Tip From the Archives

Laid Off

Problem

You hit inconsistently with hooks and slices but it is not due to a poor coil, weight shift problem or posture.

Cure

Check to see where your hands are positioned at the top of your backswing. If your hands are laid off or are not holding the club correctly at the top then it will cause the clubhead to come into the ball incorrectly.

Therapy

Using a mirror or a video camera with it pointed towards your trailing shoulder, swing the club back and stop at the top. Now look to see where your hands and clubhead are positioned. Are they positioned over your shoulder, as they should be? If they are, you know you have made a full turn while keeping your body on plane. If they are over your head or trailing arm, or if they have drifted too far away from your body, you know that you need to work on correcting your hand positioning at the top of your swing. Another way to check your hand position is to stop your swing at the top. Then simply allow your hands to drop straight down. You know that your hands were in proper position if they drop onto your shoulder.

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