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rubch
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Hey everyone,

I've been rebuilding my swing from the bottom up this year. There have been periods where my irons have been amazing, other periods where my driver has been spot on, and yet other periods where nothing seems to work well. But lately, I've been battling toe and thin shots with all of my clubs. The video below is one of a flush shot. Apologies for the angle and shakiness of the video; unfortunately, it's the only one I have at the moment.

Any and all thoughts welcomed and appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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You flip at the ball currently, weight not far enough forward. Hit some punch shots like this:

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toe shots and thin shots? maybe stand a little closer to the ball also

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Hmm... yeah, I never really thought I flipped at the ball, but you're absolutely right. Thanks for pointing that out, and I'll try out your suggestion.


Regarding standing a little closer, it's funny. No matter how far I stand (within reason of course), I have the same problem. If I stand closer, I'll just swing even closer in. I think I'm subconsciously afraid of hitting fat, so I'll lift up on the toes of both of my feet on the downswing. I think I need to stay more planted and hit down and forward on the ball. Hopefully, that'll help with both the toe/thin shots as well as the flipping issue.

Thanks again for all the suggestions.

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Originally Posted by rubch

Hmm... yeah, I never really thought I flipped at the ball, but you're absolutely right. Thanks for pointing that out, and I'll try out your suggestion.

Regarding standing a little closer, it's funny. No matter how far I stand (within reason of course), I have the same problem. If I stand closer, I'll just swing even closer in. I think I'm subconsciously afraid of hitting fat, so I'll lift up on the toes of both of my feet on the downswing. I think I need to stay more planted and hit down and forward on the ball. Hopefully, that'll help with both the toe/thin shots as well as the flipping issue.

Thanks again for all the suggestions.

I dont fear fat shots. all my shots ar fat in a different way. I concentrate on digging into the ground but I hit the ball first. Doing sure to make my bast contact possible. The only occasional thin shots I hit are from lifting my head to early and trying to watch my shots.

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3 Wood: :titleist: 910F ;(Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana 'ahina 82)

Hybrid: :titleist: 909H 19* (Diamana Blue)

Irons: :titleist: 755 3-P (Tri Spec Stiff Flex Steel)

Wedges: :titleist: (Vokey 52* 56* 60*)

Putter: Ping Karsten Anser 2

Balls: :titleist: Nxt tour/ Prov1x

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That makes total sense. I went to the range yesterday and concentrated on 1) keeping my feet planted and 2) keeping elbows close and the right elbow close to the stomach on the downswing. I was totally able to eliminate probably 95% of the thin/toe shots. It just feels so good to start flushing irons again. Thanks again for the feedback.

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