Stop Chunking and Hitting Thin Iron Shots
Golf performance coach Karen Palacios-Jansen from CardioGolf.com demonstrates some great drills proven to help you stop hitting those frustrating chunks and thin iron shots.
Karen Palacios-Jansen is a LPGA Master Professional, a NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) Certified Personal Trainer, a Nike Golf Performance Specialist and Pilates instructor. From 2016-19, Karen served as Vice-President of LPGA Professionals. She is also a part of the LPGA Education Program, training future members in the United States and Korea. Karen has been voted LPGA Teacher of the Year and has been named to the Golf-Digest Magazine Top 50 Fitness Trainer list.
In May 2025 the LPGA Professionals announced that Karen Palacios-Jansen, LPGA Master Teaching Professional, was the recipient of the prestigious 2025 Nancy Lopez Golf Achievement Award.
Recently Karen Palacios Jansen’s CardioGolf® program moved online. CardioGolf® Online Studio has hundreds of workout videos and tips to help you improve your golf game and fitness at the same time. For more information visit CardioGolf.com.
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Golf performance coach Karen Palacios-Jansen from CardioGolf.com demonstrates some great drills proven to help you stop hitting those frustrating chunks and thin iron shots.
Karen Palacios Jansen from CardioGolf.com demonstrates a short practice routine for improving your swing motion.
Golf Performance Coach Karen Palacios-Jansen from CardioGolf.com demonstrates how weight distribution can affect your golf swing.
Karen Palacios-Jansen demonstrates a great drill to help you hit good iron shots when the grass is very short under the ball.
Have you ever wondered why you are supposed to wear a golf glove and why is there only one? Karen Palacios-Jansen from CardioGolf.com explains why you should wear a glove to maximize your performance.
Karen Palacios-Jansen from CardioGolf.com demonstrates the general and golf-specific exercise routines you should do for a great golf warm up
Watch how to use a plastic hotel key to help improve your grip, clubface position/path, and alignment with LPGA Master Teaching Professional Karen Palacios Jansen.
Get your swing off to the perfect possible start with three drills to improve your backswing from Karen Palacios Jansen – The Core Takeaway Drill, the Wrist Drill, and the Weight Shift Drill.
Use the Body Motion, Step & Swing, and Shift & Turn Sequence Drills from Karen Palacios Jansen to learn to move your weight correctly in your golf swing.
The start of your swing sets up your entire golf shot. This drill from Karen Palacios Jansen will help you make sure your takeaway is wide and smooth.
Karen Palacios-Jansen from CardioGolf.com shows how to keep your clubface square by taking a neutral grip and lining up the face at address. Then rehearse with half swings to start hitting solid shots.
Alignment is the easiest fundamental to work on, and probably one of the most neglected principles of golf. Karen Palacios Jansen shows how to set up an alignment station.
