Help! Hitting ball fat and/or sliding under

[ScottL]

I have flip flopped recently. I'm hitting my driver really good now, bit irons are getting worse. IF I hit them good it's like a pro shot. I get good backspin and ball backs up on green. It's awesome. But problem is, more often than not I'm hitting it fat. Then when I hit my 60 or 54 I slide underneath it alot.

Any tips or thoughts?

[TN94z]

The one thing I notice when I hit shots fat is that I am keeping my weight on my back foot. Make sure you transfer your weight to your front foot and get a good chest turn.

On your wedges, are you swinging from outside instead of inside?

[MrW00t10]

Fat shots can be a number of problems. Weight distribution, ball position, swing plane...etc. The only thing I can say without seeing your swing would be to choke up and shorten your swing until you get total confidence back.

[McGolf-Doggie]

Up until recently my contact was plagued with inconsistency with fat versus thin. One, then the other. And the wrong compensations such as leaning forward, can compound the problem (sh*nks!).

Working on balance/weight distribution and correct/constant spine angle, correct arm hang have done wonders and I am now hitting it better than ever.

That's a bunch of things, but sometimes one can get obsessed with the "swing" and not understand just how much some fundamentals of balance and stability can dramatically affect the whole picture.

[TN94z]

Also, make sure you keep your head down. My friend is bad about picking his head up to see where the shot goes and he hits them fat and thin too.

[CalBoomer]

All pros and good golfers hit irons with the club leaning slightly forward at contact (like a hockey stick). I think one of the main advantages of this position is that it is slightly more forgiving of small mis-hits (fore and aft) than other possible club positions. I also agree with the person who commented on weight back as a cause of fat hits. For myself, once I worked seriously on the "leaning forward" position at contact, my serious mis-hits decreased markedly.

[tm22721]

1. lag pressure
2. flat left wrist at impact
3. straight plane line

[MrW00t10]

don't suck