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FAIRWAY WOODS
I can't hit them off the grass. My shots are topped or low screamers. What am I doing wrong?
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Bobcat, Most students that I see that have this problem is that they are playing the ball too far forward and there angle of attack is too steep. Check your ball position to make sure it is off of your left heel and that you are not picking the club up too abruptly. Hope this helps.
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Because you are having difficulty you are rushing the backswing and not finishing it. Take your time with a slow backswing, finish the bs and allow the wrists to hinge, then stay down and through the shot.
Resist the urge to lift up, which is what you are doing.
Drill: drive the butt end of the club down to the ball on the downswing with light grip.
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You most likely suffer from the elbows widening at or around impact which lifts the head of the club slightly away from the ball. So instead of a straight left arm position at impact it will be bending slightly. (Disconnection-is the official term) the associated after effect is often a chicken wing type finish. Disconnection. If bobcat33 wrote:FAIRWAY WOODS
I can't hit them off the grass. My shots are topped or low screamers. What am I doing wrong?
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Boy can I sympathize, I topped fairway woods for a long time. I think for me, the key was to A: practice them more often, and B: Get set up properly. The other thing I do is make sure to hit down on them still, and resist the temptation to try to "lift" the ball.
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Bobcat:
It's so hard to answer this question without actually seeing your swing. It's a common problem, but there is no one answer. Try any one of these solutions:
1) ball position. If you are topping it, the ball may simply be too far forward in your stance. Move it back incrementally (a ball length at a time) until you stop topping it.
2) weight shift. My father-in-law has a slight reverse pivot. He tops the ball because he sometimes fails to shift his weight forward on his downswing, so he catches the ball on the upswing. If you are topping it, you may simply be failing to transfer your weight. Without the ball, practice weight transfer by swinging your fairway wood and making sure that you follow through and finish with your weight on your front foot.
3) swing angle. Sometimes players swing their fairway woods like irons, steeply. Sometimes players swing their fairway woods like their driver, low and shallow. If you are topping it, maybe your swing is too shallow like your driver swing, and you are catching the ball on the upswing. Moving your ball position back may help, but you may need to concentrate on fashioning a swing that is somewhere between your iron swing and your driver swing because your club is exactly that: somewhere between your irons and your driver.
4) It's the club. Some players just can't hit their fairway wood because it's the wrong club. You might need a hybrid instead. You might need a different fairway wood in the same way that no two drivers are alike. Maybe your shaft has too much flex or kick. Maybe your club's shaft is an inch or two too long. Chances are very good that you'll fix your problem by trying one of the above solutions, but when all fails, try hitting another club or modifying the club you already have. A good clubfitter will help you out. And test before you buy.
I hope this helps.
Dan
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