Getting Through The Ball During Impact
Improving your golf swing can be frustrating unless you have the
right tips and techniques to help you adjust specific aspects of your
swing style, body rotation, grip, and stance.
There are dozens of small adjustments that you can make. But, one
of the most overlooked aspects of improving your golf swing is:
Taking notice of the position and movement of your hands &
forearms when impact occurs.
Have you ever considered what is happening with your hands,
wrists, and forearms? If you haven't, listen to this, because it really is
one of most vital parts of a successful swing:
A. An Awesome Tip!
Do this. Pretend you are making real contact with the ball. Now take
your trailing wrist and "flip it," just like casting a fishing line. This
flipping-wrist action is a fairly common problem among golfers. It is
also known as a "wrist break," and your don't want it.
However, the solution to ending this wrist break habit will improve
your swing immensely.
In order to correctly flip your hands through the ball when contact is
made....Pay attention to what your hands and wrists are doing. If
they aren't working right, try correcting the problem....
Use a wristwatch.
You'll be using it as a visual marker.
This will help you learn the correct way to move your hands.
As you approach impact with the ball, the leading arm should have
the face of your watch pointing straight towards the target line.
Now, rotate the face of the watch so that it is pointing straight at the
ground. When you have a club in your hands, this move will make
the trailing forearm and wrist flip over the top of your leading
forearm and wrist.
*An added bonus to this is that it will help you add distance to your
shots in addition to reducing your slice because the club face will
"close" smoothly.
This will also help your forearms to work in sync. (They should be
as close to one another as possible).
Eliminating Shanks
Of all of the messed shots in golf, the shank is probably the most
dreaded. The shank happens when you make contact with the ball
using the hosel of the club.
One of the main causes of a shank could be that you are standing too close to the ball at address.
The second factor that could be causing you to shank is that you may
be shifting your weight forward on your left foot before making
impact. This also may cause the hosel of the club to hit the ball.
A. The Setup
One way to fix this is to set up evenly. And, when you hold your
club, be sure that there is just over a fist's length of space between
the end of the grip and your body.
Now you are on the right track. ;)
B. The Shaft
The second thing you can do is practice by using a shaft. Place the
shaft 3 inches in front of your leading foot and then back 3 inches.
Check your distance so that a fist is perfectly measured between
your body and the grip.
Now, take a few practice swings. Make sure that your left hip
brushes against the shaft (for right handed players). Now hit a couple
of shots and put it all together.
This advice will help you in minimizing the number of shanks you
experience!

Just try it. You've got nothing to lose!