Inside-Out Draw Path

Use both pathpal halves. Place the first half directly behind the ball at the 20-degree slot — the alignment stick hovers at a very shallow angle directly above the ball, with the ball teed up just below the tip of the rod. This is your approach path enforcer: any over-the-top or steep path will catch the stick. Place the second half out in front at approximately 65 degrees — this governs the exit path. To clear both rods, the club must approach from the inside and exit out to the right, which is the exact delivery pattern for a draw.

The 20-degree rod hovering above the ball at a very shallow angle intercepts any steep, over-the-top approach. Because the rod sits at such a flat angle directly above the ball, an outside-in downswing path will strike it before reaching the ball — giving immediate, undeniable feedback that the path is too steep. It also catches heel strikes, since an approach path that runs too far toward the body will contact the rod on that side. Jason specifically notes that it improves both club path and centeredness of contact simultaneously.

The 65-degree front rod defines the required exit path. To miss it, the club must exit out to the right of the target line after impact — the signature finish position of an in-to-out swing. Jason pairs this with face closure: exiting right with some rotation through the face produces the right-to-left draw shape. The front rod prevents the club from exiting left, which would indicate the path was over-the-top or the release was excessive. Together, the two rods define the entire delivery corridor — approach from the inside, exit to the right.

Jason checks the Trackman path number after swings during the drill. In the video, he produces a club path of 7 degrees in-to-out — a measurable, data-confirmed inside-out delivery. He also uses Trackman's swing plane line overlay to verify the slot position on video: the clubhead drops inside and below the backswing plane on the downswing, visually confirming the shallowing move. The combination of physical feedback from the pathpal and path data from Trackman creates a precision feedback loop that accelerates the learning process.

With a 7-degree in-to-out path, the face needs to be closed relative to the path — but open relative to the target line — to produce a draw. The ball will start right of target (where the face is pointing) and curve left (because the face is closed relative to the path). Jason describes this as "exiting right with some closure" — the hands rotate through impact to close the face slightly without the path changing. For a driver, this typically means a face angle of roughly 3–5 degrees open to the target but 2–4 degrees closed to the path, producing the right-to-left ball flight without over-closing into a hook.