mikebish13

Stop me if you think that you’ve heard this one before… Been playing really well this week. Striking the ball the best I ever have and shooting some really good scores. Banged a drive down the middle of the fairway, simple 9 iron into the green and…BANG! The dreaded shanks! After that I couldn’t hit a single thing. Went to the range and the same thing was happening over and over again. Even trying to pitch with my wedges, I was getting the same result. I’m 99% sure its a case of over-the-top shanks as I can feel my upper body being so over-active and just swiping across the ball. I tell myself to pause at the top, activate the lower body and let the arms drop into the slot - but it’s just not happening. I think my eyes are seeing the ball going right time and time again, so my subconscious is taking over and trying to send the ball to the left. Looking for tips on what has helped others to get over this? At the moment there isn’t a single drill I’ve tried that is helping - it feels like I have zero control over my mind and something else is taking over when I get to the top of the backswing. I can put training aids/guides/blockers/alignment sticks on the ground and I just go clattering into them. The only viable solution I see at the moment is putting my clubs away for 6 weeks!

I've been Playing Golf for: seriously for around 3/4 months (I've had one lesson) but before that I'd play a round every 2/3 years My current handicap index or average score is: I shot 100 in my last round My typical ball flight is: Fairly low but generally quite straight (tend to slice wildly with driver and hybrid when trying to 'go for it') The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: an inconsistent strike of the ball with my irons, every 2/5 shots is a fat or thin Videos: