Shanks

Provisional · 2016-10-01T14:38:29+00:00

I've developed case of shanks, especially on less than full swings. Maddening it is. Tried standing away further , closer , forward , back. It goes...

kenner

Not exactly a threadjack, but a personalized application related to the subject.

If you're reading this, golfzlf, I have a suggestion based on our game a few days ago. Try to keep your head "still" throughout the swing, i.e., don't think about looking up, just think about finishing the swing with your head remaining motionless. My 2 scents.

JIMENGAZ1

allot of time, you will hit the heel of the club, because you may be over the top. your face path is out to in.

Also if you tend to push your right knee forward toward the ball at your down swing it will change your face angle and "sH*** will occur.

One simple drill is to keep the ball close to a board or head cover. place the iron, start with 8 iron, should be up against the board or head cover and place the ball in the middle of the club. work on dropping shoulder down slowly and hitting the ball. You will get instant feed back and once you stop hitting over the top or moving into the ball you should cure your problem. Once you get the 8 iron work down to you wedges which historically I have had a few mishaps from time to time.

jim

Provisional

JIMENGAZ1 Thanks Jim,
Dreadful problem first showed up with my sand wedge but has spread , just how far , I'm not sure , but pretty sure it's through out the bag. I've got 4 acres, so my front yard lawn has a golf hole complete with flag and divots. Issue has come and gone in small doses of late, and but last week suddenly become so bad, I couldn't make a shot , period . So I asked for advice here. Certainly , there's a lot of knowledge and willingness to help . Obviously flaws have slipped into my swing or setup that I must find and remove , probably more than one . So far, I've moved away from ball ,set up with ball near club toe, hinged club more upright /vertical at to of back swing, trying to keep head down, swinging through ball & not at it and moved where I aim to strike the ball inside of where it actually sits. Hit pitch shots about an hour and had maybe two sh##ks. Big improvement and maybe I regressed to old swing on bad hits . I don't think I'm properly returning my hands to the same place as at address allowing them to pull outward as I swing through impact, thus hitting with the heel or worse . Your board drill may be what I need to keep my hands in the right place on impact . I've been trying the towel under my left armpit which may help too.
I'm about to wear out fighting this but at least now , I can feel confident that I can win out.
Thanks very much for all the good advice . It is much appreciated !

mcavoy

Well with all of this great advice coming your way, how could you NOT fix your sh***s?

Release

Provisional

Believe it or not, I had witness a tee shot went dead right to the next green ( 70+ yards away and nailed someone on that green ). Luckily, no one was seriously injured, just a bruise on the arm of the gal whom got hit and a big bruised ego on the guy made that swing. His game was all screwed up after that.

Provisional

Release golf accidents can be serious , as we're all capable of a badly missed strike on occasion . I have never struck anyone with my current problem , but did hit a young man in his arm with a bad low hook off the tee out around 215 yds. I could have hit balls all week trying to hit him and would have all missed. Murphy's Law at work . I felt very badly of course and thankfully it just resulted a bruise, but scared me tremendously . I'll never hit again when anyone is within range if I can help it.

JIMENGAZ1

Provisional I would also suggest you swing very easy and methodically. dont worry about speed or distance. Just good contact. Start with just half swings back to half swings through, basically chipping, and then STOP. Take a break until the next day and then go a bit farther etc. Get your rhythm and tempo in check, making sure you are dropping the club down into the slot and not coming over the top. Once you get your confidence back (a week or so) then keep increasing the speed . You won't fix this thing magically or quick. It came about from some bad swing flaws and will go away with a good swing. The wood block or laying a head cover or even a plastic bottle etc will help , but it will just tell you what you probably have started to figure out.

Provisional

JIMENGAZ1 this is odd thing
My full swing, about 85 to 95 yds sand wedge, has been okay. My big issue has been with partial shots and even chips.
Probably shouldn't say such things, opening wrong door to disaster

Release

Provisional My big issue has been with partial shots and even chips.

Try open the stance a little in order to clear the hip and the arms. Make sure you swing like a mini full swing , not have the club face point to the ground during the back swing. The toe of the club should point to the sky when the shaft is parallel to the ground during the back swing.

Provisional

CStricker Roll Tide right back
Hopefully this year they don't cause so many heart attacks
Every one is up for us that is one thing for sure
Wish our Bama golfers could be on top again

JIMENGAZ1

in a practice session and a previous round had a few hosel rockets. Had a lesson recently and Scott (Pro) said my hands were out away from my body father than normal. He actually captured on video me hitting one off the hosel. So worked on keeping hands closer and we seem to be back to normal for now.

sdandrea1

I'm not reading this thread or saying that word. I just scrolled down to the bottom and typed this. Steve out.

rsvman

You have to hit your half-wedges the same way you hit a full wedge, just with a shorter swing. There is a tendency to take the body out of the swing on half-wedges, which, I think, contributes to the problem that shall not be named.

ptjn1201

rsvman
And hit those half wedges hard! The shanks often come when you decelerate.

rsvman

ptjn1201 that's what I was trying to say. Hit them hard but with a shorter swing, rather than trying to baby them with a full swing

mulegolf

My 1st instruction tapes were from Ken Venturi. It was a 8 part series that started with the grip and proceeded through all aspects of the golf swing. Each segment was 1/2 hr. in length and I believe it appeared on TV also. There was also a segment on fixes to common problems. When he came to the sh--nk, he offered his opinion that the main cause was lifting up of the head. In fact, if memory serves correctly, he felt that raising up of the head was the only cause.

Release

mulegolf My 1st instruction tapes were from Ken Venturi.

Had that tape also, enjoyed and benefited from the video.
Loaned it to a 'friend" and was never returned then he loaned to another and another and gone forever.
Must be pretty good.

Weirfan

I had them once on the 7th hole, so bad that if I hit 4 shots I would do a complete circle and be back where I hit the first shot. Walked to the clubhouse, had two beers and a shot of tequila, grabbed two more beers and met my guys on the 10th tee, played great ( for me) on the back , 5 over par or so.

Provisional

Swing lub,best cure for lots of my issues

Careful of overdoses tho

brsmith

Typhoon

My God...the dreaded "s" word should never be brought up. I wouldn't even read the thread. No need to think about it....it'll only cause problems.

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