Fat Shots

[Bogeyman68]

I have played well so far this year but the last trip to the course I hit most of my iron shots fat. Even pitch shots. I know that the most common fix for this is a good weight shift. I seem to be doing this but still am hitting the fats. Any ideas?

[JWL1957]

My usual fat shot comes early in a round because I am one of those guys who goes from my vehicle to the 1st tee. :) It normally occurs when I fail to get my weight transfered over to the front side.

All I do is take a few practice swings exaggerating my weight transfer, and at the same time making a mental picture of the divot slightly past where my ball lies.

Im sure the other guys on here have some great tips. I sorta play by feel and get sloppy with my mechanics at times.

[mcfc_nick]

any chance of a video?

[14ledo81]

I have struggled with fat shots before and still do from time to time. I have come to the conclusion that it is not just caused from your weight being back or from flipping. Sure, if you have your weight and hands forward it will be harder to hit it fat, but not impossible. I believe with me it is simply an aiming issue. I can make great divots all day long forward of center, even out by my front foot, but put a ball there and my focus moves back. I have tried focusing on a point a few inches in front of the ball, and this helps with the fats, but I hit shots off the heel and toe then.

[Juice1499]

There are many causes for laying the sod over it. So without seeing your swing it is tough to diagnose. One thing that can cause fat shots when your still making a good weight shift is laying the club off flat. My friend went through this for a while. On the way down his club was laying off causing him to come in very flat. you can get away with it most of the time with your longer clubs but with short irons, wedges, etc, it will bring in a few types of misses. *If this is your problem* (and like I said I have no clue without seeing it), focusing on just a weight shift could make it worse. When you focus on just clearing your hips and clear them too early it can drop the club even further inside. I would recommend video taping or having a knowledgeable friend take a look at your angle of attack and then take it from there. Just a thought.......