Hitting everything fat.

[Oddsocks]

.... Ok not quite everything, but Sunday 90% of my irons were fat, even fairways and hybrids , infact it felt like a day where only the driver and flat stick were anywhere near warm.

I'm guessing there's a common fault which is clear to those in the know, Please feel free to educate me.:mmm:

 

[JustOne]

Grip the club down to the metal :clap:

hope that helps :ears:

(will be at your range this Saturday from 8am to 8pm) :thup:

 

[Oddsocks]

Grip the club down to the metal :clap:

hope that helps :ears:

Great....much appreciated......BUDDY

 

[G1BB0]

you got someone in the afternoon aswell James?

 

[JustOne]

you got someone in the afternoon aswell James?

I'm taking your car keys off you mate and not giving them back until I am happy

 

[Oddsocks]

Poor gibbo

 

[JustOne]

Seriously, if you're fatting them then you're probably either stuck a little behind the ball or casting the club out (losing the wrist hinge) through impact. Try and hold the forward shaft lean a little by rotating your top half constantly through the shot (not stalling the upper body then flipping the club out). The grip leads the clubhead until the ball has gone.

 

[drawboy]

Probably a small timing problem. nothing more. Winter golf swings are not as fluid as a warm summer day swing. It's probably nothing to worry about.

 

[Oddsocks]

Looks like some range time tomorrow then..., weight transfer felt good and lag felt like what I've been working on, but I have to be honest and say it didn't feel like I was turning as full as I have in recent weeks.

I'm sure a couple of buckets will have it firing again. Things is I've been striking the ball well, and Thursday night I was hitting my 3 wood over the range fence@ 210 yards, then out of no where the golfing gods got me Again,

 

[chrisd]

look on the bright side - you arn't a danger to low flying aircraft any longer!! :whoo:

 

[SocketRocket]

It's normally keeping the weight on the back foot while trying to help the ball in the air, or , stalling the body rotation.

 

[CMAC]

you got someone in the afternoon aswell James?

you getting a half days lesson before the 'big day'

p.s liking the new avatar :thup:

 

[Shakey]

If 90% are fat, maybe adjust your ball postion to where you're catching the ground.

 

[G1BB0]

you getting a half days lesson before the 'big day'

p.s liking the new avatar :thup:

I was but car is off the road until Monday/Tuesday so gonna have to be my normal shonky swing

yeah liking the avatar lots

 

[sawtooth]

I reckon the best thing that you can do to remedy hitting fats is to think less about hitting at the ball and more about swinging through the ball to a high finish. Focussing on hitting at the ball may be causing you to get too steep.

Its a old cliche but just let the ball get in the way of a swing and see if that helps.