Tour Striker Tip - Solve The Shanks Once And For All

[golfprogress]

Interesting point of view Martin, are you saying that the traditional explanation of shanking (being too close to the ball or moving closer to the ball on the downswing) is incorrect?

[cmartingolf]

@golfprogress Yes, that is what I'm saying. We stand closer to the ball and farther from the ball in a lot of circumstances during our play on the course. Your "hands" or sensory preceptors either know where the sweet spot is, or they don't. As you could see from the video, I could hit all three balls, fairly well, even with the awkwardly close or far position.

[golfprogress]

@cmartingolf Interesting ideas you're presenting Martin. So is there a common failure among shankers that causes that horrific shot which has been plaguing me off and on for 20 years? My theory that it's a lack of body rotation plus tension in the arms that puts the player out of position to square the sweet spot at impact. I've read many different theories on the shanks, usually saying the face is wide open though Claude Harmon believed it was from a face that was closed. (no trackman then)

[cmartingolf]

@golfprogress Howdy Nick. @brianmanzella presented the idea to me a few years ago. That with some thought about how we all set up differently, Furyk crowds it, Moe reaches for it and how the sweet spot rotates about the shaft as we bend the right elbow basically tells me that players who struggle with the shanks, don't really know where the sweet spot is in the hands! I did the drill for a student today. Three balls, same stance line, three sound strikes. Try it...