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Bye bye shanks

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I'd say 200 of these were shanks.

Had to go back an hour ago, determined to conquer them and FINALLY got rid. What a scary 4 days it has been- golfing psychological breakdown!

Now I know what causes them (and now can hit a shank on demand :whistle:) I'm delighted to be back in the land of push draw.

PHEW.
 
Forgot to reply!

Wasn't taking the club away around my body enough, or hardly at all. 'Hands in' is a major fundamental for my swing and it took me a hellish weekend to realise that I was negating this.

Don't take this as a cure for shanks though. Many pros would say that this move would cause you to hit too much from the inside and present the hostel to the ball first.
 
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