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What is the cause for hitting the ball off the toe of the club and what is a good drill to correct this?
One possible cause is you are standing too far away from ball. Every individual golfer has to find what distance is comfortable to them. Try moving closer to the ball little by little until you start making solid contact. You may also want to try addressing the call on the heel of the club. Coming over the top is also a potential cause of this problem. When the club approaches the ball from outside the ball-to-target line it will travel too much to the inside after impact. This is called an out-to-in swing path and is also at the same time very steep. The only part of the clubface that can contact the ball is the toe end. This happens all too often when a player uses tries to use their muscle strength and swings too hard at the ball causing an in-to-out path.
Here is one tip to correct this problem and shallow out your swing plane. Take a 7 iron and stand with your feet together and make shorter swings with mostly the arms. Make sure that you hinge your wrists in the back and through swings. This will give you a better feel for the club head and teach you how to swing the club head through the ball rather than hitting at it. You will be very surprised how far you can hit the ball with this drill and how much easier it is to hit the middle of the club. Effortless power is the secret.
How to better align yourself toward the target?
Alignment is a key element to an accurate golf swing. Here is a simple drill I use while at the practice range. Place two clubs down on the ground, one club will be for your swing path, the other for positioning your feet. Align the clubs parallel to the target. Never point one or the other directly at the target. If one is pointed at the target than the other is pointed off in the wrong direction. Practice for several minutes and you will start to get the hang of where to aim each time. Another thing to keep in mind is your shoulder alignment.
Before swinging, take your club and place the shaft across both shoulders so that it forms a line that you can use to align your shoulders to the target. It is also important that you have the same thought when it comes to your hips. If you can imagine these two lines when you are addressing the ball and keep both of them parallel to each other and on target it will help you a great deal. Most alignment problems stem from these two lines not being correctly aligned together. From that point you can open or close your stance to fit the shot you are trying to achieve.
Once you are out on the course, take your time to align yourself before every shot. When addressing the ball, pick a spot in front of the ball that is on the ball aiming line. As you step into position, line up your club face perpendicular to the ball aiming line which you determine by using the spot in front of the ball and the ball itself. Once the club is in place, position you body parallel to the ball line. So your shoulders, hips and feet should be aimed left of the target. Some people like the visual of a railway track. The ball and club face are on one track and your body is on the other.
How do you stop lifting your head when driving the ball?
There isn’t anything physical or mental that is making your head move. It is simply a bad habit. Most golfers can’t wait to see their shot, which in most cases results in their head lifting too soon.
Take dozens of practice swings, very slowly, keeping the head down. Gradually pick up the speed of the swing doing a few dozen after each increase in speed. After you’ve gotten the speed up and feel comfortable, go to a driving range and start hitting balls. Think of it this way. The swing isn’t finished until you’ve followed through. Lifting your head becomes part of the swing. Just focus on keeping your head down, don’t worry about the result of the shot. Once you’ve managed to keep your head down then start worrying about the result.
How to Chip With a Hybrid
Position the ball close to the center of your stance and set your weight slightly more onto your left foot. Choke down on the grip far enough that you can take you’re putting stance comfortably when putting the club behind the ball.
Make a swing similar to your putting action, but add a little more wrist motion to free up your swing through the ball. Avoid becoming too stiff, as that will cost you the feel for the distance. For longer chips, you can add a little forward knee movement, which will also help you make a free and relaxed stroke.
Swing the club with a pendulum action, keeping the triangle formed by your arms and shoulders in place. This is the same motion recommended for putting, but with the extra wrist action added, particularly on the longer chips.
Accelerate smoothly through the ball, rather than hitting at it. The loft of the club will lift the ball over the longer grass around the green If you’re not a confident chipper, experiment with using the hybrid for any chip from the fringes of the green, but not in the rough. The fact that you can use a setup and swing similar to your putting stroke helps with the feel for distance. If you tend to hit chips fat or thin, the hybrid is also a good solution, as the rounded sole prevents the leading edge from digging into the ground. Practice the stroke to help you get the feel for the distance and your confidence around the greens should increase.
How do you fix the problem of your hands and arms moving faster on the downswing than your lower body?
If you have reached the top of your backswing, properly coiled and the club is pointing parallel to the target, you are in great position. If you uncoil your hips without a transfer to the left the result will be an “over the top move”. The right shoulder will move toward the target line and you hang back onto your right foot as the body spins out to the left. The result is a pull slice if the clubface is square and a pull to the left if the clubface is closed.
When you are ready to swing down let your right shoulder move downward toward the right foot! Sounds crazy? I know but try it. The right elbow will move into your side and the weight will be transferred laterally. The butt of the club will start to point toward the target. It’s now on plane and all that’s left to do is to straighten the left leg which will then open the lower body as you approach impact. Remember the magic move! Move the right shoulder toward the right foot to start the downswing.
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