stop shanking on the spot?

[Dr. Slice]

so yesterday i was in a meet and i got the shanks :( and of course once i had them they were stuck with me until the end of the round. I seen to get the shanks about once a month and for that day i really cant get rid of them...

what can i do to stop shanking on the spot, like say if i was in the middle if a meet like i was?

i shot a 53 through 9 holes and my average is 5 over right now.

[Brant17]

Line the ball up like you are going to hit it off the toe of your club. Your eyes will adjust to the feeling and therefore you will not shank. It might feel uncomfortable at first but it will keep you from shanking.

Brant

[michaeljames92]

Check your shoulder alignment is square. I will shank when they are not square.

[ry1808]

Line the ball up like you are going to hit it off the toe of your club. Your eyes will adjust to the feeling and therefore you will not shank. It might feel uncomfortable at first but it will keep you from shanking.

I would say the exact opposite. If you are shanking then you are hitting the ball out of the heel of the club despite setting up square. Now whatever causes this, an over the top swing, leaning into the impact etc... moving your setup to the toe will not resolve the problem, if anything it will make it worse. For example if your fault is to lean into the shot at impact then with the setup on the toe you have a tendency to do that more. Get on the range and start with the ball at the heel of the club (where you would impact for a shank) and force your swing to correct itself.

[Hollister]

I took a video when shanking shots. Saw that I the hip sliding forward - I just straightened my front leg. Yes, I was standing up, my arms moved toward the ball and therefore the club face, too. Hitting the ball with the heel of the clubs works, but when the hosel comes in to play, you are done. Overall, I found that I tried to hit extra fast. Slowing down the swing helped instantly. Focussing on a hip slide did not work then, but it does currently a bit better. But getting the fundamentals sorted out on the course is something different.

Don't know what you were doing wrong. But to find a cure for the shank, you must analyze your swing. Bet that you got the feeling something was off that day. Shoulders, tempo, ...

[Dr. Slice]

so today i was at the golf course and there were these 2 guys with cameras and came up to me and my brother and asked if i had allergies because they were doing a report on allergies and how it effects your golf game. I was like Hell yeah i do! so they mic'd me u and folowed me around for a couple of holes and then interviewed me after. I was looking for a way to get my swing on the interet so you guys can look at it. So if they get a good swing on there i will post it for you guys to look at

[Brant17]

I would say the exact opposite. If you are shanking then you are hitting the ball out of the heel of the club despite setting up square. Now whatever causes this, an over the top swing, leaning into the impact etc... moving your setup to the toe will not resolve the problem, if anything it will make it worse. For example if your fault is to lean into the shot at impact then with the setup on the toe you have a tendency to do that more. Get on the range and start with the ball at the heel of the club (where you would impact for a shank) and force your swing to correct itself.

Sorry, I ment to say heel not toe. If you start at the spot you are shanking it then it will make yourself correct the swing to not shank it...