The Ultimate Golf Swing Path Drill - The Nail Drill

u/Dangerous-Vast-4158 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Please help me stop from coming over the top.”

Another thing is imagine there is a nail on the inside of the ball. Adam Young talks about how just telling your body will naturally help you. Here is the longer (7min) nail video. Don’t have to watch it but this was the video that helped me the most. ▶ this video

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u/The_UO_ 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “I believe I am still coming over the top, any advise?”

Adam Young's The Nail Drill is the only thing to help me understand OTT and how to correct it. ▶ this video

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u/Dusty_Heretic 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “How to promote shallowing? Newbie ”

▶ this video This nail drill really helped me.

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u/manuelmanuel13 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “How to stop OTT”

This ▶ this video helped me.

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u/afreeman85 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “I slice 70% of my shots”

Highly reccomend the nail drill.▶ this video ​ Pretend that there is a nail through the ball pointing through the ball out to the right (like 1:00 or 1:30 on a clock face). Then when you swing, try to hammer the "nail" with your club. I find this concept way better than a bunch of "do this with your hips, arms, head, weight shift etc." It's a simple concept and your body figures it out. Point the nail out to the …

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u/Big_Funisher 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Favorite golf swing thought?”

Exhale. Left shoulder down, right shoulder down. “Hammer the nail” is also a great one: ▶ this video

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u/Natskis 2025 · r/golftips · in “Can’t for the life of me figure out how to stop slicing”

Step 1. Understand why you slice. It's because you're going "out to in" when you connect with the ball. ▶ this video Adam young has a brilliant visualisation technique where he visualises a nail through the ball and you gotta hammer that nail with your club. ▶ this video I have nfi what part of your swing you'll change to fix it. But your body will sort it out when you try hammer that nail from the inside to the out …

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u/jclark735 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “I am about to quit. I’m getting worse everyday. Need major fix. Thanks!”

He looks like he’s got a million swing thoughts going through his head. To OP: the nail drill should help. Just pretend there’s a nail in the ball pointing at the target, with the head sticking out the back. Your only focus is to hit the nail with your club so that it goes straight through. Here’s a video on it: ▶ this video

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u/-itsjusttheinternet- 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Mainly slices with driver, sometimes pull”

Pull and a slice is the same OTT path miss, only on the pull you’ve closed the face. One thing to try and self organise your swing is, Lenny, cue the Adam music… ▶ this video Honestly you’d be best served in getting a lesson but this drill is something that can get you going.

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u/mudntaper 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Any pointers I can give my dad so he will quit cutting across the ball please”

Try Adam Young’s nail drill ▶ this video

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u/Frequent_Grocery1736 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Any suggestions for how I can eliminate my slice?”

You're almost there. Take a look at this and try and hit draws - ▶ this video

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u/Supaplexxor 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Golf coach refuses to show me how to hit driver.”

You are coming out-to-in. Try this simple thing: ▶ this video (Adam Young's Nail Drill)

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