Putting arduous work and elbow grease into fine-tuning your backswing is an investment every assured golf player should take the time to do. The are countless tips and tricks that can assist you to achieve better form and aim. But the best overall admonition is to remain with the basics,specifically if you are a fledgling or even an amateur golfer.

Every golfer wants to attack the ball with as much decisiveness and exactness as he or she can possibly summon up, of course without sacrificing form and balance. So in order to attain this, you should be able to give the ball everything you've got, but without "coming over the top", as it is chiefly referred to.

This term describes a swing distortion which causes the clubhead to veer off to the outside of your target line while in the downswing. The outcome of such a shot? An appalling slice. When you know how to swing from the inside many problems can be avoided. And to know how do you come inside yourself, and make that perfect backswing with a 3 iron, will make the game more enjoyable.

Come From The Inside

To keep clear of such a terminal shot, you have to learn how to avoid coming over the top and keeping your clubhead from moving outside of the target line. This can be accomplished by simply working on a method which is the antithesis of coming over the top: come at the ball from the inside.

The most exacting and powerful of golfers can accomplish this each and every time they try, but coming at the ball from the inside may be easier said than done for the beginner golf player. Practice is key and once you get the hang of it, you can divest yourself of that terrible slice shot by making contact with the ball from a downswing which comes from the inside of the target line ever so slightly.

How To Instruct Yourself

There are drills that you can practice which will help you train yourself so that you can come from the inside on your swing as needed. Below is a simple training arrangement known as a swing path drill:

1. Take 3 tees and place them into the grass approximately 3 to 4 inches apart from one another, and in a perfect line at a 45 angle with your target line. If you are a right-handed golfer then the line should be pointing to your left foot. Make sure that you have ample room in between each tee so that you can swing the club through.

2. Now it is time to uncover your swing path. Take out your 5-iron and get off a few swings by attempting to hit the top portion of the middle tee. In order to do so, your clubhead must pass between the outmost tees in a pathway best talked about as "in-to-out" in order to evade contact with them.

By trying this line of action and hitting the middle tee in this way on a consistent basis, you are making contact correctly from the inside. If you happen to contact the outside tees then you are still coming over the top and need more practice on your swing.