Crazy shot almost off at right angles!!! Help.

[Tiger]

This issue has been plaguing me for a while. I'm hitting the ball really well then all of a sudden I'm hitting it right almost at right angles to target line and it slices further right. What the hell am I doing? It's driving me mental.

 

[chris661]

Shanking

Welcome to the world of golf.

 

[User20205]

it sounds like a shank, don't say it too loudly, they are catching

I went to the range recently, I hit 30 great iron shots followed by 30 shanks in a row. It was very depressing.

I read a post on here where Bob advises stand back an inch and raise your hands slightly at address (it seems to have worked for me) I've been meaning to say cheers Bob

It is caused by an extreme swing plane, usually in to out I beleive, however there may be a different cause in your case.

 

[Imurg]

I hit one the other day.
Came out of nowhere - went back again just as fast.
No idea..............
1st one for years......

 

[chris661]

I hit one the other day.
Came out of nowhere - went back again just as fast.
No idea..............
1st one for years......

I hit them that often I tend not to worry now

 

[USER1999]

I hit a thin shank on Sunday. It went off at 45 degrees, dead flat, hit the ladies tee marker, and shot back past the four of us, into the cabbage about 20 yards behind us. Only supposed to be a 135 yard par three. Lost my tee shot. Never to be seen again. I found another ball though, so I am not the first.

 

[chris661]

I hit a thin shank on Sunday. It went off at 45 degrees, dead flat, hit the ladies tee marker, and shot back past the four of us, into the cabbage about 20 yards behind us. Only supposed to be a 135 yard par three. Lost my tee shot. Never to be seen again. I found another ball though, so I am not the first.

You trying to copy my shot from Goswick?

 

[Tiger]

Shermans...oh dear. Obviously getting too close to the ball at address. I thought it was coming off the toe so stood closer!!! What a weapon

It was so weird hitting a series of woeful 7irons, switched to 3 wood and Driver and striping it nicely. Never been so confused in my life

 

[Mattyboy]

If it is a touch of the dodrells, I make sure that my weight is in the middle of my feet and not towards my toes at address.
Are you sure its them? Is the strike right out of the neck of the (iron) club?

 

[SocketRocket]

Socket Rockets.

Normally due to the hozel leading the clubface into the ball, the clubface will be wide open. Try to keep your hands closer to your body and feel as though you are making the toe of the club pass the heel through impact.

 

[RichardC]

Only seem to get them on the range.
Nothing worse than when your hitting the ball really well, and then POW a shank, and another, and then another. By that time people have turned to look to see who has caught the dreaded disease

 

[Airlie_Andy]

I'm certainly no expert but if your gripping the club too tightly I believe this leads to an open club face? Could be if your under pressure you tense up and grip too tightly?

 

[Tiger]

Thanks all for your helpful comments. T

 

[Imurg]

Fragger has a wierd way of hitting a shot in that general direction.
Don't think he's ever hit a sh**k, his always come off the very end of the toe of the club - virtually impossible to do but he manages it with any club in the bag.
Genius.

 

[Tiger]

Only seem to get them on the range.
Nothing worse than when your hitting the ball really well, and then POW a shank, and another, and then another. By that time people have turned to look to see who has caught the dreaded disease

You better not get them at The London Club!!!

 

[RichardC]

Thats what I'm worried about. I can imagine the look on Mikes face if I start doing a "Tin Cup" on the range

 

[StrangelyBrown]

I hit about 20 of these up the range a few weeks ago. To cure it, I simply stopped going to the range.

 

[One Planer]

One of our infrequent playing partners has a reverse shank. Yes! You heard it here first boys and girls.

We've all seen the regular shank that shoots dead right (for a right hander) His shoots dead left.

I don't know how he manages it but he'll stand on the tee, swing at the ball and it will shoot dead left at such an angle it nearly hits him!

 

[RobbOnTheRock]

That's crazy stuff......

I hit a couple last night in my garage, the ball coming off the cub at about 45 deg right, bounced past the hoover and smacked into the kids sledge, did it three more times before it disappeared........

I could have sworn that it was coming of the toe of the club or the rounded sole of the hybrid...

Good to know or recognise it as a shank and it's cure.....

Ps I'm not entirely mental, I was only hitting plastic wiffel balls

 

[patricks148]

Tiger, you can now call yourself a true golfer.

Welcome to the club...