i hit my irons insanely fat

[mtsalmela80]

At the range today, I tried the drill where you place something a few inches behind your ball and then make sure you dont hit it, going to pure contact. I hit the damn thing every time, disgusting. I used a piece of straw a couple times, then a towel. I could not fix it, if I missed the object, I thinned it 40 yards or so on the ground.

I knew I was hitting fat last weekend when I played, but its really bad. When I address the ball, my arm is traight and the club is grounded right behind the ball. What can I try to fix this fatness??

[Ozarkhillbilly]

Keep doing your drills and it'll come...........Could be a number of things, but my advise would be to pay a swing coach for a couple hours of his time to pinpoint the problem.........

[saevel25]

Go to a pro that does video analysis. Then you can see your swing your self.

But if i had to guess,

your either dipping your body and loosing your spine angle, causing a steep desceding angle into the ball..

Also, if you have tried to fix this by moving the ball back in your stance, this cause it to become worse, to fix it you want to try to hit golf balls off the inside of your front foot. Or another trick, place a tee in front of the ball about 3 inches and try to hit the tee and the ball.

But first go see a Pro, hitting fat shots constantly is a major swing flaw that i can't help you with without seeing your swing.

[iacas]

Try this the next time: put more weight on your forward foot and increase the weight that's there throughout the swing. Keep your head steady, but mostly, keep adding weight to the front foot throughout the swing.

[Deryck Griffith]

Try this the next time: put more weight on your forward foot and increase the weight that's there throughout the swing. Keep your head steady, but mostly, keep adding weight to the front foot throughout the swing.

Going with this suggestion will certainly help you move your swing bottom to after the ball (contact) rather than before contact. Actually, I think the weight forward technique is the best solution for amateur golfers who hit fat shots.

[senorchipotle]

at the apex of your backswing, point the butt of your club at the ball. start your hands along this swing path, bringing them down and in front of your body. keep your hands going over and past the ball while still turning your hips/ whatever you do, don't stop your hands, and don't try to hit the ball.

[mtsalmela80]

Thanks for all the tips, sounds good. I have a couple outings planned this week. Cant wait to try it out and see it it helps. Wasting shots, hitting a shot 30 yards when it should go 140 is really hurting my scores.

[PingGKEN]

hitting a shot 30 yards when it should go 140 is really hurting my scores.

OUCH, I feel your pain man. Careful with the fatsies. Might hurt more than just your scores!! I did something to my wrist last year after taking a mountain of earth with my four iron.

[westcyderydin]

which also happens to be the way you like your women...

[Shanks A Million]

Thanks for all the tips, sounds good. I have a couple outings planned this week. Cant wait to try it out and see it it helps. Wasting shots, hitting a shot 30 yards when it should go 140 is really hurting my scores.

I topped an 8 iron on the first hole of Disney's Palm course late last year. It can be embarrasing.

Fat shots are one of a few things, but the most common are staying on the back foot, and flipping the wrists. I rarely hit a shot fat, I mostly miss on the thin side. But dipping is common for my fat shots. I find that if I've been at the range all day, and am getting really tired, I'll start to make bad contact. Occasionally, I'll just dip down and duff one. That's when I've hit way, way too many balls that day. I usually just head home after that happens, no sense in continuing to swing like that. Flipping is more common if you're not tired and have decent balance. It's likely a cast of the club, which can cause fat shots. Either way, most people are unaware of a problem, so that's one of the biggest steps. Before you learn to hit the ball properly, a lot of things will feel normal, things that are very bad. I used to hit the ground before the ball too, just like most of us probably did. It took a while to really get myself to hit down on the ball, and not try to lift it. You will become more and more aware of these problems as you learn, and then can fix them, one at a time. That's how you get better.

[Zeph]

Try this the next time: put more weight on your forward foot and increase the weight that's there throughout the swing. Keep your head steady, but mostly, keep adding weight to the front foot throughout the swing.

Coming from someone who's hit it fat for 5 years (me), I can vouch to this one. Keeping my head steady and weight forward did wonders to my swing. Would be easier to see and explain if you had a video.

[ks8829]

its your backswing and how you are taking your club on your backswing. try hitting chips and regular shots with your feet together to make sure that you are not swaying on your backswing. Keep your backswing compact and practice with your wedges and slowly work up your clubs.

[Zeph]

its your backswing and how you are taking your club on your backswing.

How can you tell without a video?

I'm not saying it's not the backswing, but to fix anything without seeing what really happens is making it harder than necessary.

[dkglf]

Head still weight on front foot, couldn't agree more, I started messing with the S+T and my iron play is amazing, night and day. I ordered the vids so I could do it right can't wait to get em.

[1par2win]

Head still weight on front foot, couldn't agree more, I started messing with the S+T and my iron play is amazing, night and day. I ordered the vids so I could do it right can't wait to get em.

Same here. I have been incorporating some S&T principles in my swing starting mid-season last year and can count on one hand the number of times I have hit the ball fat. Keeping the weight more foward has made a HUGE difference in contact and flight. I'll save my praise for the S&T method for the appropriate thread but the weight forward and a steady head really helped me out.

[authentic_golfer]

keep on practicing, trial and error always makes you improve.
Also you can ask a pro to analyze the way you swing the ball, and inform you how to improve your swings ;)
Cheers

[golf4ever]

I used to have the same problem until I saw a video that said most all fat shots are caused by not holding the angle (flying wedge) of the right wrist (right handers) through impact. Set your right wrist at angle (left wrist a little concave or flat) and practice slow swings like that. Do not try to flip the clubhead through impact. Be sure your hands pass ahead of the clubhead through impact. This should help your fat shots. It did for me. Good luck!

P.S. Also be sure to keep your left arm straight through impact and not chicken wing it.

[NI4NI]

Re-post from earlier today (different thread) - I read a good drill in the April 2010 Golf Mag edition to eliminate the "fatsies". Assuming a righty swing...Take your normal address with any iron, then drop your right foot back a full foot length. Raise up on your right toe, and then make your everyday swing. This will put the extra weight on your left side to correctly move through the target on your downswing. I tried it last week, and it seemed to work as a practice aid before my round. Good luck.