photo credit: inottawa A fat shot is when the clubhead hits the ground behind the ball. A thin shot is when the sole of the club hits the top half of the ball. Both shots are “dribblers.”

Thin shots are caused by: A) Helping the ball in the air (scooping). B) Bending over too much during address (during the swing the body usually rises, therefore, if your address posture is too low your swing-arc will be raised causing a topped shot).

Fat shots are caused by: A) playing the ball too far forward – at address, play the ball back farther. B) Picking up the club to quickly. Turn your upper body going back, don’t tilt it. C) Reverse pivot = body moves away from, rather than towards the target on the downswing.

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photo credit: DavidHBolton By studying your shot pattern you can self-correct your swing faults.

With the correct swing (righ handers), the clubface approaches the ball from inside the target line, is square at impact and moves back inside on the follow-through (inside-square-inside). A common fault is to keep the club moving outside the target line after impact (inside-out). A square clubface to the inside-out path is a push. Open clubface > a slice. Closed clubface > a hook.

An outside-in swing brings the club from outside to inside the line. Square clubface at impact > pull. Open clubface = a slice. Closed clubface > a very huge slice.

To correct the inside-out swing, simply bring the club straight back along the target line as long as possible.

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