topping 3 wood

[wildcorndog]

i dont top any other club... but at least once a round i top this club.... whats the deal?

[saevel25]

Topping means your trying to help the ball into the air then letting the club down the work. I would say try to stay down and through the ball. Don't worry were the ball goes just stay down for a bit longer.

[Rexx]

i dont top any other club... but at least once a round i top this club.... whats the deal?

Off the tee or fairway/rough?

[joepro23]

i dont top any other club... but at least once a round i top this club.... whats the deal?

Not surprising that it is a fairway wood. The driver is teed up and the focus for irons is hitting down on them and making a divot. With the 3-wood, many people are more likely to try and "sweep" the ball without touching the ground at all. This, along with the ball being far away from your body, is what causes many tops. Also, I have also seen tops from really good players if they try to use a 3-wood from the rough (me being one of them). Since the ball is sitting down in the grass they are even more likely to catch the top half of it. What I would recommend is to focus on hitting the 3-wood on a descending blow (like the irons) and don't worry about catching a little turf after you make contact with the ball.

[Jcp907]

i dont top any other club... but at least once a round i top this club.... whats the deal?

It's certainly not the only potential cause, but be certain the ball position is not too far forward. For me, it's ball position, or trying to kill it.

[wildcorndog]

off the ground.... yea it could me im trying to hit it hard

[jon8105]

Great tips guys. I do the same thing and it looks as though I have the ball positioned to far forward. I usually have it at the same location as my driver, inline with my left heel. Is that too far forward? Thanks

[topspin4hand]

My contact on fairway woods improved dramatically after placing more weight on my lead foot. This would help force me to strike down on the ball.

[Zeph]

Ball position like a long iron, hit down on the ball, tee it low.

[imtomtomim]

Not surprising that it is a fairway wood. The driver is teed up and the focus for irons is hitting down on them and making a divot. With the 3-wood, many people are more likely to try and "sweep" the ball without touching the ground at all. This, along with the ball being far away from your body, is what causes many tops. Also, I have also seen tops from really good players if they try to use a 3-wood from the rough (me being one of them). Since the ball is sitting down in the grass they are even more likely to catch the top half of it. What I would recommend is to focus on hitting the 3-wood on a descending blow (like the irons) and don't worry about catching a little turf after you make contact with the ball.

you ever try a bunker style splash cut for the burried lie? Starting to like that one myself using the huge sole lol.

good chance that you're trying to flatten out your swing because of the longer shaft. stand up taller, will help get your swing plane more vertical and hit down on it like everyone is telling you.

[wildcorndog]

10-4 thanks guys... im about to go play 18 we'll see