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mrgilmore Well Established Member

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Hey guys over the last few rounds i've been hitting my irons a little fat and blocking them out to the right. Its not a massive problem im still hitting the ball well but its just starting to frustrate the hell out of me because the ball is not travelling as far. I no you really need to see my swing but unfortunely i dont have a camera. So any tips would be appreciated. Thanks guys

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I've been having that problem as of late too. The only thing thats been helping me is getting my hips through a little faster. When I come down with the club I'm trying to get my hips through at that time. It's been helping on the long chip shots.

Or

Just try choking up more and more till you find a spot were you feel comfortable.

Hope it helps

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JaY_B Great Member

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A video of your swing is required, it could literally be one of a hundred things causing you to hit this shot.

Edit: Just read you don't have a camera.

My advice is to make sure your chest is over the ball at impact, and not hanging back (Try to avoid a reverse C position at impact)

Chances are this won't stop you pushing the ball to the right but it might well help improve your quality of strike.

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Have someone stand behind you and see where the bottom of your arc in your swing ends up, most likely the bottom of the arc is behind the ball. Now your friend needs to be able to see what you are doing to create this.

Sometimes this is caused by inproper weight shift on your back feet, you might see the inside of your back foot lift off the ground. Make sure you have the weight on the inside of the back foot for a stable base.


You can also try making a compact swing by tucking your right elbow against your body during your back swing up to the point your club is parallal to the ground. This will help you make a compact swing and also keep you balance.

good luck and happy golfing.

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My advice is to make sure your chest is over the ball at impact, and not hanging back (Try to avoid a reverse C position at impact)

Yes, I agree

Anytime I hit fat irons it is from hanging back

Yes, I agree

Sometimes this is caused by inproper weight shift on your back feet, you might see the inside of your back foot lift off the ground. Make sure you have the weight on the inside of the back foot for a stable base.

True. Another improper weight shift move that could cause you to hang back is putting to much weight on your right toe during the downswing.

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elchene Dedicated Member

elchene

It could be many things causing the problem.
You're flipping your wrists or pronating at impact instead of supinating. (In Ben Hogan terms)
Remember to start the downswing by turning your hips which will keep your body rotating and prevent you from flipping at the ball.
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i find i hit fat shots when i don't shift my weight properly on my backswing and downswing. sometimes, if there is too much weight on my front foot on my backswing, i will hit a chunk. then when i fix it and rotate properly around my rear leg with weight going to the inside of my rear foot, then i can make clean impact.

like everyone has been saying, it could be lots of things. but for me, this happens everytime i do what i said above.

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mrgilmore Well Established Member

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Thanks for the help guys. I figured it out, i was not shifting my weight properly and i was a bit too wristy. Once i fixed this little problem on the range i hit the ball 50 times better and thanks to the help i played yesterday and shot a 77 off the stick. Golf's ptobably the best sport ever at the moment lol.

Whats in my bag:

Burner HT 13* Reax Regular Shaft
R7 19* Reax Regular Shaft
AP1's 4-PW Project X 5.5 Shafts Vokey Spin Milled 60.08 56.10 Rossa Siena 4 Pro V1"Gold jacket, green jacket, who gives a s**t"

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I had that problem earlier in the year. Naturally without seeing your swing it would be hard to diagnose.

_My_ fault was that I was standing too close to the ball for some reason. I just made it a point to scoot back a "half an inch" and it made all the mental difference.

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