You shank because you're moving the center of gravity of the Clubhead from its orbit. Your "Swiveling".
Place a red dot (Tape) on the inside of your right wrist. Practice Basic Motion. The Red dot should always be visible. Better yet, if the red dot had a beam of light, it would always point to the sky during the entire impact interval.
You shank because you're moving the center of gravity of the Clubhead from its orbit. Your "Swiveling".
Place a red dot (Tape) on the inside of your right wrist. Practice Basic Motion. The Red dot should always be visible. Better yet, if the red dot had a beam of light, it would always point to the sky during the entire impact interval.
No more "Shanks" ; ever......
I appreciate the reply, but I don't follow.
I'm swiveling? Please explain. If you mean I'm letting the club head pass my hands, I assure you I'm not. I've never had a problem holding the angle through impact on short shots. I do have a bad habit of dragging the butt of the club parallel to the target line through impact, and squaring it with my body which can really move the hosel out towards the ball. Not sure if I explained that very well.
Where do I place the red dot? Unless I'm thinking of the wrong wrist placement, I pretty sure the dot would be visible at all times during my stroke. I can keep a flat left/bent right. I'm positive of that. When my right arm (elbow) straightens during the stroke, I push the hosel right into the ball. I REALLY start shanking if I try to use the vertical hinge (reverse roll).
Any more help you can provide is greatly appreciated. If it helps any.....I'm not a beginner. Not a great player, but I've played a lot of golf over the last 15 years. I'm a 4-5 handicap, and I've been lower before I had two little boys running around.
Again, thanks for your help. Lots of great info here.
Last edited by threejack : 11-04-2011 at 11:20 AM.
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