During the back nine fairways, I found myself hitting the dirt behind the ball on the downswing.
2006-06-25 16:16:34 · 7 answers · asked by ? 5 in Sports ➔ Golf
Sometimes this comes from having problems with topping the ball. Your over powering with your right side. When you do that you get those bone jarring divots. You want equal power. Swing once with just your left arm and than the right and you will see. Make sure your elbow does not fly. Pretend like you have a towel or something under your right side arm pit. You don't want to let if fall out so you have to keep the arm close to your body. I have a lot of great links to tips to help out on my blog roll. Good Luck .
2006-06-25 18:15:25 · answer #1 · answered by Doug 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
That is probably because you aren't extended enough at address. By the back nine you are probably a little looser than you are when you start. Back away from the ball just a little.
OR you could be trying to get too much out of the club you selected and are swinging a little harder causing your arms to extend a little more.
And practice more. --Yeah I know you really wanted to hear that. But when you consider just how tight the tolerances are in a golf swing and how fast it happens, once it starts you can't think that fast. It's got to be automatic.
Neither you nor I probably practice enough. That's why we shoot in the 80's and 90's and the pros shoot 60's and 70's. You can bet once they start their swing it's all automatic. You see the same thing yourself. You are playing a good round and are in the groove. Then you hit a bad shot and start thinking about your swing and things go to hell in a handbasket for a while(maybe for the rest of the round). That's because you started using your conscious memory.
A good golf swing is good muscle memory. A great golf swing is great muscle memory. *LOL* Quit thinking and look at one dimple on the golf ball from the time you start your backswing till the time the club hits that ball.
2006-06-26 07:57:52 · answer #2 · answered by namsaev 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you will need to follow through on your shot. Hit the ball and still keep your head down until the movement of your right shoulder will move your head toward the direction of the ball. the second and biggest thing is being able to acclerate through the ball. if slow your swing before you hit the ball you will take a chunk out of the ground.
2006-06-26 11:39:58 · answer #3 · answered by Kush C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your swing plan is probably too steep coming back into the ball. A quick fix would be to move the ball back in your stance but that can lead to other problems. Long term, you probably need to work on shallowing out your swing plan.
2006-06-28 17:17:30 · answer #4 · answered by Nuke Lefties 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
play the ball back in your stance so you hit it first before the ground
2006-06-26 12:12:54 · answer #5 · answered by russp321 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep focus....lift ur back up a bit if u have too...dont tire out in the back nine....thats the fault in most golfers...
2006-06-25 23:24:58 · answer #6 · answered by Robert 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep your elbows locked and your eyes on the ball, instead of its destination.
2006-06-25 23:24:11 · answer #7 · answered by wesdarla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋