There is only one reason to Shank the ball (Hit the ball on the shank, or shaft/open face): You rolled the club face open with your hands (on the backswing), and you did not get it back to square by impact! Easy fix!… keep your hands out of the golf swing and let Large Muscles …
Course Management… what’s that? Well, a big part of the battle in golf is making the right decisions. What club to use, what line to choose etc. I was playing with another pro-friend one day and there was a hazard that crossed the fairway about 180 yds. in front of us. I took a club …
In a nut shell… most golfers have no idea that the Lower Body holds or resists on the backswing. This gives the Shoulders something to wind up against to create torque. If the lower body slides towards the back foot on the takeaway, there is no Anchor to wind up against. If you slide, your …
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The Body Rotation swings the Arms through to the finish. The Arms, Hands, & Club go for a ride. The Arms (with passive hands) are brought down thru and past impact all the way to the finish, by the body rotation. The hands and arms NEVER move on their own. There is a constant connection …
In a nutshell … If the face of the club opens, it has to be closed equal to the amount opened, or it won’t be square at impact. Realistically, what are the odds of this happening? Lets look at 2 variables: #1 – TIMING the open and close. – You’re at the range relaxed and …
At setup, the elbows point at the hips, then as you turn thru impact, they again point at the hips (tho the hips are slightly turned unwinding). This photo shows setup, then impact during a swing… not much difference. On the downswing the arms and hands are passive and just go along for a ride …
Hitting a Short, High Shot and having it stop quickly, is not that difficult with the right setup and using Large Muscles. Watch…
Someone made a comment on one of my YouTube Videos when I had mentioned, that if you keep a square club face and turn through the shot using Hips & Shoulders to control the golf swing, that “There is no need for timing with this golf swing”. Well, he didn’t like that. He said that …
The more you can gain an awareness of your grip pressure during the swing, the better. I remember practicing for hours to be totally aware of my grip pressure and NOT LETTING IT CHANGE during the ENTIRE swing. This is hard to do at first but, with a little practice, will change your golf swing …