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Hi all, Lately I have been working on getting my weight forward at impact with my golf swing because I have been hitting a few fat shots here and there. I have used several drills to help me with this such as the half ball under my left foot (I am right-handed). But one thing I have noticed recently is that when I start my down swing all press down with the left foot like I am supposed to and it feels like all my weight is on my left side right after transition, but by the time I get down to impact and the beginning of the follow through I feel as if I am still on my right side or I am pulling up by that point. So do I need to start having my weight forward later in the downswing? Thanks for the replies!

Here is what I think is a pretty good swing with a 56* wedge. Any comments?

Hi guys I have been working on all the advice given and I have also taken some lessons here and there. I like to think that my swing has improved. What do you guys think? Is there anything else you think that I am doing wrong?

Thanks Eric, that makes sense.

Hi everybody, earlier today I was looking back over my old GolfTec lesson videos and I noticed where one of the measurements was shoulder bend. Now, this was awhile ago and I'm sure I asked what shoulder bend was to my coach but I have since forgot! I also noticed where shoulder bend could be defined as forward or back so many degrees? So if anybody knows how to define shoulder bend and what it means to be back or forward it would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Hi, everybody, after practicing some of the advice on this forum specifically, Key #2 the weight forward at impact where it is advised that the feeling of "pressing a can into the ground" or "squashing a bug into the ground" for a proper weight shift. I have been practicing this quite a bit and it has produced quite a few good shots for me and I can really tell I am hitting the ball first on some shots. However I do feel sometimes that when I "squash a bug into the ground" it makes my head and my entire upper body shift to the left on the downswing (I am right handed). When I do this and my entire body goes to the left, I feel I come in very steep to the ball and sometimes I will get a big chunk. Any advice to keeping my upper body and head centered over the ball? Thanks!

Ok guys thanks a ton for the replies. Here is a picture of my impact position... One thing that stuck out to me is that my right heel is coming off the ground quite a bit... Also it does appear as if I am flipping? Thanks again! Sorry for the absolutely terrible quality...

Thanks all for the replies! Iacas could you please further explain what you mean by torso turn and arm travel? Are you saying I don't do enough torso turn and too much arm travel? And guisppe, you are right! I am trying to work on starting the downswing with my lower body. Thanks again!

Any and all advice is greatly appreciated!

I've been Playing Golf for: 2 Years My current handicap index or average score is: High 80s My typical ball flight is: High Fade The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: FAT SHOTS Videos:

I would think a good bet would be to send some swing videos and maybe some scorecards to the colleges you are interested in just see what they have to say? Just throwing out some random ideas...

Just awesome. Thanks a ton for your reply!

Hi all, I have been playing golf for about two years now and I used to shoot in the 100s and through hard work I have been able to keep it in the mid 80s (I haven't changed my handicap yet! Lol). Here lately I have been consumed with learning the proper weight shift to try and gain some distance ( I only hit my 5-iron about 175 yards consistently.) However I was on the range yesterday and I think I discovered something. I was hitting my 7-iron and I focused on "stepping" down or pressing down on the ground with my left foot rather than focusing on bumping my hips to left. ( I am a right handed golfer). I was wondering if this is the desirable weight shift technique or was this instance just a fluke? I hope me describing the weight shift made sense to you all because I was having a hard to time to trying to come up with a way to describe it. Lol. Thanks all!!!

One practice swing that is perpendicular to my target line and then align correctly and let 'er rip. :)

Thanks for the reply. My natural stroke is an arc (inside-square-inside). I have tried the straight back/straight through stroke before but it is even worse than "shakey", inconsistent arc stroke because I pull everything. Hopefully I can find something that makes my natura arc stroke more stable and less "shakey." Thanks again for the reply.

No I use a 34" putter. I had it fitted for me.

Sorry about the typo in the title of the thread. I guess I'm not a big proof-reader. Lol.

Hi, I have been struggling to get a consistent, stable putting stroke. So my question is why is my putting stroke path all over the place and do you have suggestions to make it less "shaky" and more stable? Thanks.

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I think its pretty funny!

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Aqucity I believe was the name of them. Not sure where I got them but they were decent enough to hold my interest in the game!