The core diagnostic and correction tool in the RYP system. For every miss pattern, there is a prescribed opposite that recalibrates the movement.📄 ICC Athletic Development Plan (PDF)
How to use Impact Opposites
Identify the miss pattern first. Then prescribe the opposite movement as a drill. The student doesn't fix the fault — they overcorrect past it, which resets the system to neutral. Always diagnose before prescribing.
Pull/slice — ball starts left of target, curves right (RH golfer)
Hit balls intentionally starting RIGHT of target (in-to-out path)
"Feel like you're hitting to right field"
10+ for understanding the concept
Ball curves right excessively (open face at impact)
Roll the face closed through impact — hit 10 shots curved left
"Feel the logo of your glove face the sky at impact"
12+ for reliable execution
Shots off the toe — thin, weak, curves right
Intentionally strike the heel side of the face
Stand closer, feel the ball on the hosel side
10+ (requires tape or powder to verify)
Fat shots — club contacts ground before ball
Intentionally skull/thin the ball — hit the equator
"Feel like you're sweeping a carpet"
8+ (natural and intuitive)
Late low point — always taking huge divots behind the ball
Practice hitting with low point forward (target 2 inches in front of ball)
"Hit the spot 2 inches in front of the ball"
11+ for the spatial awareness needed
Steep, choppy, excessive backspin
Shallow the attack — swing more horizontally
"Feel like you're swinging a baseball bat, not an axe"
12+
Deceleration through impact — the "chickening out" swing
Intentionally accelerate through — feel the whoosh AFTER the ball
"Let the club run past your left knee"
All ages — intuitive and game-applicable
Reverse pivot — weight goes forward on backswing, backward on downswing
Exaggerate staying behind the ball — right shoulder below left through impact
"Feel like you're hitting up on it, like a driver"
12+ for the spatial concept
#7 (acceleration) + #4 (thin/fat)
Simple cause-effect only. Two patterns maximum.
#1, #3, #4, #7
Add path and contact. Total of 4 patterns.
All 8 patterns
Introduce with diagnostic first. Verify the miss before prescribing the opposite.
Full system
Pair with video (Parallax) for maximum impact.