Drill to Improve Path

This is high school junior, Jordan Reed, working on a drill which improves the path of the swing.
She was hitting the ball to the right severely with her driver due to taking the club outside the target line on the backswing then coming across the ball on the downswing.

I used two alignment rods to help guide her to a better path to create a draw.  The first rod (orange) was placed just to the right of the target line and parallel to the target.  It is in the ground at about a 30 degree angle.  This rod prevents taking the club outside on the backswing.  In addition, she has to come back down underneath that rod and not strike it.

The second rod (blue) is placed a few inches in front and left of the golf ball.  The rod is aimed slightly left of the target and is in the ground at about a 20 degree angle.  The goal is to miss this rod as well on the through swing.

I did have her focus on a rotation of the right forearm on the downswing to help get the face of the driver to square up at impact.  The end result is she started hitting nice draws and increased her distance as well.

When using rods in this nature you need to be safe and start with a wide path then narrow it down as you get better.  Also, using a pool noodle on top of the rods adds a little bit of safety in case you nick one of the rods.