Fix Your Across the Line Backswing in 3 Minutes! | Simple Golf Drill to Improve Your Swing (2026)
Drill by Get Golfing
Why this drill works
Across-the-line patterns usually come from arm run-on after the torso has finished turning. Widening the hand spacing and pausing at the top makes the overrun obvious, helping the player match arm travel to body turn and reduce face-timing compensation on the way down.
How to do it
- 1
Make a normal backswing and pause at the top for a full check.
- 2
Slide the trail hand a few inches down the grip so the club feels wider and harder to overrun.
- 3
Rehearse a top position where the shaft points on or just left of target rather than crossing behind your head.
- 4
Pump from the top to halfway down and return to the same top checkpoint three times before hitting a shot.
- 5
Hit 60 to 70 percent shots first so the shorter top position becomes the default, not a forced correction.
