Do You Have An In-To-Out Swing Problem

Why Do I Hit Most Of My Shots “In-To-Out”, Which Causes So Many Problems??

As with the out-to-in golf swingers, most players that hit in-to-out have an ingrained a mass of chain reaction set up errors by habitually delivering the clubface looking to the left of its direction of travel.

Here Is What Happens

1. The instinctive reaction when shots go to the left, shot after shot, is to try to prevent that from happening by aiming the clubface more and more to the right of the target at address.

2. The more to the right the clubface is aimed, the farther back in the stance the ball is positioned.

3. The farther back the ball is positioned, the more right of target the shoulders must be aligned in order to be able to set the club behind the ball at address.

4. Now the rearward ball position along with the closed shoulders have the effect of “empowering” the golfer's grip relative to his target line.

5. The closed shoulders and strong grip promote swinging the arms up too much to the inside, which causes your shoulders to tilt instead of rotating. The clubface then often has a tendency to roll inward into a closed position.

6. Reciprocating the backswing moves, the shoulders rock rather than turn into the downswing. This blocks the arms from being able to swing freely past the body. Combined, these actions causes both of your wrists to function independently from one another, which either rolls the clubface through impact and causing a “hook”, or holding it open and “pushing” the shot.

The Solution

As with those golfers that hit out-to-in, players who have ingrained an in-to-out clubhead path as a response to shots that are constantly finishing left are inclined to look for the solution to their bad shots in a different way of swinging the club.

Once again, the truth is that the solution lies mostly in improving your set-up to the ball. First, take the time and trouble to correct your grip, clubface aim, ball position, posture, and body alignment. Then concentrate during the downswing simply on turning your hips “out of the way” to allow your arms to swing freely past your body, thus enabling you to hit the ball to the target instead of swinging the club to the ball.