Whilst instruction leads us to believe that we need to point the club straight to the target line at the top of the backswing, there are many cases of great golfers not doing this. Here is why..
The ball being on the ground down and away from our eyeline entices golfers to come down steep in an effort to strike the ball. Visualizing chopping wood at waist high will encourage a truer arc of entry and exit.
Gary Player wrote hundreds of articles for golf books and magazines. This is one of my favorites as it 100% implies the drill one release I teach golfers.
Why is Drill One/ 430 Path the first initiative in building a solid repeatable golf swing from? Because it is based on the fundamentals of the golfer most people agree on was the greatest ballstriker in the history of the game.
The right leg should drive forwards towards the target with the release and post impact. So why do a lot of golfers early extend and pop the right leg out towards the ball? Learn the magic of the right leg here in this video. You may even learn the Greg Norman- Scottie Scheffler shuffle.