Which drill helps the student feel the motion required to change the clubhead path through impact?

• A. Gradual Length Drill
• B. Toe Up to Toe Up Drill
• C. L To L Drill
• D. Miss the Object, Swing Over the Shaft

Answer: (D)

The main idea is to develop a felt sense of how the clubhead moves through impact. This drill uses a constraint that makes you actively feel the path you want: you try to miss a practice object and sweep the club over the shaft. That cue encourages the hands and arms to guide the club on an inside-to-out path through impact, rather than dropping onto an outside-in arc. By referencing the shaft and aiming to miss the object, you receive immediate kinesthetic feedback about whether your path is staying in front of the body and moving through the ball on the intended plane. When you can sense that inside-to-out motion and keep the clubhead traveling over the shaft through impact, you’ll see more consistent strike and ball flight. The other drills focus more on plane shape, toe orientation, or swing length, but this one directly targets feeling the through-impact motion.