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I developed the shanks with my irons this past fall and they are still with me. I hit some range balls today and with wedges I either hit grounders or weak snap slices.

I hit my hybrids and driver pretty well, however I noticed today that most of them were on the hozel side of the face. With the irons they were severely hozel-side or right off the hozel itself.

I'm going to get another lesson here shortly, but first I need some swing thoughts so as to understand why this is happening and how it can be corrected.

The only way I could hit a few wedges properly up in the air was if I made a conscious effort to hit from the inside, but then they ended up being left pulls.

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.

TW


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Lead arm against chest ... when I hit a hosel, I have an arm-chest disconnect.

For others, it could be an over the top move

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Kieran123 Great Member

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Originally Posted by Mr. Desmond

Lead arm against chest ... when I hit a hosel, I have an arm-chest disconnect.

For others, it could be an over the top move



Yep that's it...as well as not letting your right arm disconnect too much either.

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saevel25 Incredible Member

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Also watch your tush, if your bringing your hips close to the ball during the downswing you will shift the hozel towards the ball

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