Are you tired of being frustrated with that push shot?

Learning to correct and eliminate your golf push shots from your game is vital to lowering your handicap and improving your score.

push_trajectory_smallThe reasons for a pushed shot are: wrong alignment at address, a closed club face on the back swing, and not enough hip turn through impact.

If you want a quick fix to the push shot you need to check out The Perfect Impact DVD – Angle of Attack Tip.

Some golf pros refer the the push shot as a delayed shot and is something that most golfers do unconsciously. You see, if you delay your shot by a fraction of a second, you could end up hitting the ball at the wrong time and the wrong place.

When the clubface hits the ball sooner than you expected, you will find the ball traveling in a direction not to the line of the target.

What can you do to correct the Push?

Improper alignment

The alignment of your hips, shoulders, and feet, are aimed right of your target putting you in a position to push the shot. This in fact makes your club head aim even further to the right.

This position blocks your hands and arms when you try to swing them on a line towards your target. Your arms and hands will rather tend to swing on a line that is parallel to your hips, feet and shoulders creating a pushed shot.

The Fix

To correct a push shot you need to aim your body more to the left of your target. This opening of the body will help you achieve more of a free swing with the arms and hands towards your target. Your left hip will be able to clear quicker giving your arms and hands the freedom they need to swing through the ball.

These changes at address will create the correct positions at impact and help you hit the ball straighter.

Try getting in the habit of aiming your club face first behind the ball then take your address position.

Closed clubface at address and in the takeaway

Addressing the ball with a closed clubface may seem like you will hook the ball but this is not necessarily the case. Most golfers who do this actually open the clubface at impact.

Mentally speaking when the clubface reaches the top of the back swing it will be instinctively opened to prevent a hook and a pushed shot will occur.

The Fix
To cure this fault you need to understand the grip/takeaway/ hinging of the right wrist first. With your right hand in the correct position at address it will encourage an opening of the hands and club face in the take away.

Remember to blend the movement of the arms and club together with the wrist hinge. No independent hand action should be felt.

Not enough hip turn through impact

Your problem may not be at address or takeaway but rather at the impact area.

Should your hips slide instead of turning to the left, the club head will not be able to close through impact resulting in a push shot. (It gets delayed in squaring up)

The Fix
You need to use a mental key of “Bump and turn”Bump the left side to the left and turn the hips left. It is a “one move feeling.” The bump I am referring to here is a slight lateral shift till the left hip is directly above your left foot. There will be enough lateral motion created in the turn too. Feel the hip turn pull your left arm into the impact area. They work in unison.

Every golfer wants to hit the ball as clean and accurate as possible. It really just comes down to your hard work and your technique. If you want to learn more, check out Perfect Impact DVD – Angle of Attack Tip.

Work on fixing these areas and you will eliminate the push from your golf game and lower your golf scores.

To Your Golfing Success!

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