Hitting thin

[tagnut69]

Hi I started playing in Jan shortly after I was in a car crash and buggered my shoulder. Before the crash my major fault was a slight push shot, now I hit every shot thin, getting a 6i 145-150yds and my driver 180-200. I will be having lessons in the new year but any help tips I could try before then would be great.
Many thanks
Chris



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[bobmac]

Hi Chris,
Bit tricky without seeing your swing.
Just concentrate on your fundamentals.
Grip, posture, address position and balanced finishing position.
Your lesson will sort out the rest.

 

[Region3]

Agree with Bob, but just another thought... are you subconsciously (or otherwise) scared of taking a divot in case it hurts your shoulder?

 

[G1BB0]

its surprising how the brain can sub conciously protect injured areas without us even thinking about it. I had shoulder surgery a few years back and ever since I have certainly been protecting it even though its now fine. My pro spotted this and gave me drills to work on (the main fault was a very reduced backswing)

as Bob said get the basics sorted and let the pro observe and correct any flaws, easier said than done though as I am still crap even after lessons

 

[tagnut69]

I went to the range today and just slowed my swing down quite a bit and was hitting a lot better, with not much if any loss of distance. I will post a video of my swing when I can find my video camera