Reverse Gate
Golf Inside-Out Swing Drill to Fix Your Path
This golf inside-out swing drill helps correct a path that travels too far from the inside. Use two head covers to guide the club outward and reduce early extension.
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.
Tyler Ferrell. Golf Digest Best Teachers in California, 2026-27. The only person named to both Golf Digest's Best Young Teachers in America and Best Golf Fitness Professionals lists. Author of The Stock Tour Swing.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
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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
.
Tyler Ferrell. Golf Digest Best Teachers in California, 2026-27. The only person named to both Golf Digest's Best Young Teachers in America and Best Golf Fitness Professionals lists. Author of The Stock Tour Swing.
Reverse Gate
Golf Inside-Out Swing Drill to Fix Your Path
This golf inside-out swing drill helps correct a path that travels too far from the inside. Use two head covers to guide the club outward and reduce early extension.
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.
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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