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its been forever since i had shanked anything and then.... i was at the chipping green the other day for a while hitting various flops and different shots ext..when i went to go take some full shots with my 60, i shanked multiple...i didnt do it at the course the next day but did it again at the chipping green last night..suggestions? or explanations?? thanks

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Driver: r7 quad v2 stiff
3-Wood: XLS
Hybrid: X
Irons: CG Golds 3-GWSW: x forged 56/13LW: Vokey sm 60/.08Putter: Callie 35''Ball: pro v1

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I ran into this issue last year. There were a few things I noticed myself doing. I wasn't being aggressive enough with these shots. I was allowing my head to come up instead of staying down on the shot. And I wasn't making a good chest turn. These are just the things I had going on with my swing.

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- Too close to the ball
- Too far from the ball
- Left arm moving too much away from the body, out to the right

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DO. NOT. DECELERATE. I did it forever and I shanked every wedge I held.

Driver - Cobra S3 9.5* - Mitsubishi Rayon JavlnFX M7 
Fwy - Titleist 904F 18*
Irons - Mizuno MP-14
Wedges - Cleveland 588 54*, Ping Tour 58*
Putter - Ping D66 (iWi)

 

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My own shanking causes (YMMV):

Took club outside swing plane. More like above/outside hands.

Kicked right knee towards the ball on the downswing. Basically moved the body towards the ball on downswing.

Locked and cupped left wrist thinking of "preserving lag".

If I keep on plane, start the downswing by kicklng the left knee 45* left, my right knee moving towards the target, not the ball and think of preserving the flying wedge, no more shanks.

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This is shot that can bite me at any moment and once was a plague on my short game. The only thing I have found to prevent it is this (and it might not apply to you, but here it is): take the club straight back (not inside) and turn on the downswing. If I turn back, then slide through, the clubface doesn't have time to close and I'm leading with the hosel. I have to make sure I turn back and turn through. You can forget to do that on a short shot. Not only does that eliminate the shank, it lets me hit a pitch VERY straight.

I know what you're going trough. Good luck.
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its been forever since i had shanked anything and then.... i was at the chipping green the other day for a while hitting various flops and different shots ext..when i went to go take some full shots with my 60, i shanked multiple...i didnt do it at the course the next day but did it again at the chipping green last night..suggestions? or explanations?? thanks

Don't overdo that swinging from the inside (in to out) motion that is so nice to have with a long iron or wood. With a LW a down the line, or even slightly out to in path, is a good thing. You don't need to hit a draw with a LW and the hosel is very close to the sweet spot with short irons.

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.

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