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Adjust Your Swing Path with the Reverse Gate Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify when your swing path is too inside and how to adjust it.
- Feel the difference in your swing when avoiding early extension.
- Practice with feedback to improve swing path accuracy and consistency.
Learn how to correct an inside-out swing path using the Reverse Gate Drill. This simple setup with head covers helps you develop a more consistent and effective swing motion.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.480
This drill is the reverse gate. So the gate is just a simple drill where you
2
00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:06.780
put
3
00:00:06.780 --> 00:00:12.600
objects in the way of your swing path. So the typical gate is the help with an
4
00:00:12.600 --> 00:00:16.400
over-the-top swing and basically what you do is you're gonna put one head cover
5
00:00:16.400 --> 00:00:22.200
about six inches, eight inches back and then one cover and three inches away
6
00:00:22.200 --> 00:00:26.110
from you on the target line and then the other head cover six to eight inches
7
00:00:26.110 --> 00:00:26.220
out
8
00:00:26.220 --> 00:00:32.080
in front and three inches on the inside. This is the reverse gate. So this is
9
00:00:32.080 --> 00:00:32.160
for
10
00:00:32.160 --> 00:00:37.980
golfers who tend to get the club coming too much from the inside as opposed to
11
00:00:37.980 --> 00:00:42.080
coming outside in. So what we're gonna do is we're gonna do the opposite. You
12
00:00:42.080 --> 00:00:42.180
're
13
00:00:42.180 --> 00:00:48.540
gonna put one on the inside of the target line and then one on the outside just
14
00:00:48.540 --> 00:00:53.100
past the golf ball. So it'll look something like that. So typically this
15
00:00:53.100 --> 00:00:57.940
will be for early extenders and big side bend. So when I get kind of an outward
16
00:00:57.940 --> 00:01:04.020
swing path kind of like so, this one will force the early extender to stay more
17
00:01:04.020 --> 00:01:11.000
down and get the path swinging a little bit more left. So a good swing should
18
00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:11.260
be
19
00:01:11.260 --> 00:01:15.300
able to work with either of the gates. You can play around with the tolerance
20
00:01:15.300 --> 00:01:15.460
or
21
00:01:15.460 --> 00:01:21.420
how close you have them but this gives you a simple way to work on swing path.
22
00:01:21.420 --> 00:01:29.940
So if I get too much inside I'll hit that swing or that head cover but if I was
23
00:01:29.940 --> 00:01:34.740
to make a swing where I don't early extend and come too much from the inside.
24
00:01:34.740 --> 00:01:40.640
So we'll just put them kind of like so and I'll set it up just like that. That
25
00:01:40.640 --> 00:01:40.700
's
26
00:01:40.700 --> 00:01:47.660
how quickly it can be set up and then from here I'm just going to make sure
27
00:01:47.660 --> 00:01:51.440
that I don't early extend so that I get my good swing path hopefully hit the
28
00:01:51.440 --> 00:01:51.540
ball
29
00:01:51.540 --> 00:01:56.780
pretty solidly. So this is typically for the minority golfer since most golfers
30
00:01:56.780 --> 00:01:59.740
struggle with a leftward path but it's showing you that you can use these
31
00:01:59.740 --> 00:02:05.340
head covers or any objects to play around with giving yourself feedback for a
32
00:02:05.340 --> 00:02:05.580
path
33
00:02:05.580 --> 00:02:09.110
and then all you have to worry about is controlling the face and creating speed
34
00:02:09.110 --> 00:02:09.220
.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.480
This drill is the reverse gate. So the gate is just a simple drill where you
2
00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:06.780
put
3
00:00:06.780 --> 00:00:12.600
objects in the way of your swing path. So the typical gate is the help with an
4
00:00:12.600 --> 00:00:16.400
over-the-top swing and basically what you do is you're gonna put one head cover
5
00:00:16.400 --> 00:00:22.200
about six inches, eight inches back and then one cover and three inches away
6
00:00:22.200 --> 00:00:26.110
from you on the target line and then the other head cover six to eight inches
7
00:00:26.110 --> 00:00:26.220
out
8
00:00:26.220 --> 00:00:32.080
in front and three inches on the inside. This is the reverse gate. So this is
9
00:00:32.080 --> 00:00:32.160
for
10
00:00:32.160 --> 00:00:37.980
golfers who tend to get the club coming too much from the inside as opposed to
11
00:00:37.980 --> 00:00:42.080
coming outside in. So what we're gonna do is we're gonna do the opposite. You
12
00:00:42.080 --> 00:00:42.180
're
13
00:00:42.180 --> 00:00:48.540
gonna put one on the inside of the target line and then one on the outside just
14
00:00:48.540 --> 00:00:53.100
past the golf ball. So it'll look something like that. So typically this
15
00:00:53.100 --> 00:00:57.940
will be for early extenders and big side bend. So when I get kind of an outward
16
00:00:57.940 --> 00:01:04.020
swing path kind of like so, this one will force the early extender to stay more
17
00:01:04.020 --> 00:01:11.000
down and get the path swinging a little bit more left. So a good swing should
18
00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:11.260
be
19
00:01:11.260 --> 00:01:15.300
able to work with either of the gates. You can play around with the tolerance
20
00:01:15.300 --> 00:01:15.460
or
21
00:01:15.460 --> 00:01:21.420
how close you have them but this gives you a simple way to work on swing path.
22
00:01:21.420 --> 00:01:29.940
So if I get too much inside I'll hit that swing or that head cover but if I was
23
00:01:29.940 --> 00:01:34.740
to make a swing where I don't early extend and come too much from the inside.
24
00:01:34.740 --> 00:01:40.640
So we'll just put them kind of like so and I'll set it up just like that. That
25
00:01:40.640 --> 00:01:40.700
's
26
00:01:40.700 --> 00:01:47.660
how quickly it can be set up and then from here I'm just going to make sure
27
00:01:47.660 --> 00:01:51.440
that I don't early extend so that I get my good swing path hopefully hit the
28
00:01:51.440 --> 00:01:51.540
ball
29
00:01:51.540 --> 00:01:56.780
pretty solidly. So this is typically for the minority golfer since most golfers
30
00:01:56.780 --> 00:01:59.740
struggle with a leftward path but it's showing you that you can use these
31
00:01:59.740 --> 00:02:05.340
head covers or any objects to play around with giving yourself feedback for a
32
00:02:05.340 --> 00:02:05.580
path
33
00:02:05.580 --> 00:02:09.110
and then all you have to worry about is controlling the face and creating speed
34
00:02:09.110 --> 00:02:09.220
.
Have questions?
Ask Mulligan for help
Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of
Best Young Teachers in America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Adjust Your Swing Path with the Reverse Gate Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify when your swing path is too inside and how to adjust it.
- Feel the difference in your swing when avoiding early extension.
- Practice with feedback to improve swing path accuracy and consistency.
Learn how to correct an inside-out swing path using the Reverse Gate Drill. This simple setup with head covers helps you develop a more consistent and effective swing motion.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.480
This drill is the reverse gate. So the gate is just a simple drill where you
2
00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:06.780
put
3
00:00:06.780 --> 00:00:12.600
objects in the way of your swing path. So the typical gate is the help with an
4
00:00:12.600 --> 00:00:16.400
over-the-top swing and basically what you do is you're gonna put one head cover
5
00:00:16.400 --> 00:00:22.200
about six inches, eight inches back and then one cover and three inches away
6
00:00:22.200 --> 00:00:26.110
from you on the target line and then the other head cover six to eight inches
7
00:00:26.110 --> 00:00:26.220
out
8
00:00:26.220 --> 00:00:32.080
in front and three inches on the inside. This is the reverse gate. So this is
9
00:00:32.080 --> 00:00:32.160
for
10
00:00:32.160 --> 00:00:37.980
golfers who tend to get the club coming too much from the inside as opposed to
11
00:00:37.980 --> 00:00:42.080
coming outside in. So what we're gonna do is we're gonna do the opposite. You
12
00:00:42.080 --> 00:00:42.180
're
13
00:00:42.180 --> 00:00:48.540
gonna put one on the inside of the target line and then one on the outside just
14
00:00:48.540 --> 00:00:53.100
past the golf ball. So it'll look something like that. So typically this
15
00:00:53.100 --> 00:00:57.940
will be for early extenders and big side bend. So when I get kind of an outward
16
00:00:57.940 --> 00:01:04.020
swing path kind of like so, this one will force the early extender to stay more
17
00:01:04.020 --> 00:01:11.000
down and get the path swinging a little bit more left. So a good swing should
18
00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:11.260
be
19
00:01:11.260 --> 00:01:15.300
able to work with either of the gates. You can play around with the tolerance
20
00:01:15.300 --> 00:01:15.460
or
21
00:01:15.460 --> 00:01:21.420
how close you have them but this gives you a simple way to work on swing path.
22
00:01:21.420 --> 00:01:29.940
So if I get too much inside I'll hit that swing or that head cover but if I was
23
00:01:29.940 --> 00:01:34.740
to make a swing where I don't early extend and come too much from the inside.
24
00:01:34.740 --> 00:01:40.640
So we'll just put them kind of like so and I'll set it up just like that. That
25
00:01:40.640 --> 00:01:40.700
's
26
00:01:40.700 --> 00:01:47.660
how quickly it can be set up and then from here I'm just going to make sure
27
00:01:47.660 --> 00:01:51.440
that I don't early extend so that I get my good swing path hopefully hit the
28
00:01:51.440 --> 00:01:51.540
ball
29
00:01:51.540 --> 00:01:56.780
pretty solidly. So this is typically for the minority golfer since most golfers
30
00:01:56.780 --> 00:01:59.740
struggle with a leftward path but it's showing you that you can use these
31
00:01:59.740 --> 00:02:05.340
head covers or any objects to play around with giving yourself feedback for a
32
00:02:05.340 --> 00:02:05.580
path
33
00:02:05.580 --> 00:02:09.110
and then all you have to worry about is controlling the face and creating speed
34
00:02:09.110 --> 00:02:09.220
.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.480
This drill is the reverse gate. So the gate is just a simple drill where you
2
00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:06.780
put
3
00:00:06.780 --> 00:00:12.600
objects in the way of your swing path. So the typical gate is the help with an
4
00:00:12.600 --> 00:00:16.400
over-the-top swing and basically what you do is you're gonna put one head cover
5
00:00:16.400 --> 00:00:22.200
about six inches, eight inches back and then one cover and three inches away
6
00:00:22.200 --> 00:00:26.110
from you on the target line and then the other head cover six to eight inches
7
00:00:26.110 --> 00:00:26.220
out
8
00:00:26.220 --> 00:00:32.080
in front and three inches on the inside. This is the reverse gate. So this is
9
00:00:32.080 --> 00:00:32.160
for
10
00:00:32.160 --> 00:00:37.980
golfers who tend to get the club coming too much from the inside as opposed to
11
00:00:37.980 --> 00:00:42.080
coming outside in. So what we're gonna do is we're gonna do the opposite. You
12
00:00:42.080 --> 00:00:42.180
're
13
00:00:42.180 --> 00:00:48.540
gonna put one on the inside of the target line and then one on the outside just
14
00:00:48.540 --> 00:00:53.100
past the golf ball. So it'll look something like that. So typically this
15
00:00:53.100 --> 00:00:57.940
will be for early extenders and big side bend. So when I get kind of an outward
16
00:00:57.940 --> 00:01:04.020
swing path kind of like so, this one will force the early extender to stay more
17
00:01:04.020 --> 00:01:11.000
down and get the path swinging a little bit more left. So a good swing should
18
00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:11.260
be
19
00:01:11.260 --> 00:01:15.300
able to work with either of the gates. You can play around with the tolerance
20
00:01:15.300 --> 00:01:15.460
or
21
00:01:15.460 --> 00:01:21.420
how close you have them but this gives you a simple way to work on swing path.
22
00:01:21.420 --> 00:01:29.940
So if I get too much inside I'll hit that swing or that head cover but if I was
23
00:01:29.940 --> 00:01:34.740
to make a swing where I don't early extend and come too much from the inside.
24
00:01:34.740 --> 00:01:40.640
So we'll just put them kind of like so and I'll set it up just like that. That
25
00:01:40.640 --> 00:01:40.700
's
26
00:01:40.700 --> 00:01:47.660
how quickly it can be set up and then from here I'm just going to make sure
27
00:01:47.660 --> 00:01:51.440
that I don't early extend so that I get my good swing path hopefully hit the
28
00:01:51.440 --> 00:01:51.540
ball
29
00:01:51.540 --> 00:01:56.780
pretty solidly. So this is typically for the minority golfer since most golfers
30
00:01:56.780 --> 00:01:59.740
struggle with a leftward path but it's showing you that you can use these
31
00:01:59.740 --> 00:02:05.340
head covers or any objects to play around with giving yourself feedback for a
32
00:02:05.340 --> 00:02:05.580
path
33
00:02:05.580 --> 00:02:09.110
and then all you have to worry about is controlling the face and creating speed
34
00:02:09.110 --> 00:02:09.220
.
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