Hey everyone, I’ve had a really bad push problem lately. I’m striking the ball crisp, but it goes straight right. I know this means my Clubface is too open at impact. What’s the best way I can control my hands better? Any drills or feelings that work for others? I’ve done the drill with the short shots and stick in front and I am getting good results (hitting the stick often even). But, once my swing gets a little longer, I always end up with an open Clubface at impact. I think the folding of the trail arm is where I am not understanding how to keep my hands quiet? Or maybe it’s on the downswing?
Thanks!
@Sagar Patel if you are playing the draw, you want the miss to be a block.
The key is not to eliminate the block, but rather to eliminate the over draw/pull.
if you are playing a draw, you should always line up to the left side of the fairway and you are swinging to the right side, so a block is still in the fairway. same for greens, you can take dead aim At a pin on the left. You can take dead aim for pin in the center. A push puts you in the middle/right side of green. You can NEVER attack a pin on the right. You simply play to center and your miss will put you in the flag, but be happy hitting to middle.
The answer to fix the consistent push is to strengthen the grip, meaning if your standard left (lead) hand grip you can see 2 knuckles, place your lead hand on the club so you see 3-4 knuckles. This will automatically present the club at impact more closed. If the ball is going left (pull or hook), you have overdone It.
I would estimate that the problem isn’t hitting the push, but rather your mindset and alignment haven’t caught up to your new swing. The strategy has to change compared to what you used to do.
Bottom line, a push isn’t a problem, it’s the pull or overdraw that should be “a problem“ for a player who intends to play a draw. A one way miss that is a block is exactly what you want, as you can play it. You can’t play golf when it may overdraw/pull or push. Go all in hitting the draw. :)