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Our Favorite Alignment Stick Drill For A Better Takeaway

Milo Lines Golf

7 golfers recommended it · ✓ 1 said it fixed their problem · 2025–2026

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Drill · Intermediate

An alignment stick drill for a better takeaway, useful for flat backswings and over the top.

Why golfers recommend it

  • Takeaway shorts
  • Inside takeaway and OTT
  • Drill for flat backswing
  • Likes this takeaway drill
  • Detailed swing critique with videos
  • Alignment stick drill

Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.

7 comments from Reddit

u/theforkinourstars 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Fighting an inside takeaway”

Watched tons of drills even with a Hackmotion but couldn’t figure it out till i tried the alignment stick drill. Hope this helps ▶ this video

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u/Potential_Cap_5987 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “4 Months in”

Hey, your hands are too active on the takeaway. Your move is causing your hands to separate from your body early on the swing which moves the club behind you. You want the opposite, hands that move towards the inside while the club head stays in front of your hands. There are many takeaway drills on youtube, pick one that you like and stick with it for the next couple of weeks. I like this drill: ▶ this video

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u/bikkiesfiend 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “6 handicap—swing rebuild or smaller fixes?”

Other than the inside takeaway You are lined up on the toe and hit off the toe Your pressure should be on your lead leg by the end of the backswing but you shift pressure midway during your downswing. You can see this as your lead foot lifts and replants It will probably take you a couple of weeks of just doing takeaways in your living room to reroute your club. You probably need to put something to block the …

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u/Mclovingtjuk 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Main things to improve ??? 30 HC”

So let’s start with the good… Downswing - You seem to shift your weight relativity correctly and can see that you’re naturally trying to get that lead hip to move back and out of the way. Things that are causing the ball to move right like that - your path is over the top, not the worst but it’s there causing you to cut across the path. You’re somewhat casting the club out due to early extension. There is a lack of …

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u/CptBadAss2016 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Swing looks strange, need someone else's eyes.”

Like the other guy said, put a ball behind your club at address and try to roll it straight back on the target line. Your shoulder line is too level in the backswing. Your left shoulder should work down under your chin while your right shoulder works up and back. ▶ this video For your inside takeaway: ▶ this video

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u/TonalContrast 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Trying to fix inside takeaway and OTT. Sometimes ball flight is good, sometimes not.”

Try something like this... Inside takeaway ▶ this video OTT ▶ this video

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u/jda_10 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Swing Advice or Roast My Swing”

I would do this drill to help with the flat backswing ▶ this video

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