How do you get out of shanking the ball in golf?

Raise the golf club about 2 feet above the ball, and take your normal back-swing and note its plane. Then on your downswing, keep your plane below it all the way through to the finish. By doing this, you will be less likely to shank the ball.

Why have I started shanking the ball?

Put simply, you hit a shank because the club reutrns to the ball further away from you than it was at address. For that to happen, either your weight is moving outwards – into your toes – during the downswing, or your arms are somehow re-routing to swing back down further from your body.

Why am I shanking my irons all of a sudden?

Your body is moving closer to the ball than your swing anticipates so you hit it on the hosel. Keeping the heel of your “back foot” (right foot for right-handers) on the ground longer, will aid in eliminating this move. “Worrying about” shanking the ball is the prone to make you repeat the problem.

Why do I keep shanking my golf ball?

More often than not, a shank occurs when a player’s weight gets too far onto the toes, causing a lean forward. Instead of the center of the clubface striking the ball—as you intended at address—the hosel makes contact with your Titleist, and—cover your ears and guard your soul—a shank occurs.

Can standing too close to the ball cause a shank?

Standing too close to a golf ball can cause a shank. This is one of the most common hits experienced by a player who stands too close to the ball. A shank is one of the worst hits possible because there is just no way to know where the ball will end up after the hit.

Why do I keep shanking golf ball?

Why am I shanking my short pitch shots?

What is a shank at all? The simplest way to explain why you are shanking chips shots is that the clubhead has been moved closer towards the ball than were it started to be. This will cause the strike point on the clubhead to be on the hosel (learn what the hosel is here) of the wedge, and that is a shank.