Fix Your Shank
What causes the dreaded shank where the ball hits the hosel (where the shaft is connected to the clubhead) rather than the clubface.
Fix Your Topped or Thin Shots
Erika’s tips for the common golf fault of ‘hitting it thin’. This happens when your club only strikes the top half of the ball.
Fix Your Hook
When your ball curves dramatically to the left (for right-handed players) you have hooked the ball. It means that you’ve hit the ball with a closed clubface.
Fix Your Slice
A slice occurs when your ball curves dramatically to the right (for right-handed players). It means that your clubface was wide open at impact. Here’s how to fix that.
Fix Your Pull Hook
If you see a ball flight that starts out to the left and then curves even further left, you’ve got yourself a pull hook. Let’s work on that.
Fix Your Push Slice
If you are hitting a ball that starts out to the right then slices further to the right, you are hitting push slices. Here’s how to fix that.
Fix Your Fat Shots
Erika Larkin takes you through some common causes and fixes for hitting ‘fat’ shots where you hit behind the ball.
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