MY GOLF BLUEPRINT
Fix My Swing: checks before changes
Read the start line, curve and contact pattern before choosing a correction or drill.
Check aim, start direction and impact location before choosing a movement change. Several faults can produce similar-looking shots.
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Slice: checks and practice
A slice curves strongly away from the player's lead side: right for a right-handed golfer, left for a left-handed golfer.
Hook: checks and practice
A hook curves strongly toward the player's lead side: left for a right-handed golfer, right for a left-handed golfer.
Push: checks and practice
A push starts toward the trail side and curves little. For a right-handed player that is right of target; for a left-handed player it is left.
Pull: checks and practice
A pull starts toward the lead side with little curve. Its direction alone does not identify which body movement caused it.
Push-slice: checks and practice
A push-slice starts toward the trail side and curves farther that way. The face can be open to both the target and the path on centered contact.
Pull-hook: checks and practice
A pull-hook begins toward the lead side and continues curving that way. It combines a starting-direction issue with curvature.
Fat shots: checks and practice
A fat shot meets the ground before the ball, often losing speed and carry. Mats may hide the error by allowing the club to bounce into the ball.
Thin or skulled shots: checks and practice
A thin shot strikes the ball low on the face, often producing a low flight. Several movement and setup patterns can cause it.
Topped shots: checks and practice
A topped shot contacts near the top of the ball and often rolls or hops. It is a contact-location result, not a diagnosis of one body fault.
Shanks: find the impact location: checks and practice
A shank typically involves the hosel area rather than the center of the face. It can send the ball sharply sideways and makes a safe practice area essential.
Skyed driver shots: checks and practice
A skyed drive strikes very high on the face or near the crown and launches unusually high. Tee height and delivery both need checking.
Low driver launch: checks and practice
A low drive may come from delivered loft, low-face contact, a poor strike or the chosen equipment. The flight alone cannot identify the cause.
Excessive driver spin: checks and practice
Spin is only excessive relative to the player's speed, launch, strike and intended flight. High flight by itself does not prove excessive spin.
Poor iron compression: translate the feeling into checks: checks and practice
“Compression” is often used loosely to describe a solid iron strike. Useful checks are contact location, ball speed, low point and delivered loft.
Inconsistent contact: checks and practice
A scattered impact pattern can reflect several interacting variables. First establish what varies: heel-to-toe contact, strike height, turf contact or all three.
Loss of distance: measure the change: checks and practice
Distance can change through contact, speed, conditions, ball choice or equipment. An isolated short shot is not evidence of a permanent loss.
Early extension: connect movement with impact: checks and practice
Early extension describes the pelvis moving toward the ball during the downswing. Video can show the motion, but its relevance depends on the player's strike and comfort.
Alignment problems: checks and practice
Aim errors can look like swing faults. Check the clubface, feet and intended target separately before changing the movement.
Putting inconsistency: checks and practice
Putting misses can arise from read, aim, start line, contact or speed. Separate these tasks to avoid changing a good stroke for a reading problem.