How to Hit a Solid Golf Shot
This will help many of you understand the geometry of a solid shot. What? Geometry? Yes, solid golf shots are about angles. Trying to “hit down” on the ball is counterproductive. Using the hands at impact ruins the golf swing.* If someone says to you, “Hit down,” they may not understand that, if you have the correct mechanics working in the correct sequence, the ball is automatically hit down upon. In other words, a solid golf shot that creates a divot after the ball happens as a side effect of a correct golf swing. You don’t have to try to do it; it happens when things are right. So, if you’re not experiencing this automatic, solid shot with your swing, what is wrong, and how do you fix it? The angles Your swing may be missing one or more of these essentials for a solid shot. If you look at a great, solid golf shot at impact, this is what you’d see: The shaft of the club is absolutely in line with the front arm, with a flat or bowed front wrist. (Most golfers have a bent front wrist—a...