robbeh32
Newbie
Can anyone help me with this. I don't swing over the top anymore but still have club face open on impact and would like some drills to stop please!!
Open Club face on impact.
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jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Check the club face angle at address by holding the club straight out horizontally in front of you.
How does the shot fly after impact?
How does the shot fly after impact?
Maninblack4612
Tour Winner
Strengthen your grip.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Beat me to it. This could be the simplest thing to try.
anotherdouble
Journeyman Pro
Can you not still have an open club face with an strong grip?
robbeh32
Newbie
i have a neutral grip currently. I'm left handed so dont know which way to do a strong grip when I watch grip vids confused me.
Maninblack4612
Tour Winner
Move both hands anti clockwise around the grip. The Vs between your thumb & first finger should point to your left shoulder or farther left. The right thumb should be anti clockwise around the grip. If it's down the shaft i.e. parallel with the Shaft it's too weak.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
If you're left-handed, presumably you look down and can see about 2 knuckles of your right hand? Now turn it round so you can 3 knuckles instead. That direction makes it stronger.
hovis
Tour Winner
yes, most definitely.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
When people talk about strengthening the grip it is important to keep the club face square ie let go of the grip completely then change the grip. A common fault is to just turn the wrist with the club in the same position in the hands.
Personally I would be looking at swing path which is why asked what shot shape you are producing e.g is it a straight block to the left ball going dead straight.
Personally I would be looking at swing path which is why asked what shot shape you are producing e.g is it a straight block to the left ball going dead straight.
robbeh32
Newbie
Ball is going straight with slight fade left with open face sometimes further going left (slice). I will try a stronger grip like said above to see if that helps. I'm trying to roll my wrist a little with follow through but sometimes thats causing me to overdraw the ball / hook and I'm finding it hard to find that middle ground!
User20204
Well-known member
How do you know it's open at impact ?
robbeh32
Newbie
Trackman showing me it's open and club path is in to out. I know I'm fanning the club open on takeaway but I cant help doing it!
User20204
Well-known member
Do you know your average path percentage ?
robbeh32
Newbie
No I dont!
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
Watch them in a mirror it will look like your grip then.
User20204
Well-known member
My opinion would be to just play with your shot, a slight fade, most of the top layers in the world play with a fade but one thing I'd definitely cut out is trying to roll your hands on impact.
Rolling your hands if fine if you're looking to hit a hook (round a tree for example) but unlikely to be controllable off the tee with a driver.
Rolling your hands if fine if you're looking to hit a hook (round a tree for example) but unlikely to be controllable off the tee with a driver.
Maninblack4612
Tour Winner
If the ball is starting straight, this indicated that the clubface is square to the target line at impact & open to the swing path which, by definition must be out to in if the ball fades. Not sure how the Trackman data can explain this. "clubface open" means nothing unless it must be related to the swingpath or target line. The diagram here explains it https://www.golftec.com/blog/2016/08/golf-ball-flight-laws/
Maninblack4612
Tour Winner
No, no, no! This will just lead to inconsistency
robbeh32
Newbie
Ok I will stop rolling wrists and try stronger grip!
