3-week plan · slice → straight

Kill the over-the-top. Own your path.

Your fault is sequencing, not your hands — and you've already proven it. When you step into the shot, the slice vanishes. This plan rebuilds that same feeling with your feet planted, then locks it in before the trip.

−6°/−10° −2°/+2° now goal
Headline number · club path −6° / −10° −2° / +2°

This is your one KPI on the Trackman. You don't need a big draw — you need the path to come back toward neutral with the face just left of it. Watch the number trend across a session, not any single shot.

01

The one idea behind everything

Lower body leads, and the club drops into the slot. The step drill already does this for you — it shifts pressure to your lead foot and gives the hips a head start, so the club falls to the inside instead of being thrown over the top. Every drill below recreates that step feeling standing still.

02

Core drills

Sequencing & transition
01
SIMHOME

Step-change

Your money drill. Feet together, ball forward. Start back, and as you reach the top, step the lead foot toward the target and swing. Your on-course reset whenever the slice creeps back.

Reps · 10–15Feels like · pressure in the lead foot before the arms move
02
SIMHOME

Pump-and-go

Swing to the top. Pump the hands down toward the trail pocket 2–3 times by bumping and rotating the hips — arms passive — then let the last one go and strike.

Reps · 8–10Feels like · hands dropping while the hips clear
03
SIMHOME

Pause-at-the-top

Full backswing, freeze for a genuine one-count, then start down with the lead hip. Kills the rushed upper-body snatch that throws the club out.

Reps · 10Feels like · an unhurried change of direction
Slot & path
04
SIMHOME

Outside gate

Set a headcover (or spare airflow ball) a grip-length outside the ball and slightly behind it, on the line. Over-the-top clips it; an inside path misses it clean.

Reps · 15–20 ballsFeels like · club coming from behind you, not across
05
HOME

Trail-arm only

Trail hand only, choked down, small three-quarter swings at airflow balls. You physically can't come over the top one-handed — the arm has to drop and rotate.

Reps · 15–20Feels like · the forearm rotating over through impact
06
SIM

Angled-stick shallow

Push an alignment stick into the ground angled up and away, just outside the trail hip. Swing so the club stays under the stick coming down. A clear visual for the slot.

Reps · 10 rehearsals + 5 hitsFeels like · the club travelling below the shaft line
Tempo · the quiet fix
07
HOME

Slow-motion & swishes

Half-speed full swings, or swishes with a weighted/flexible trainer, focused only on the order: pressure → hips → torso → arms → club. Rushing from the top is what fires the arms first.

Reps · 20–30 / 2–3 minFeels like · smooth, in no hurry, the club whipping late
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Your week

Monday

2 hours on Trackman
  • 10 minWarm-upEasy wedges and tempo swishes. No swing thoughts.
  • 40 minBlock + dataDrills 4 & 6, then Drill 2. Hit, check the path number, repeat.
  • 40 minTransferAlternate one drill-swing, one normal swing holding the same path. Where it sticks.
  • 25 minPlay holesDifferent clubs and targets, full routine each ball. Score how many stay left of a slice.
  • 5 minLog itNote your best and typical path for the session.

Tue–Sun

5–10 min · outdoors · airflow

Two drills a session. Slow and correct beats fast and many.

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The 3-week arc

01
Week one

Groove the feel

Block-heavy. Lots of Drills 1, 2, 5. Make the lower-body-led move feel normal and pull the path into the −2° to −4° range. Don't worry yet how it holds up on random shots.

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Week two

Transfer

Mix drill-swings with normal swings. Trust the path number without the exaggeration. Add a simple trigger — one look at the target and the thought "lower body first."

03
Week three

Proof it

Random practice only — never the same club twice, always a full routine. The swing needs to hold when you're not thinking mechanics. Step drill stays as your on-course reset.

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Training aids

1

Alignment sticks

Cheap, essential, and they power half the drills here — gates, the angled shallowing stick, path and alignment checks. Buy these first.

2

Orange Whip Trainer

Weighted, flexible shaft you can swing outdoors in a small space. The floppy shaft punishes an arms-first move and rewards proper sequencing.

3

Lag Shot 7-iron

A whippy training club you can actually hit airflow balls with — the one aid that gives you real feedback outdoors between Monday sessions. Come over the top and you feel it instantly.

Optional, later: a swing-plane trainer like the Tour Striker PlaneMate or a GravityFit setup — a bigger investment, and not needed for these three weeks.

Watch-outs
  • Don't overcook it. Pulling or hooking means the path has gone too far in-to-out, or the face is shutting. Ease off the "draw" exaggeration and let the number settle near neutral.
  • Fatigue equals slice. Tiredness makes you rush and revert to arms — that's why Monday was worse. If a session's going sideways, do three step drills and finish on a good feel.
  • Trust the number, not the day. Ball flight varies. The path trend over a session is the honest measure of progress.