Troubleshooting Golf Shots

Mental Game Adjustments for Slice Correction Fixing a slice is as much a mental challenge as a physical one. Years of compensating for a left-to-right ball flight create deeply ingrained habits—aiming further left, gripping tighter under pressure, and tensing up on the downswing—that persist even after your mechanics improve. One of the most effective mental … Read more

Fat and thin shots are among the most common and frustrating misses in golf. A fat shot — where the club strikes the ground before the ball, producing a heavy, short result — and a thin shot — where the club contacts the ball too high on the face, sending it low and screaming across … Read more

The slice is the most common miss in golf. It’s the banana-shaped, left-to-right ball flight (for right-handed golfers) that robs you of distance, accuracy, and confidence off the tee. But here’s the encouraging truth: a slice is caused by a predictable set of mechanical errors, and every one of them can be fixed with the … Read more

Fat and thin shots are two of the most frustrating problems in golf, and they share a common root cause: inconsistent low point control. A fat shot occurs when the club strikes the ground before the ball, digging into the turf and producing a heavy, short result. A thin shot happens when the club bottoms … Read more

Thin shots—also called “topped” shots—are among the most embarrassing mishits in golf. Your club blade catches the upper half of the ball, sending it screaming along the ground or popping weakly into the air. Your playing partners feel your frustration. Your score feels the impact immediately. The worst part? Thin shots happen when you need … Read more

Fat shots are one of the most frustrating problems in golf. Whether you’re hitting behind the ball on approach shots or chunking chip shots around the green, fat shots destroy your scorecard and shake your confidence. The good news? This is one of the most fixable swing problems once you understand the root causes and … Read more

Hitting the ball fat (chunking it) or thin (skulling or blading it) are among the most frustrating and common ball-striking errors in golf. Both faults stem from the same core problem: the low point of your swing arc is in the wrong place. Understanding why this happens — and the specific drills to fix it … Read more

Swing path is the single most controllable factor in ball flight direction. Where your clubface points at impact determines the initial launch direction; where your swing path travels determines the curvature that follows. Get both aligned and you hit straight shots. Mismatch them consistently and you’re living with a predictable, often frustrating, ball flight pattern. … Read more

Hitting it fat — striking the ground behind the ball — is one of the most frustrating ball-striking errors in golf. The sensation is immediately obvious: the club thuds into the turf inches before the ball, the shot comes up drastically short, and you’re left shaking your head at a perfectly good lie that somehow … Read more