Au contraire mon ami. He is probably coming down too steep in his effort to ensure that he hits in to out.
Burner,
I don't see how trying to hit "in to out" would get you too steep. I tend to get too shallow myself, and one way for me too get steeper on the downswing is to feel as if I'm trying to make an "out to in" motion in an attempt to start it left and slide it back to the right.