Are You Hitting It Thin Or Fat?

9:30 am May 16, 2009

Two Common Mistakes: Hitting Thin & Fat.

Although every golfer is unique, the mistakes that plague them are
not. Two of the most common are “thin” and “fat” shots.

-“Thin” means you’ve hit the top of the ball with the bottom of the
club.

-“Fat” is hitting the ground behind the ball. Here are the causes and
cures.

A)Hitting It Thin:

After the slice, the thin or “topped” shot might be golf’s most
common fault. Rather than the clubface meeting the ball flush the
club’s bottom edge strikes the top half of the ball, sending it scooting
along the ground.

This shot produces inconsistent distance, whereas the low trajectory
brings extra trouble into play.

The thin shot often results from trying to help the ball into the air.
Many golfers don’t trust a club’s loft and downward blow to launch
the ball skyward.

Only a proper swing — a descending blow with the irons, a low
sweep with the woods — gets the ball airborne.

Another common cause of the top is starting with your head too low
or your body bent over.

You may think starting in a crouch will help you stay down at
impact, but your body straightens up during the swing, lifting the club.

The key is proper posture: Don’t stoop or drop your chin on your
chest at address.

B) Hitting It Fat:
The “fat” shot—sometimes called a “fluff” — also has a variety of
causes. If you’re hitting fat with the irons, you may be playing the
ball too far forward in your stance. Move the ball an inch or two
behind your front heel for iron shots.

If changing ball position isn’t enough, you’re either picking up the
club too quickly in the takeaway or making a poor weight shift.
In either case, keep your hands and wrists firm as the backswing
begins, and turn, rather than tilt, your upper body.

Your weight should move to your back foot on the backswing, then
to your forward foot on the downswing.

If it’s doing the opposite — a “reverse pivot” — your body will be
moving away from (rather than toward) the target on the downswing
and the club will hit the ground well behind the ball, sending it very
high and very short.

III. Conclusion.
There’s a lot more to golf than the basic quick tips I introduced
above. Besides curing that awful slice & stopping from hitting it fat
& thin, there are many other ways to improve your score
immediately…..

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