Hitting the hosel

[Bubba_13]

I am fairly new here so I will give you a bit of a background.  I am playing to about a 12 handicap.  I have had a few sub 80 rounds on my home course but I mostly shoot mid to upper 80's.  I have a good understanding of swing mechanics.

I just got back from a golf week hitting 4 different courses and a few pitch and putts with the kids.  I shot an 85 for my first round and was very happy with the result.  I had one hosel show up during that round and shook it off as every now and again I get one of these.  The next day on the range before our round I was hitting my wedges and I was getting more and more of these 'hosel' shots?

I shrugged it off to being tired, up too late with friends and not focusing on my game.  Unfortuneatly, they didn't disappear.  I must have had 4 to 5 during the round and they started showing up on my mid to long irons.

The third round was much the same and now it has gotten into my head and I can't seem to get rid of it or find a correction for it.

My playing partner suggested I start moving back from the ball, but I am not sure that is the problem.  I don't feel like I was crowding the ball.

Could someone please give me a little direction as to what to look for or what to practice.  I head into my club's match play this week and I need to rid myself of this swing thought, problem.

Cheers.

[onlybereaved]

Make sure you have enough bend in your knees.  I ran into the same problem on the first day golfing after a winter break a couple of seasons ago.  Couldn't hit a ball, and everything was hitting the hosel.  Finally after a few holes I realized that I had hardly any bend in my knees.  I made the adjustment and that problem went away immediately.