The Masters in on this week and you will notice that most of
the doglegs on the Augusta National Golf Course are shaped from right to left.

This gives the players with the ability to draw their tee shots (for a right
handed golfer) a distinct advantage in this tournament. This type of ball
flight is also the ball flight that most golfers want to hit with their tee
shots. Below, I will talk about the best way to hit a right to left tee shot.

Firstly, you need to understand what causes a ball to curve
to the left. The path that the club takes through the ball is the part of the
swing that has the greatest influence on the curvature of the ball. To make a
ball curve to the left you need a club path that is to the right and this can
be difficult for golfers to do. One of the most common swing problems with the
driver I see on the coaching tee is a swing path that is too steep and to the
left. This will lead to slices and make the elusive draw shot impossible to
hit.

Below I have outlined some drills, swing thoughts and
feelings you can use to encourage your swing path to be more to the right and
start hitting draws from the tee.

1. Pull your right foot back a few centimetres at address which will effectively close your stance. This will give you more room to swing from the "inside" on your downswing, which will encourage a swing path that is to the right and a draw ball flight.
2. Shallowing out your swing path will also help move your path to the right and a great feeling for this is to start your lower body shifting and turning towards the target while holding your upper body back as long as possible. This will help stop the overuse of the upper body which can cause an "over the top" swing.
3. You can also place some tees around your ball when you are practicing to give you a "gate" to swing through. This is a great drill to encourage a better swing path. Tee your ball up as you normally would then place one tee on a 45 degree angle to the right and behind the ball and another tee 45 degrees to the left and in front of the ball. This will give you a "gate" to swing the club head through. If you swing through the tees, rather than over them, you will have a swing path that is to the right, encouraging a draw.

These are three tips that you can use to encourage a swing
path that is to the right which will give you a better chance of drawing your
tee shots the next time you are out on the course.