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wrx_junki

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wrx_junki Great Member

wrx_junki

I hit fine at the range and can't get any video of me on the course.

I suffer from hitting the ball fat and sometimes thin but fat shots come more often.

Fat = hitting ground before the ball???
Thin = hitting top half of the ball???

Even when I take practice swings it seems that my divot starts before where the imaginary ball is. I have a mini-cast in my swing.

Right now its not even a matter of hitting a slice or hook. Need to hit the ball flush.

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hamletsdead Well Established Member

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I had a problem similar to yours not too long ago, and cured it by focusing an inch ahead of the ball (i.e., looking in front of the ball as the aiming point for the lowest point of my swing) instead of looking at the back of the ball. It seems goofy and was a little uncomfortable at first, but it seems to work very well -- sort of like looking at the hole instead of the ball on 3 foot putts.

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Woods Exotics CB4 15° Aldila R.I.P. 70
Hybrids Exotics CB4 17°, 22° Aldila R.I.P. 80 

Irons 4-PW MP-57 Project X 6.0, MP-29 PW

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Mr.Wedge Established Member

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Fats and thins can be from the same flaw, which is bottoming out prior to the ball. The most common cause is swaying, or allowing the weight to get to the outside of the trailing foot. The right knee is key. Maintain the same degree of flex as you start with and keep it kicked in toward the target a tad. If you find you cannot do that, you are either altering your swing radius or trying to coil too deeply, both of which will throw you off balance.
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deronsizemore Great Member

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Fats and thins can be from the same flaw, which is bottoming out prior to the ball. The most common cause is swaying, or allowing the weight to get to the outside of the trailing foot. The right knee is key. Maintain the same degree of flex as you start with and keep it kicked in toward the target a tad. If you find you cannot do that, you are either altering your swing radius or trying to coil too deeply, both of which will throw you off balance.

Pretty much what I was going to say. The two shots stem from the same flaw in the swing. Leaving all of your weight on your right side as you start the downswing.

I don't really agree with the whole right knee being kicked in though. Don't see that as necessary.

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Mr.Wedge Established Member

Mr.Wedge

I don't really agree with the whole right knee being kicked in though. Don't see that as necessary.

It is the "secret" of automatic sequencing. It is using the dynamics of the swing to your advantage. It is the "aim" of the return.

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chrt396 Established Member

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Keep your head planted over the ball and then on downswing..hips start clearing shifting weight to left side...still with head over ball..voila...pretty shot. Boy I'll tell you...it just sounds so so easy..doesn't it!

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Burner 09' Driver 10.5 Reg flex
5-pw G10's/ plus Taylormade R7 4 iron
Burner 08' 4 Hybrid
A70S 3 Hybrid Burner 09' 3 wood "Zing" SW 56 degree Fastback Laser range finder / plus Skycaddie SG5...also a great ball retriever!!

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bruce Dedicated Member

bruce

Fat -moving upper body towards the ball on downswing.
Thin-moving upper body away on backswing,

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superfast tp 2.0 3 wood stiff
Halo 25 and taylormade tp 19 degree hybrids
miura cb 202 and wedge
tp 52* wedge, tp 56* taylormade spider mallet putter

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tm22721 Dedicated Member

tm22721

Find an instructor whose philosophy is the importance of consistent solid ball contact and ball compression. A lost art.

The key to consistency is to use the body instead of the hands, and simplify the body movement. Make the pivot more circular. Eliminate the lateral shift and use a single swing plane. Keep arms close to and synchronized with the body. Maintain clubhead lag. Release the clubhead with the body instead of the hands.
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titaniummd Dedicated Member

titaniummd

Fat -moving upper body towards the ball on downswing.

I agree. Also releasing the hinge prematurely will make a fat shot, also.

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