Moving impact away from hosel

[Andycapped]

Any ideas? I can hit an entire bucket of balls and hit just about the same spot on the club face every time. The problem is that spot is close to the hosel and I knick it every few shots. I am so sick and tired of my ball flying off right I need to move my impact left a little bit, but I can't figure out how. I can keep pushing myself farther away from the ball and I still hit the same spot. Any ideas?


This is somewhere between 30 and 40 balls in a row:

[Andycapped]

Any ideas?

[Ryanrocksfender]

i used/still have this problem when it pops up i know im "sliding" instead of rotating my hips... i fix it by keeping my head very still and focus on rotation

[taylor_made809]

Stand further away form the ball. If that doesn't work try a more inside to out swing. Good luck.

[kfowler]

Check your balance. Make sure you don't have too much weight on the balls of your feet. During your downswing you may be falling toward the ball causing the mishit.

[flopdarock]

it happens even if you stand further away from the ball?
sounds like you might be casting...
i'd take a few practice swings right next to the ball... address the ball... see where you strike it...
if its in the same place... repeat the practice swings... then address the ball a few inches further back... check your ball marks... etc etc

[Andycapped]

Check your balance. Make sure you don't have too much weight on the balls of your feet. During your downswing you may be falling toward the ball causing the mishit.

Hmmm... I'm going to have to get out there and give this a try tomorrow. I don't really put my weight on the balls of my feet. I stand pretty flat footed with my weight in the center. Maybe I am leaning a bit forward as my weight when I finish is on the front of my left foot.

I'll try putting a small amount of weight on the front of my feet at address and see what happens! Thanks :D

[Andycapped]

it happens even if you stand further away from the ball?

What's casting?

[Bauer]

http://www.angelfire.com/pa/TWGOLF/tips/golftipsq.html

Check out #152... that's casting.

[Andycapped]

Oh, no I don't think I'm casting. At contact my weight is on my forward (left) leg, my left arm is straight down parallel to my leg and my hands are ahead of the clubhead and ball through the swing.

Like this:


When I hit at the range I'll hit a ball and then place the next ball behind where the divot begins and 1 ball width over to the side. I can consistently leave a divot in front of the ball and create a straight line of mud across the stall throughout the entire bucket. When I start to run out of room I start another line ;D




I'm interested in trying the other post's suggestion about putting a little weight forward on my feet

[TakeDeadAim]

Get fitted !! You may have the incorrect shaft lenght or lie angle in your club set.

I say this because you are CONSISTENTLY hitting close to the hosel, not accidentally.

[Andycapped]

I went and had my instructor take a look. He didn't like the idea of me starting off with weight on the front of my feet. He'd rather I consciously try to not move my weight forward (perpendicular to swing path).

He actually thinks my problem is that I'm too flat at the top of my backswing. I'm striking the sweet spot more often now, though some accuracy has been lost (i dont consistently hit the same spot on the club face every swing). I'll have to get some practice in and see if I can't get back to that accuracy... hopefully on the sweet spot now ;D

[supronator]

it happens even if you stand further away from the ball?

spot-on, I'd say. To help you eliminate this, try the 'magic move' of the slight bump of the hips rightward, combined with dropping the right elbow to your side, as the initial moves of your downswing, and to ensure you attack the ball from the inside.