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Inside approach will cure your slice
Again, a simple idea that has been well executed and one that will help the majority of golfers who use it.
The INSIDE APPROACH utilises a foam rod, elevated about a foot off the ground. The idea is that you position the rod so that it runs parallel with the target line and just outside the position of the ball you intend to hit. In so doing, you create a practice station that encourages you to make a naturally correct swing that delivers the club on the desired inside path. Make a mistake and you’ll soon know about it. The hint of an over-the-top move and you will strike the foam. Light and easy to assemble, the Inside Approach simplifies the issue of swingpath through the ball (guide: £49.95).
To find out more, visit www.insideapproach.com
Alternatively, try www.golftvproshop.com (call 0870 005 2520)

ROBERT BAKER says...
Some 99% of amateurs swing from the outside – i.e. the right shoulder pushes forward from the top of the backswing, forcing the club outside the ball-totarget line and heading for the ball at too steep an angle. You probably recognise the symptoms: when a player swings over the top, he or she never gets any real extension in the arms, is usually ‘jammed up’ at impact, and succeeds only in imparting a glancing blow on the ball. Lots of effort, no reward.
The Inside Approach (originally a concept from Jack Nicklaus) comes to the rescue as it teaches the club to come into the ball with a lower and more sweeping type of motion and from the inside. That enables you to throw the toe of the club past the heel – critical if you want to stop slicing the ball – and thus improves your clubhead speed and the release through impact. The aparatus itself is covered in foam and totally indestructible, so any time you do happen to clip it with the club, it won’t hurt you. What’s very clever about this is that it’s not just encouraging you to swing from the inside but lowand from the inside.