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I have started hitting my driver on the heal of the club face and shanking my irons...what's up?

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You're swinging too much inside out. That's the most common cause of shanks. You might be too far from the ball (causing you to move towards it at impact) OR too close.

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I have the same problem. After doing some practice swings in the garage it seems that I'm standing too close to the ball. I'm going to try and work on standing further away next time at the range. Hard habit to break though.

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