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out the toe.....

Oddsocks

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Today after a very poor round I was greated with 0.1 back which was well deserved. I found 90% of my strikes were out the toe. Any ideas of common faults resulting in constant toe punts
 
I have suffered from this on a couple of occasions. Had a lesson last week and it was as simple as aligning my feet, knees and shoulders too far right (ie at the target rather than parallel) so sub consciously I pulled the club across to be on target. Thought it seemed a bit too simple but it has been very effective and totally middling them now...
 
Several possible reasons.

Standing too close at set-up
Standing too far away at set-up
Too many clothes/layers
Too few clothes/layers
Wearing sunglasses
Indecision
Watching where the ball is headed too soon
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Forget this round but, if it happens again, check your set-up.
If it still happens, go see your Pro!
 
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