Inside-Out Draw Drill (Wedding China Drill)

Cure Your Slice and Hit a Controlled Draw

Focus: Full Swing

Drill Objective

This drill uses the TrueStrike placed just outside and slightly in front of the ball to serve as an immediate penalty/feedback mechanism. It forces the golfer to swing on a proper inside-to-out path, which is necessary to hit a controlled draw (right-to-left curve for a right-handed golfer).

Set-Up

  1. Place the TrueStrike on the ground.
  2. Position the TrueStrike outside the target line and slightly in front of the golf ball (where an outside-in club path would strike it).
  3. Address the ball with a neutral club face (or slightly angled to match the spine angle at address for a draw).
  4. Optional: Check the club face angle at waist height in the downswing to ensure it is angled consistently with the spine.

Instructions

  1. Focus on making a downswing that keeps the club head behind your hands at waist height (the "slot").
  2. Swing through impact with an inside-to-out path, intentionally missing the TrueStrike placed outside the ball.
  3. A successful swing will avoid the object and produce a slight right-to-left draw.
  4. If you hit the object, your swing is coming "over the top" or too far from the outside.

Benefits

Improved Club Path
Reduce Heel Misses
Preventing Shanks
Consistent chipping
Jacob Tilton
Jacob Tilton
Junior Golf Leader
Ansley Golf Club
  • 2024: Golf Digest Best Young Teachers in America
  • 2023: Georgia PGA Section Champion
  • 2020: Georgia PGA Youth Player Development Award

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