Why am i hitting right?
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I’ve been playing golf for a while now, and i’ve been becoming increasingly better until now. I hadn’t played in awhile and i played with some friends, but for some reason i kept hitting to the right and i don’t have a clue, i also was topping it and even my chips sometimes go way right. My friend said that i sway when i bring the club back and my knee is turning on my downswing before my hips do. Does anyone know how i can fix my golf problem, any tips?
MattBreedenNow
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Jeremy said:
It is possible that you are sliding through the ball rather than turning your body. Also, check your alignment to your target, you could be overcorrecting. I have been through that before.
January 17th, 2010 at 5:26 pm -
KenM said:
You are not making consistent good contact with the ball. If this has not been a real problem in the past, it is almost always caused by trying to swing too hard, when coming back from a layoff.
You appear to be throwing yourself off balance with your back swing, which often means you are going too far back, in an attempt to get more power.
The best way to fix this is to go to a golf course that has a practice area for chipping/pitching, and using a hi-loft club, hitting from around 30 yards, and hitting 1/2-3/4 swings, concentrating on hitting the ball in the center of the club face, keeping your head very steady.
When you’ve hit 50-100 of these, then go over to the range, and hit longer clubs……but only using a 3/4 swing, making sure you hit the ball cleanly, with a steady head. 50 hits, on several occasions, will usually get you out of your bad habits, acquired in your layoff.
This tends to quickly fix the problem, and will probably make you a better ball striker, to boot.
G’luck!
January 20th, 2010 at 3:36 am -
moose said:
this was happening to me too. you see, your slicing the ball so you upper body goes before you lower body (which is not good). aslo, focus on you grip. are you positioned to much to the right?
Good luck with your game
January 23rd, 2010 at 3:29 pm -
Sam said:
i have done this many of times. One reason why you could be doing this is because you are trying to impress your friends and this will cause you to screw up your swing (trying to get more power), you are probably not rotating but sliding on you hips and also not releasing you wrists enough. try crossing your arms over your chest and twisting side to side you should be able to rotate so your shoulders are at a 90* angle with the help of your hips, this will fix the sliding problem. also try flipping your hands after you have hit the ball.so your right hand appears to be on top (if you are a right handed golfer). Good Luck. Keep playing.
January 25th, 2010 at 6:13 pm -
Daniel Tanner said:
I had that problem over the summer. You are bringing the club face down way too open. When you set up, try closing the face a little bit so it’s squared on impact. That, or you can get your clubs offset, which basically does the same thing.
January 28th, 2010 at 5:21 pm -
Ml said:
Close the clubface a bit…bring your back foot back about 2 inches to promote an inside out swing. Release at impact! Bring it back low, and follow through at the target. The back of your leading hand should face the target at impact. Put a golfball under each foot, slanting inward and swing at the range…promotes proper weight shifting. Keep your knees flexed and shoulders squared to the target.
On your chips…straight back and straight through!
January 28th, 2010 at 10:41 pm -
Jxpihoola said:
From my experience, hitting right (push and slicing) happens when you don’t have a proper waist turn along with weight shift. It means that your down-swing and waist turn are happening at the same time. Let’s suppose your alignment and address are correct. If you swing a club with waist turn concurrently, then, you will see your club face is pointing right at the moment of impact or even a divot will point to the right side. It is like your waist and hip are in the way, so down swing has to go around them. if you move your waist and hip out of the way, you will fix the problem. The bottom line is slow your swing tempo. You will have a less distance, but more accuracy. Then, increase your swing speed.
January 29th, 2010 at 8:40 am -
Throwing Stones said:
What happens to the ball after impact is pure physics, the ball always starts in the direction the club head is traveling and curves the direction the club face is pointing in relation to the club head. If the shots are straight right and you thin them, I’d guess you are swinging too much from in to out. That could be ball position. (hard to say without seeing the swings) Try swinging in slow mo a few times and watch what is happening.
February 1st, 2010 at 4:48 pm
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