Neutralize Your Club Path: Prevent Excessive Inside-Out Motion and Eliminate Raised Hands at Impact.

"Inside Path" Corrector Drill

Are you hooking the ball or struggling with blocks because your club path is too far from the inside? This excessive shallowing often leads to your hands rising up through impact, causing inconsistent contact and distance loss. PGA Master Professional Eric Barlow uses this drill to place a barrier slightly above the typical swing plane, challenging the club to travel on a slightly less inside route. By forcing the hands to stay lower and the club to travel below the barrier, you naturally bring the club path back toward neutral for a more solid, controlled strike.

Alignment Sticks Required: 1

PathPal Configuration: Together

Full Swing

What It Helps With

Consistent chipping
Improved Club Path
Improves contact
Improve Swing Plane

How to Set Up the PathPal

  1. Determine Shaft Angle: Take your normal address with the club you wish to practice. Note the angle of the club shaft.
  2. Determine pathpal Angle: You'll want to insert the alignment stick in the pathpal hinge at an angle just 5 to 10 degrees steeper (higher) than your shaft angle at address.
  3. Position Device: Place the pathpal setup on the ground, so the alignment stick runs directly over the intended swing path. It should be positioned slightly above your club and hands at impact
  4. Safety: Use a pool noodle or the Arrow padded alignment stick for additional protection for your club and to create a larger obstacle to swing around
  5. Final Check: The alignment stick is now the upper barrier that your club must pass under.

Step-by-Step Drill Instructions

  1. Practice Swings: Take slow practice swings without a ball. Focus on keeping your hands and clubhead under the angled stick throughout the downswing and impact area.
  2. Avoid the Barrier: The key objective is to swing through impact without making contact with the alignment stick.
  3. Feel the Lower Path: Feel your hands and the clubhead travel lower through the hitting zone than they typically do. This forces the club path to become slightly less inside-out.
  4. Execute the Swing: Once you can consistently swing under the barrier, hit golf balls with the same movement.
  5. Analyze Feedback: A successful swing will see the club pass cleanly under the stick, promoting a neutral-to-slight-inside-out path and solid contact. Hitting the stick means your path is too shallow or your hands are too high.

What Golfers Are Saying

"Million different ways to use this to help your golf game. I'm really enjoying using it with my students and I hope you grab one and use it as well."
David Potts David Potts Director of Instruction, Country Club of the South
"[the pathpal has] really improved my teaching and it's really helped my students a lot"
Jason Kuiper Jason Kuiper Director of Instruction, Bobby Jones Golf Course
"The reason I like [the pathpal] is because it's super versatile"
Cody Carter Cody Carter Head of Player Development, Druid Hills Golf Club