Swing Path Fixer

Jason uses both halves of the pathpal — one positioned closer to the golfer to guide the downswing, and one positioned further away to guide the takeaway — set at approximately 55–65 degrees depending on the player's natural shaft angle. For the takeaway, the club should stay on top of the rear rod. For the downswing, the handle works inward while the club drops under the front rod and into the delivery slot. The two-unit configuration simultaneously trains both ends of the swing path corridor, catching faults at takeaway and at downswing delivery in a single setup.

An over-the-top fault happens when the club steepens from the top of the backswing — typically because the upper body initiates the downswing before the lower body has created space. The club travels outside the target line and crosses it from right to left through impact, producing slices and pulls. An under-plane fault is the opposite: the club drops too far below the backswing plane, gets excessively shallow, and approaches from deep inside. This produces pushes, blocks, and snap hooks. Both faults are visible in the pathpal setup — the over-the-top swing crashes into the front rod on the downswing, while the under-plane swing goes below and outside the rear rod on the takeaway.

For the shallowing-specific version, Jason uses only the rear unit — the pathpal half positioned further from the target — and moves it slightly further away from the ball. The sole objective is to keep the club under the stick on the downswing, which enforces a shallowing move and an in-to-out delivery. Without the front rod in play, the golfer can focus entirely on the feeling of the club dropping below the plane rather than managing both ends of the swing simultaneously. Jason uses this version for players who need to isolate the shallowing feel before adding the full two-unit complexity.

Handle inward refers to the grip end of the club moving toward the golfer's trail hip pocket as the downswing begins — rather than thrusting outward or downward toward the ball. This inward handle movement is the kinematic trigger for shallowing: when the handle moves in, the clubhead automatically drops below the backswing plane and approaches the ball from inside the target line. It's the opposite of the early extension move, where the handle rises and the path steepens. Jason specifically uses this cue alongside the pathpal front rod — clearing the rod requires the handle to work inward, so the physical feedback and the feel cue reinforce each other.

Jason Gandy caddied for Y.E. Yang — the 2009 PGA Championship winner and the first Asian-born player to win a Major — giving him direct, inside-the-ropes exposure to the swing patterns, practice habits, and course management approaches of elite professional golf. That background informs a teaching perspective shaped by what actually works under Major championship pressure, not just what looks correct on video. Combined with his role as Golf Digest Best Teacher in Tennessee (2024–2027) and Director of Instruction at Willow Creek Golf Club, Jason brings both tour-level observation and systematic teaching methodology to his pathpal instruction.