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Hi all,This is my first post here so please bear with me.....A little factsheet of me prolly in order pre question...........First up ,im 63 yrs young,I am currently playing off 11,I was down to 6 a couple of yrs ago,4yrs in fact,im R/hander,Im pretty fit and hit approx 200 balls each day mainly short irons........only cos I actually love hitting golf balls.

I have learned most of my golf via TGM,not here to talk tgm speak,im here to learn more about golf,I also live in Australia,married to whatshername and have 1 daughter and 2 G/kids...........

My first question is regards to the startdown and transition,I am expieriencing probs with my shoulder plane.........sometimes i hit terrific shots dead straight,i will pick them up and aim back down to where i hit the last shots from,but for some stupid reason ,i begin to hit ott shots,is there some drill i can practice to get shoulder plane correct.....MORE OFTEN.

Thank you in advanceSGBoy


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Are you sure you're coming over the top?  What is the ball doing?  I ask because a lot of commentators on TV call any pulled shot "over the top" when in actuality the club face is just aimed left.

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