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Improve your Swing Path with a Pool Noodle

Golf Positive's Debbie O'Connell shows you how to use a noodle on the range when you are practicing to change your over the top swing path.
Get Your Swing Path Right With a Pool Noodle
Get Your Swing Path Right With a Pool Noodle

Often I hear golfers talk about their ‘over the top’ swing path where their golf club is too far away from their body at the top of the downswing and they swing down in front of their target line.

When I ask ‘where do you typically hit the ball?’  they say ‘the ball can go anywhere!’ This leads me to believe it might be an over-the-top move that’s happening and we definitely want to get that out of your swing. A good way to do that is to go the dollar store and buy a pool noodle.

I use a broken club shaft to stick the noodle in a position where I do not want to swing the club. It’s a fantastic visual of what to avoid in the golf swing and having that noodle there reminds me not to swing in that direction.

Set the noodle up on a stick or broken shaft in a position where if you make an “over the top” forward swing, your club will hit the noodle.

The goal of this drill is to NOT hit the noodle. Swing towards the target or away from the noodle in your forward swing.

Many golfers aim to hit the golf ball as if the ball is the target, it’s not! The target is where you want the ball to go, so swing the club in that direction.

Get yourself a noodle and bring it to the practice range. It will help your golf swing become much more consistent resulting in lower scores!

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