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Over the top advice.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 3:48 pm
Posted on 4/15/25 at 3:48 pm
According to Trakman, I’m about 6 degrees over the top…producing an aggravating slice. For most of my golf life, I normally, naturally hit a baby draw. I’ve tried for over a year to fix this issue with no luck.
Any advice, tips?
Any advice, tips?
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Posted on 4/15/25 at 4:05 pm to RB5
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According to Trakman, I’m about 6 degrees over the top…producing an aggravating slice. For most of my golf life, I normally, naturally hit a baby draw.
In the modified sage words of future hall of famer Dustin Johnson, when you want to draw the ball make sure you draw it.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 4:10 pm to RB5
Swing thought to help:
You don't create speed from the top of your downswing, you create it at as the club is traveling through the ball. Try to recreate the feeling as if you were to skip a rock across a pond. You would be whipping your arm through.
Drill:
Place a tee about a clubhead behind and to the right of the ball. Then place another tee about a clubhead in front and to the left of the ball. This should create a "gate" for you to swing through and force you to swing through the ball from the inside.
You don't create speed from the top of your downswing, you create it at as the club is traveling through the ball. Try to recreate the feeling as if you were to skip a rock across a pond. You would be whipping your arm through.
Drill:
Place a tee about a clubhead behind and to the right of the ball. Then place another tee about a clubhead in front and to the left of the ball. This should create a "gate" for you to swing through and force you to swing through the ball from the inside.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 4:18 pm to RB5
Could be anything tbh. Check ball position, grip, and head position relative to the ball at impact before doing anything else.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 4:21 pm to RB5
Have you tried to steepen your downswing?
I was doing the same thing recently and was getting some really nasty shots .. Slices , hard pulls , quack hooks ...you name it...
I worked on slowing it down a bit, focused on steepening the downswing and my weight shifting forward.. Seemed to help me... But I'm not a professional..
I was doing the same thing recently and was getting some really nasty shots .. Slices , hard pulls , quack hooks ...you name it...
I worked on slowing it down a bit, focused on steepening the downswing and my weight shifting forward.. Seemed to help me... But I'm not a professional..
Posted on 4/15/25 at 4:36 pm to RB5
Make sure you are clearing your hips. If you get old and stiff like me, your hips will get in the way and you'll come over the top.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 4:36 pm to Tyga Woods
quote:
Could be anything tbh. Check ball position, grip, and head position relative to the ball at impact before doing anything else.
This.
It's not really possible for us to diagnose your issue simply by saying your coming over the top.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 5:02 pm to RB5
Reverse your loop
Posted on 4/15/25 at 5:37 pm to CoachChappy
Try keeping your back to the target as long as possible in the downswing.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 5:52 pm to RB5
Might be time to get an orange whip, baw. I always go back to that when things start feeling out of sync
Posted on 4/15/25 at 6:28 pm to CoachChappy
Posted on 4/15/25 at 6:36 pm to RB5
I opened the left foot a bit to help clear the hips.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 7:15 pm to RB5
Could be a lot of things but this helped me tremendously recently:
Watch Justin Rose’s pre shot routine at the Masters.
Stay hinged throughout your downswing (will help your casting)
Keep the clubhead outside of your hands on the downswing
Keep the clubhead inside your hands on the start of the backswing.
At the start of your downswing (left handed) your right open palm should be pushing down at the ground.
Think about all of this over the ball
Watch Justin Rose’s pre shot routine at the Masters.
Stay hinged throughout your downswing (will help your casting)
Keep the clubhead outside of your hands on the downswing
Keep the clubhead inside your hands on the start of the backswing.
At the start of your downswing (left handed) your right open palm should be pushing down at the ground.
Think about all of this over the ball
This post was edited on 4/15/25 at 7:21 pm
Posted on 4/15/25 at 7:19 pm to RB5
I fixed my over-the-top issue this way......at address roll your right elbow towards the left. The bottom of your elbow should be facing straight down. Allows you to keep tight on plane and not come over the top.
Worked for me
Worked for me
Posted on 4/15/25 at 8:01 pm to RB5
Instead of looking at the ball at impact, look about an inch or two in front.
Profit
Profit
Posted on 4/15/25 at 9:14 pm to RB5
Have you ever filmed your backswing?
I can almost guarantee it’s far inside.
I can almost guarantee it’s far inside.
Posted on 4/16/25 at 7:24 am to RB5
Go to Porzak Golf on Youtube. Watch the video about the trail arm staying in front of the seam of your shirt in the backswing. It has helped me tremendously.
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:26 am to RB5
I think this is one of those things whatever tip you get just has to make sense to you.
When I get out of sync my over the top is really bad, the thing that helps me get back to a normal swing is just to think about keeping my arms as far away from my body for as long as I can.
Doing this helps me get to the top and then come back down the same path
Certainly sucks when it’s bad! Hope you get it figured out
When I get out of sync my over the top is really bad, the thing that helps me get back to a normal swing is just to think about keeping my arms as far away from my body for as long as I can.
Doing this helps me get to the top and then come back down the same path
Certainly sucks when it’s bad! Hope you get it figured out
Posted on 4/16/25 at 9:10 am to LSU-MNCBABY
I agree with watching Rose’s routine. He over exaggerates the inside out feel. Try hitting some shots with your back foot 18 inches behind where you normally set up
Posted on 4/16/25 at 10:11 am to BenDover
quote:My BIL gave me this tip last night at golfsuites and my reaction was
You don't create speed from the top of your downswing, you create it at as the club is traveling through the ball. Try to recreate the feeling as if you were to skip a rock across a pond. You would be whipping your arm through.
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