How do I prevent casting in golf.?

Question

I am a handicap 22. There are times I make a very good drive with an easy 7 or 8 iron to the green. But when I know its an important shot I all of a sudden hit the ball to my left. Friends tell me I was hitting my irons with my right hand with a loop which I think is what you call casting. How do I prevent this. What should my thought process be. Thanks

Answer 1

Casting is a premature release of the wrist caused by allowing the left shoulder (for right-handers) to lead the downswing.

There is an excellent drill to learn the proper position in the downswing. Place a ball on a tee and use a six or seven iron for this drill.

First get into a position of imitating your downswing. With your arms at an eight o'clock position, point the buttoned of the club at the ball(it may be easier to put a tee in the hole at the end of the grip and point that tee at the ball). This is an imitation of your downswing position.

From that position, swing through the ball so your arms reach a four o'clock position with the butt of the club (or the tee) pointing at the spot where the ball was lying. This drill will give you the proper feel for you downswing. After you work on this for several hundred swings, attempt to imitate the feel as you make a full swing. I think you can find some success.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

No offense to your friends but listen to solid golf advice here are some tips. First of all lets start with casting its really a lame term because you are not fishing your playing golf for starters the root cause of an early release of power in the swing also called casting is a tense grip and tense arms. In the golf swing your hands and arms especially the left arm if your right handed should be firm but loose this allows you to make a fuller backswing and will make you release the club with more whip on the downswing. That is how you store up all your power in the backswing and release all of your power in the downswing with a smooth whipping action. Check you ball placement if it is to far forward of your left foot it can cause pulls with the irons because the face has more time to close and cause pulled shots.
There so many things in golf that can cause problems but a good simple key is to keep your grip light and arms loose but firm. A good drill you can try is with your driver take very weak smooth swings about 3/4 and make a full finished swing. This will help ingrain the most important part of your swing the downswing.

Answer 4

1st question: Are you left-handed? (it sounds like you are right handed, but you don't say)

The reason I ask is that for a right-handed player, casting usually causes a slice, meaning the ball goes to the right.

2nd question: If you are right handed, are you hitting a pull or a hook?

A pull goes straight, just off to the left of where you are aiming. A hook starts where you aimed, but turns hard to the left.

If you give more info, people may be able to help you better, because your problem doesn't sound like a typical "casting" problem. And as the previous person said: "casting" is used in a lot of instances, some right and some wrong.

Answer 5

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