Gordon Jackson's Golf Tip of the Day- July 8, 2010

HOW TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOU HAVE AN OUT-TO-IN OR AN IN-TO-OUT
CLUBFACE SWING PATH AT THE CONCLUSION OF YOUR SETUP ROUTINE

Considering the reality that due to multiple body movements from the time you grip a golf club until the completion of your setup routine you could end up with either an out-to-in or an in-to-out rather than an online swing path of your clubface you may want to know how to perform a simple technique to find out.

You should realize that if you have an out-to-in swing path of your clubface at the completion of your pre-swing proceedings and execute a non-manipulative golf swing you will either hook, push or push-slice your ball.

On the other hand, if you have an out-to-in swing path of your clubface at the completion of your pre-swing proceedings and execute a non-manipulative golf swing you will either slice, pull or pull-hook your ball.

You will produce a straight golf shot with a non-manipulative golf swing only if you have an online swing path of your clubface at the completion of your pre-swing proceedings because
when you have an online swing path of your clubface at the completion of your pre-swing preceedings you also will have a square clubface.

The Locked-In Golf Techniques automatically lock-in an online swing path and a square clubface at the completion of the pre-swing proceedings. Then if a non-manipulative golf swing os executed, the ball will fly on a straight path.

Therefore, unless you have used one of the Locked-In Golf Techniques to lock-in an online swing path and a square alignment of your clubface, you have no way of knowing what swing path and alignment your clubface have rotated at the completion of your pre-swing proceedings unless you do the following:

First , at the completion of your pre-swing proceedings keep your feet in place as well as your shoulders, arms and knees.

Then ungrip your hands from your club and grip the metal portion of your club horizonally with your hands about one and one-half feet apart.

Next, lock your elbow joints and raise or lower your arms until your club shaft covers the gall from your point of vision.

If at this point the front part of your club shaft points to th inside of your body line it will indicate that you have an out-to-in swing path of your clubface. If it points to the outside of your body line it will indicate an in-to-out swing path of your clubface. If it is online with yout clubface it will indicate you have both an online swing path and a square alignment of your clubface.

Once you observe it is most difficult to achieve an online swing path and and a square alignment of your clubface unless you use one of the Locked-In Golf Techniques you may want to begin using some of the Locked-In Golf Techniques.