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I have the opposite problem from time to time. Usually, it's because when I take my grip, my shoulders or wrists are tense (even a little bit). When I then relax both, the club face will close. I just need to make sure that the club face is square when I relax my shoulders and wrists. Perhaps, you have the opposite. After taking your grip, relax your shoulders and wrists and see what happens with the club face. If it opens, then you know that you're artificially and temporarily squaring the face at address, only to open it back up on the downswing.

For me, when I start hooking the ball (starting online, hooking left), it's usually because I'm not shifting my weight forward sufficiently. When I focus on making sure my weight goes forward during the downswing, my shots straighten out. Hope that helps.

Overswinging can definitely exaggerate swing flaws, including flaws that result in a slice. When I first started playing golf, I had a similar mindset. I felt like I needed to "muscle" the club to get the ball to travel high and far. For beginners, especially men, I think it's important to learn how to trust the club and use nice controlled swings.

+1 -- same here, when I catch shots thin, it's usually because I have too much weight on my toes. With too much weight on my toes, I'm poised to "spring" upwards right before impact. For me, whenever I start experiencing ball striking issues, it usually comes down to my lower body becoming overly active. Whenever I focus on keeping my lower body quiet, I usually strike the ball much better.

Have you considered using more hybrids or short woods (e.g. 7 woods, 5 woods) with your old swing? They tend to be more forgiving than long irons and drivers, so you may be able to hit shots you find acceptable with them.

Actually, the make up of your misses makes sense. You are likely swinging from outside-to-inside with all of your clubs. But with the shorter clubs, you're better able to close the face, resulting in pull hooks. With the longer clubs, you're not able to close the face in time, resulting in slices. I would work on these two problems in the following order: 1) First, try to groove an inside-to-out swing path 2) Second, work on the club face angle at impact (since this is relative to swing path, it's best to figure out the swing path first) Hope this helps...

That makes total sense. I went to the range yesterday and concentrated on 1) keeping my feet planted and 2) keeping elbows close and the right elbow close to the stomach on the downswing. I was totally able to eliminate probably 95% of the thin/toe shots. It just feels so good to start flushing irons again. Thanks again for the feedback.

Ah sorry... didn't see this until I already posted on the other thread. Thx again for the help.

Hmm... yeah, I never really thought I flipped at the ball, but you're absolutely right. Thanks for pointing that out, and I'll try out your suggestion. Regarding standing a little closer, it's funny. No matter how far I stand (within reason of course), I have the same problem. If I stand closer, I'll just swing even closer in. I think I'm subconsciously afraid of hitting fat, so I'll lift up on the toes of both of my feet on the downswing. I think I need to stay more planted and hit down and forward on the ball. Hopefully, that'll help with both the toe/thin shots as well as the flipping issue. Thanks again for all the suggestions.

Hey everyone, I've been rebuilding my swing from the bottom up this year. There have been periods where my irons have been amazing, other periods where my driver has been spot on, and yet other periods where nothing seems to work well. But lately, I've been battling toe and thin shots with all of my clubs. The video below is one of a flush shot. Apologies for the angle and shakiness of the video; unfortunately, it's the only one I have at the moment. Any and all thoughts welcomed and appreciated. Thanks in advance. Videos:

Hey everyone, After playing with a buddy who has a beautiful and smooth swing, I decided to rebuild my swing from the bottom up this year. There have been periods where my irons have been amazing, other periods where my driver has been spot on, and yet other periods where nothing seems to work well. Lately, I've been battling toe and thin shots with all of my clubs. The video below is one of a flush shot. Apologies for the angle and shakiness of the video; unfortunately, it's the only one I have at the moment. Any and all thoughts welcomed and appreciated. Thanks in advance. I've been Playing Golf for:​ 8 years My current handicap index or average score is: 90-100 My typical ball flight is: right to left The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: shots off the toe Videos:

I've been struggling with "getting stuck" lately as well. After trying a bunch of different things, ultimately, I was turning my hips faster than my arms could catch up. When I keep my hips "quieter", my arms and hands are able to get back to the ball without issue. I'm sure it's different for everyone, but that was my experience.

If you're already swinging from in-out, then you're right, it's just an issue of the angle of the club face at impact. You could try some of the following: -- Keep the club face square (or even close it) on the backswing, as you may be opening it too much on the backswing -- Make sure you're properly rotating your shoulders on the backswing so that your shoulders aren't "spinning out" on the downswing. This will cause your shoulders to be very open to the target line at impact. There was a good "Golf Fix" video on "spinning out" if you do a quick search Anyway... hope this helps. Just my 2 cents.

Yeah, I guess so. I didn't expect the MP68s to be so much less forgiving. I currently play with MP52s and can hit a 6i about 160-170 all in. I don't keep an official handicap and I don't get out on the course that often, but I can shoot anywhere between 90-100. I hear you on the MP57s. While the Mizuno "butter like" feel is pretty addicting, the forgiveness and distance on the AP2s may be even more so.

Thanks, that's really helpful. I've never liked Nike drivers since they introduced the brick shaped head, but I'll give them another go. Also, how indicative/realistic do you think launch monitors are? I'm not fortunate enough to be able to demo these clubs at the range -- only on the launch monitor.

Yeah, good point. I haven't tried a new club for several years and read all these raving reviews from supposed users, but yeah, that definitely falls into the "too good to be true" category.

I went to Golf Mart to test out new drivers. And since I've always wanted to try the new AP2s, I gave them a go as well. Compared them to the Mizuno MP68s, I was getting way more distance w/ the AP2s. Obviously, I may not be striking pure enough w/ the MP68s, but the distances were pretty different. I was getting 170-175 on avg w/ the MP68s and 185-190 w/ the AP2s. Definitely something to consider when the time comes to upgrade irons...

After reading a bunch of reviews on how the RBZ driver adds 30+ yards, I was really looking forward to trying it out. I went to Golf Mart and compared it against my current Tour Burner and was getting similar results. If anything, my current driver was more consistent -- push draw to straight draw about 260 (all in) on average. The RBZ was getting about the same distance but the trajectory varied between a slight fade to a straight draw. Both are 10.5 loft and R flex. Launch angle was about 14* on average and ball speed was around 130-135mph. Is it possible that the demo club was "worn out" after being hit so many times?

I agree with the poster who said that you may not need to shift so much weight to the right on the backswing. The problem you describe is one I've battled for several years until an instructor this year gave me a fairly easy fix. Basically, I address the ball with my hips slightly tilted left with my belt buckle facing slightly right of center. I keep my weight roughlty 60/40 left/right during the backswing, and MOST IMPORTANTLY I keep my legs fairly quiet during the backswing. I try not to let my legs twist much. I definitely do not let the knee of my right leg rotate right. I twist at the waist, which combined with a lower body that is not twisting, creates tension in the torso. I release this tension and transfer the remaining weight to my left leg during the downswing. My abs are sore after a day at the range. No longer swinging with my arms, this has cured my slicing and has helped immeasurably with my consistency. I'm now working on maintaining additional lag in my wrists for distance which is working so much better now that the rest of my swing is sound. Hope this helps.

Everyone's swing is a bit different, and some are very different. But what has made my swing a lot more consistent was the following: At address, stick your hips out to the left a bit and aim your belt buckle slight to the right of center. Keep your lower body fairly quiet during the back swing, i.e. try not to move or rotate your legs too much on the back swing. Instead, rotate at the waist. Keeping your lower body from rotating while rotating your upper body at the waist will create tension in your torso. This does two things for me: 1) It promotes a more in to out swing 2) Releasing the tension in the torso during the downswing forces me to use my core to swing rather than my arms. This also helps promote an in to out swing as you're less likely to "come over the top" which is a very common problem amongst golfers. It also helps with consistency as there are fewer moving parts. Hope this helps.