Many amateur golfers need to work on the muscles around the pelvis—everything from hamstrings to the tensor fasciae latae in order to draw the ball. The reason they slice or find it difficult to curve the ball from right to left is because they fight a flaw known as early extension.
Their hips thrust toward the ball during the downswing forcing the club to take an out-to-in, slicing path. It has to because the body has blocked the path it would need to take in order to hit a draw.
The good news is there is a simple "cheat" that makes hitting a draw almost foolproof. Make a downswing where you feel like you are holding your back to the target as long as you can.
This move helps prevent early extension and prompts the club to swing down into the ball on a path from inside the target line. As long as the club is slightly closed in relation to this path, you’ll draw it every time.
You can even practice this method on the range by addressing a ball with your feet facing away from the target and hitting three-quarter shots from this stance. It looks silly, but it works.
Once you get used to this feeling, address the ball normally, and make a swing that copies the feeling of holding the back to the target longer.
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