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Any good tips to stop hitting towards the toe?
Posted on 12/30/21 at 10:22 am
Posted on 12/30/21 at 10:22 am
I typically make decent contact, but consistently miss toward the toe of the club. Nothing crazy, still on the grooves but maybe 1/4 inch from center. Enough that I lose a little distance and don’t get that feeling of a flush hit.
I’ve watched some YouTube videos and read some things, typically saying that I’m not extending, or I’m pulling my arms in before contact etc.
I do have some lessons scheduled, but that’s almost a month out. Anyone have some things they’ve done to help center up contact that I should try?
I’ve watched some YouTube videos and read some things, typically saying that I’m not extending, or I’m pulling my arms in before contact etc.
I do have some lessons scheduled, but that’s almost a month out. Anyone have some things they’ve done to help center up contact that I should try?
This post was edited on 12/30/21 at 11:33 am
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Posted on 12/30/21 at 10:29 am to RolltidePA
make sure you are speeding up through impact. If you are not "extending" or "pulling your arms in" then most likely you are slowing down at impact.
tee a ball up and take a 1/2 backswing, and swing as fast as you can. your followthrough should be that of a full swing (repeat as needed)
you could be potentially taking too long of a backswing, which will cause you to slow up right before impact also.
tee a ball up and take a 1/2 backswing, and swing as fast as you can. your followthrough should be that of a full swing (repeat as needed)
you could be potentially taking too long of a backswing, which will cause you to slow up right before impact also.
This post was edited on 12/30/21 at 10:30 am
Posted on 12/30/21 at 10:34 am to RolltidePA
Set up with the ball on the hozel, swing normal
This post was edited on 12/30/21 at 10:39 am
Posted on 12/30/21 at 10:41 am to RolltidePA
How much distance are we talking about losing? Like still hitbthe green or come up 20 yards short? If still hitting the green, I suggest becoming Tiger or Collin Morikawa because they're about the only two guys on the planet that flush it every time.
Posted on 12/30/21 at 10:43 am to CoachChappy
that won't fix his swing issue, just mask it until he makes a good swing and hits a hozel rocket into his playing partners jock strap. A good swing needs to be rewarded so it can be duplicated
Posted on 12/30/21 at 10:44 am to CoachChappy
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Set up with the ball on the hozel, swing normal
OP's next thread in a week
"anyone know how to cure the shanks"
Posted on 12/30/21 at 10:52 am to RolltidePA
I had a huge bout with toe hits, the main cause and definitely my issue was a steep downswing. Getting shallower fixes so many poor outcomes and why almost all elite ballstrikers are in a downswing plane flatter relative to the backswing.
Now what caused this for me was rolling my left arm open on the backswing. Keep that left elbow pointing at the target/down. A great analogy is to imagine you were swinging an axe at a tree. That lead elbow will be point at the tree.
Video yourself with a cellphone, if your hands are higher at impact that they were address this will be the culprit, its how you rescue an overly steep doenswing.
Now what caused this for me was rolling my left arm open on the backswing. Keep that left elbow pointing at the target/down. A great analogy is to imagine you were swinging an axe at a tree. That lead elbow will be point at the tree.
Video yourself with a cellphone, if your hands are higher at impact that they were address this will be the culprit, its how you rescue an overly steep doenswing.
This post was edited on 12/30/21 at 10:54 am
Posted on 12/30/21 at 11:30 am to RolltidePA
The first thing I would try would be to inch closer to the ball in such small increments.
I tend to move the ball away form my centerline over the course of the season. Get closer to the ball, stand tall to the ball, and watch your stroke fall.
I tend to move the ball away form my centerline over the course of the season. Get closer to the ball, stand tall to the ball, and watch your stroke fall.
Posted on 12/30/21 at 2:40 pm to PureBlood
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The first thing I would try would be to inch closer to the ball in such small increments.
Nothing to do with toe hits
Posted on 12/30/21 at 2:46 pm to RolltidePA
Start hitting it more towards the heel
Posted on 12/30/21 at 3:37 pm to RolltidePA
You're standing up through impact. In all likelihood, it's due to be steep and your body standing up in an attempt to shallow the club. But it could also be due to a multitude of issues.
Posted on 12/30/21 at 4:34 pm to RolltidePA
I can tell you how to hit it off the heel consistently with a driver lol
Posted on 12/30/21 at 7:15 pm to Strannix
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Nothing to do with toe hits
Makes sense to me. Stand too close - shanks. Stand too far away - toe hits.
This post was edited on 12/30/21 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 12/30/21 at 7:29 pm to TaderSalad
This thread is a gumbo of shite takes.
Posted on 12/30/21 at 8:00 pm to RolltidePA
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lessons scheduled
Email him.
Posted on 12/30/21 at 10:11 pm to TDTOM
Please TOM…indulge us with your potpourri take to stop hitting on the toe
Posted on 12/30/21 at 10:35 pm to BeaverPRO
(no message)
This post was edited on 12/31/21 at 12:57 am
Posted on 12/31/21 at 11:27 am to TDTOM
If anyone else has any issues i'm all ears
Posted on 12/31/21 at 3:50 pm to BeaverPRO
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hits a hozel rocket into his playing partners jock strap.
I secretly try to do this at least once a round if the opportunity presents.
#competitor
Posted on 1/4/22 at 1:33 pm to RolltidePA
I struggle with this. On the range, hit some 3/4 shots with an exaggerated high finish that ends with the swing ending with the club on the back of your neck and belt buckle facing your target to ensure you're turning through it. It may feel like you're going to block it, but for me this results in a centered hit because I have a tendency to want to swing to the left rather than release down the target line.
This post was edited on 1/4/22 at 1:47 pm
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