Practice and fault fixing

[neilthewolf]

Hi, if i don't play for a couple of weeks i start to shank when i come back.
I have a very flat swing and Ive found that my wrists are pointing the shaft way to the left at the top of my back swing forcing me to come inside too much and lead with the dreaded shank.
Now after practicing this on the range and making an effort to keep the shaft pointing at the target i find i always go too far and create other problems.
Can anyone tell me how they practice at putting a fault right without over doing it and creating a new problem.

I hope you understand all that.

Thanks in advance.

[ks8829]

Whenever I have a problem with my swing I go straight to my wedges and practice hitting pitch shot of 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 & 100 yards with 1/4, 1/2 and finally full swings.

I focus on making solid contact with an effortless swing, essentially you are focusing on a mini swing and the impact zone. This practice has cured my swing problems and made my swing more consistent including when I hit my driver. I pay lot of attention on the back swing and the plane that I am taking the club back on my backswing this works on my balance and weight transfer also.

Try it, it really works plus another benefit is your short game automatically gets better.

[MiniMoe]

In my experience, if you are working of fixing the wrong fault, the result is other swing faults to fix. You mentioned your swing is very flat. There are a few issues with a flat swing plane. First, a flat swing plane promotes a very inside track to the golf ball. It is very hard to be flat and come from the outside. Second, those with a flat swing plane often stand too far away from the ball. That too promotes a very inside track to the ball. Third, most with a flat swing plane are laid off at the top of the back swing. They let the club head fall backward toward the ground. This makes their hands stuck and out of position. All these things can and do promote a very inside track to the ball, which promotes the dreaded shank. Do I think your hands are the only issue leading to the shank? No I do not. If you like your flat swing, try standing taller and closer to the ball. By taller, I mean don't bend at your waist or knees too much. After that concentrate on swinging down the line to the target. I have a very flat swing myself. I know it's not ideal, but I know where the ball is going and I like it that way. One of the things I do to not get the shanks is to not rotate my hands. I set my right hand where it should be at impact... facing the target, and I don't move it from there.

That is me. I have learned very well how to use my flat swing. If you are having problems with the shanks, I would really suggest working on your swing plane. If you get the club on the correct plane, the problems with the hands and coming from too far inside will eventually work themselves out. Good luck.