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Straight on Purpose

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Instructors Cindy Miller

Today, Cindy Miller breaks down how to hit the ball straight on purpose with her ‘Ben Hogan’ drill. Learn how to keep the clubface on the target line longer to hit straighter drives.

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Hi Cindy,
When doing this drill, how do I keep from topping the tee shot? I've recently been having issues with that in my swing.

Best regards,
Ed McGowan

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Great drill! I am going to practice this drill this week. Can I ask what you think about when I go back from the drill to hitting the ball of the tee? how best to transition from the drill to the standard shot?

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Does this work with most clubs of the tee? 3 & 5 wood?

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Seems that having the ball so much forward would make it easier to top the ball. Any thoughts?

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Nice drill. I will definitely give it a try.

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Cindy,

Where should the ball placement be for the ball on the tee? Should it be where your normal ball position is or forward of that? Thank you!

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Sounds good ,I’ll give it a try thanks

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Ms. Miller - thanks for this interesting drill. It looks like you put the first tee in the ground about where one's normal ball position would be, and then tee up a ball 5-6" ahead of that - forward of the left foot. Won't the club path be more to the left when the clubhead runs into the ball, due to rotation? That seems like a pull is coming, and pretty likely a slice unless the clubhead squares up to the path at that point. Thanks for any thoughts on this.

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How do you keep from topping the ball with the ball set 5 inches in front of where you normally tee up the ball for the driver? Is this technique for training only or can this be used on the golf course as well?

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This and many other videos might be more impactful if the closed captioning text did not cover the ball in the videos.

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