Pull

[TigerWoodz]

Any tips on curing pulled shots...??

Im a righty and have started pulling shots staight left??

i started doing it just on the par 3 10th,dont know why but id pull it every time on that par 3,sometimes id just stay in bounds,sometimes id go out of bounds and have to re tee...i need a cure pretty quick...

[Kieran123]

You could be closing your wrists too much which would result in your clubface pointing to the right on impact. If it keeps happening on that same par 3, you really have to stand at the tee without that mindset, and focus on just hitting it, not worrying about the pull.

Are you pulling on all clubs?

[TigerWoodz]

All clubs are straight down the middle,this little par 3 nine iron shot ,pull it every time????? i just dont get it..

[saevel25]

Check the tee box, it might be aiming you left. That happens alot if you don't pay attention. I play on some golf courses were the tee box will aim you 50 yards to the right, man its a pain to mentally aim againts it.

Also check your alignment, if you put the club to far forward in your stance, you will close it down and pull it.

[Kieran123]

Take out your 8 iron and hit it softer and see if it pulls next round. Really, the only way you can pull it is if the clubface is too closed.if you were aiming wrong off the teebox, you would still it it straight.

[TigerWoodz]

Take out your 8 iron and hit it softer and see if it pulls next round. Really, the only way you can pull it is if the clubface is too closed.if you were aiming wrong off the teebox, you would still it it straight.

Good idea,i think i will try a soft 8i next round....

[bananas]

I thought pulls were caused from coming over the top...

[saevel25]

Thats not true.. He would only hit it straight if his clubface was pointing at the target. If he lined up to the left, and lined his clubface there, he might think he's hitting a pull shot, when its actually straight. I know this problem because for probably the past 3 years i consistantly aimed 20 yards right and pulled the ball straight down the middle. Its the way i would drive the ball. Its because my hands were comming in and rotating to fast. When they slowed down, watch out, its a crush out to right field.

[Leftygolfer]

I thought pulls were caused from coming over the top...

This is accurate. I suffer from them and that is the cause for me. I don't know any other way you can hit a dead pull without that move. That is if you are actually pulling it and not aiming there.

[saevel25]

Well depends, if you play the ball really far up in your stance. The club travels in an arc, were the clubface travels inside out but then goes back in. If the ball is to far forward your missed your inside to out, now your going outside to in with out going over the top. If you keep rotating your hands with a normal shot, it should pull the ball.

[Rexx]

This is accurate. I suffer from them and that is the cause for me. I don't know any other way you can hit a dead pull without that move. That is if you are actually pulling it and not aiming there.

Just for clarification there are 3 pull shots: pull-hook, pull-straight, and pull-slice. Only the last 2 are guaranteed to have an outside-to-in swing to some degree. The first may or may not.

[Leftygolfer]

I am talking about a straight pull. I suffer from that and the pull hook. Both are from coming over the top for me. I played for a long time aiming way left then coming over the top and hitting pull draws.

[Rexx]

I am talking about a straight pull. I suffer from that and the pull hook. Both are from coming over the top for me. I played for a long time aiming way left then coming over the top and hitting pull draws.

Just keep in mind that a pull-draw is hit with a closed club face relative to target line, but a club path that is inside-to-out relative to the club face -- however, this club path can be outside-to-in (OTT), square or inside-to-out relative to the target line. Without a close up video, you can only guesstimate the club path based on the severity of the draw -- the more it draws, the more inside-to-out relative to the club face it was. Just saying that your pull draws may not have been OTT club path, but your straight pulls were.

[erock9174]

Wanted to resurrect this thead since it's very applicable to myself. Lately I've been pulling the ball straight left (no hook) with my 48 and 54 deg wedges on shots 85-125 yds. I don't experience this with any other clubs. I try and focus on making an inside/out swing. So I don't think I am coming over the top. And I laid clubs down towards the pin to make sure I am not lining up wrong.

However I think my problem could be where the ball is, in relation to my stance. With my driver and fairway woods I always start with the ball about 4" behind my front foot, then with my hybrids and longer irons I line up with the ball in the middle of my stance. Same with my wedges.

Where do you guys recommend the ball be in your stance using a pw and gw ?

[bkoguy07]

How's your grip look? Usually when I start pulling the ball my palm of my right hand (I'm a righty) is setting up towards the target. When I notice this and go back to neutral neutral the pulls start to go away.

[bkoguy07]

Wanted to resurrect this thead since it's very applicable to myself. Lately I've been pulling the ball straight left (no hook) with my 48 and 54 deg wedges on shots 85-125 yds. I don't experience this with any other clubs. I try and focus on making an inside/out swing. So I don't think I am coming over the top. And I laid clubs down towards the pin to make sure I am not lining up wrong.

The smaller the club the more middle into your stance it should be. (assuming a relatively flat surface and you're not in a sand trap) So the longer the club the farther the ball goes forward. In my stance starting with the driver, the ball is on my left toe a lil to the inside. Then every club the ball moves towards the middle of my stance. So GW or SW would be dead center for me.

[MSU Fishing]

I tend to pull my irons 10-15 yards straight left of where I am aiming. Could this come from a set of irons that are not properly fitted for me. As in, my irons are standard lie, and I need 1 or 2 degrees up? Because wouldn't that be like hitting off of a sidehill lie?

I know there are a million things it could come from, it just seems to happen when I hit the ball pure and feel like it was a really good shot. Just thinking of other ideas.

[erock9174]

I tend to pull my irons 10-15 yards straight left of where I am aiming. Could this come from a set of irons that are not properly fitted for me. As in, my irons are standard lie, and I need 1 or 2 degrees up? Because wouldn't that be like hitting off of a sidehill lie?

I was thinking that might be my problem as well.

because i am only 5' 3" and I use women's length shafts which are about 1" shorter than normal mens clubs. However my lie has never been adjusted. According to Giga golf if I put my measurements in I should be using 1" shorter clubs (check) and -3 degrees lie (have no clue what mine are).