (turn it a fraction left before gripping)
  
• Pulling shots left:
  
  You’re swinging inside, but starting too fast — slow your transition from the top
  
• Weak or inconsistent contact:
  
  Shorten the swing and focus on clean contact, not power
  

Key reminder

Do this drill at 50–70% speed first

Once you can miss the headcover consistently, slowly build speed.

After each shot, check the tracking mat mark

What you want to see on the tracking mat

• A brush mark that starts slightly inside the ball
  
• The mark should travel through the ball and slightly outwards
  
• This confirms an inside-to-out swing path
  

✔️ Inside-to-out mark = good

❌ Across or steep outside-in mark = slice pattern still present

If it’s not working

• Still slicing & mat shows outside-to-in marks:
  
  Slow the downswing and exaggerate swinging out to the right
  
• Mat shows good path but ball still slices:
  
  Slightly close the clubface at setup
  
• Pulls left with inside path:
  
  Transition is too quick — smooth the change of direction
  
• Weak or messy mat marks:
  
  Shorten the swing and focus on brushing the mat cleanly