Fix Your Draw Swing! The Reason Your Swing Is Inconsistent!

Have you ever tried to hit a sweeping draw by throwing the club out to the right, only to feel completely disconnected—or worse, come dangerously close to the hosel? You’re not alone. Many golfers chase that big draw by pushing the club too far outside the intended path. But as we'll explain in this post, throwing the club out to the right can create more problems than it solves. We'll break down why this move can lead to poor strikes and how to keep your hands and club moving on the proper arc through impact—with drills you can take to the range today.

Why Throwing the Club to the Right Can Hurt Your Game

Let’s start with a truth: consistency in ball striking comes from maintaining good connection and moving the club on the proper swing arc. When you try to throw the club out to the right—often in an attempt to manufacture a draw—you disrupt that connection between your arms and your body.

This leads to two major problems:

Loss of Loft Control: The clubhead overtakes your hands, releasing too early and adding unnecessary loft.

Sweet Spot Drift: The clubhead moves too far away from your body, pushing the sweet spot out of position and making it harder to strike the center of the face.

Eventually, that “draw” becomes unpredictable. You might hit a few good ones, but more often you’ll see thins, fats, shanks, and other poor strikes. It’s a dangerous pattern that saps both control and confidence.

Understanding the Arc and Connection

The fix starts with understanding how the hands should move through the golf ball. Rather than pushing them out, elite players let the hands “orbit” the body on a consistent arc. This keeps the clubhead in sync with the torso rotation and allows for a more compressed, powerful strike.

Here’s what a proper arc does:

Keeps the arms and body connected

- Promotes a body-driven swing rather than a handsy one

- Helps control face angle and low point

- One of the most common faults we see among players who throw the club out is a breakdown in posture and a collapse of the trail side (often with the trail knee buckling). Tour players, by contrast, often finish with a “low and left” exit—what we like to call the “umbrella finish”—which keeps everything compact and efficient.

Drills to Keep the Hands on Arc

1. The Under-Armpit Connection Drill

Setup: Take your normal setup and tuck the edge of your shirt or towel under your trail armpit (right armpit for right-handers).

Execution: Make small swings from hip height to hip height, focusing on keeping that shirt or towel pinned in place.

Goal: Feel the connection through impact, allowing your hands to move around your body in a natural arc.

Tip: If you maintain the connection, you’ll notice your shoulders and hips start to rotate more effectively through the ball.

2. Standing Orbit Drill (No Ball)

Setup: Stand upright with your normal grip, but no golf ball.

Execution: Remove your front bend, and turn your chest back and through while watching the club “orbit” your body. Then add your posture back in and repeat.

Goal: This visualization helps you understand the natural arc the club should take—around, not out.

Tip: Have someone place the shaft across your thumbs as a guide to see the correct path.

3. One-Handed Connection Drill (Right Hand Only)

Setup: Grip the club with your trail hand only. Apply light pressure under your trail arm.

Execution: Make short, body-driven swings, brushing the turf.

Goal: Feel the club following your body’s motion rather than flipping with your wrist. The finish should be higher and more compact—not flared out to the right.

Tip: Keep the hands quiet and let the body carry the club.

Conclusion

If you're chasing that big sweeping draw by throwing your hands and the clubhead out to the right, it might be time to rethink your strategy. While it may feel like a way to shape the ball, it often leads to disconnection, loss of control, and inconsistent strikes. By focusing on connection and keeping the hands moving on a proper arc around your body, you’ll build a more repeatable, powerful swing.

Use the drills above to reset your feels, improve your body-club connection, and finally start compressing the ball with confidence. And remember: next time you’re watching the pros warm up, pay attention to their rehearsals—those simple movements reveal the real secrets to great ball striking.