Fat shots are caused by either too steep a plane (slicers) or to shallow an swing (hookers) Hank Haney: Listed as one of Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers Gol…
Michael Breed reveals the reason for hitting fat iron shots and how to fix it. Watch the Golf Fix Mondays at 7 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. For more help with yo…
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What does fat mean?
that ball almost hits the target so many times! one of these days.
definite troll
Best golfing advice I’ve had in months………so simple, yet xtremly effective.!! We don’t have shows like that on T.V here in SA…….we do have golf shows covering local charity games, new amateurs, that kind of thing. This is gold to any golfer striving for better Iron shots.
It means your club hits the ground before it hits the ball. It’s not good.
I got one for you I dont do bad with any clubs at the range. I take good divots and my irons are pretty accurate and straight. Granted my driving needs practice. But Im decently solid.
My problem is I get to the course and I cant hit top em I slice I draw. I completely miss. I get nervous.
How in the world do I fix this. My friend suggested listening to my ipod.
So in summary good on the range. Idiot with a nine iron on the course?
Twitchey, I had the same problem. Seems like you need to overcome the mental game. I was the same as you and what I did to do to help me was this. Go to the range and do your pre-shot routine and aim at a very precise/specific target. Put yourself under the pressure to perform well. Remember…if you go to the range and just keep hitting and hitting in the same stance your body will adapt and you’ll hit great shots. But you don’t do that at the course, you’ve got once chance to make it count
get off the range and play more. hit balls on the range to warm up maybe, but work on your swing after the round instead.
Thanks a lot man!
He makes golf look so easy….
WTFV.
Yeah, just try to get out and play more if you can. If not, maybe get a golf simulator and practice at home.
Don’t do that drill at 1:35 it’ll make you pull the shot
Not if you do it the way he did, I tried it and actually hit further but straight too. As long as you focus on keeping the club head on a straight line you won’t pull it.
I am a beginner. I haven’t even golfed for two months. It’s easy. Pretend there is a line going straight through the middle of the ball and make your swing more vertical and not as much around.
If a drill is hard, its gonna take more time to perfect but you are going to get better results….actually, i wouldn’t call anything in golf “hard” because golf is just straight up difficult in general
I watch your show every week. This could be the best tip I’ve ever seen. It really turned the light on for me. To expand on it just a little after doing the drill I moved the ball back in my stance but imagined the ball being about 3 inches in front of where it really was. Swinging to the inaginary ball helped me make ball first contact and really shallowed out my swing path instead of hitting the ball fat most of the time with too steep of a downswing.
Great tip!!! See ya Monday night
you know hes bummed out he didnt hit the target
Ground first, then ball.
Less then a minute into it.
This is such a great tip but it does not help the people who stay loaded on the back foot, they will reach and hit the ball forward and it might help at first but they will keep staying loaded on the back foot fading backwards and wonder why its not working all the time. Im not hating on this awesome show, i just want people with the same problem to realize you have stay center and reach forward, instead of loading right, staying right, reaching twice as far for no reason. LOVE THIS SHOW!
Love this drill
don’t get me wrong i’d still tap that
Theres a drill to fix steep fat shots, slicing and lack of turn. First you set up normal, then turn your feet pointed towards the target and your belt buckle pointed at the target. But have your shoulders in normal postion set up to the ball. Itll be very hard to make a full back swing unless your a flexible, strong person. But this drill eliminates slices, makes you hit further, and gets rid of swaying. If you dont understand just send me a message. Its the best drill ive ever done.
good video
Wish I could take a few lessons from Hank, his easy going manner is perfect for a golf teacher. The guy on the Golf Fix knows his stuff but I can’t take his football coach rah rah delivery.
Gman6755 is right, michael breed is like a preteen on crack. My golf teacher worked with Hank Haney for 10 years, and he was with Hank the moment Tiger called Hank when he needed help. My teacher and Hank both have the same attitude, and he is one of the best teachers in the country.
Hank, are you actually teaching flat shoulder plane? Really?
…….yeah but before he does i’ll have to hear that annoying “LETS DO THIS!!!!!!”
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Lol lol Rush Limbaugh is horrible to the last comment b4 mine hah
1:02. That’s my problem.
thanks hank ur awesome P.S Rush Limbaugh is horrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m pretty good at minigolf.
i am tiger woods
Holy crap!…I think I am dropping my left shoulder…Thanks Hank!
– Hmmm, I think it’s my problem too. Didn’t really realize it until just now.
– Hmmm, I think it’s my problem too. Didn’t really realize it until just now.
I am hank and i wank
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fat shots come mostly from releasing the club early thereby causing the low point of the swing to fall behind the ball.Work on mastering impact hand positions ie: flat left wrist bent right wrist.Get that concept scorched in your brain and you can swing upright like all the big hitters or shallow like Kucher or Hogan or anywhere in between. This will also save you $10,000 ,which is what haney charges for a day
Just wanted to say thanks I couldnt figure out my problem and i was getting frustrated turns out I was totally droping my left shoulder I turned more level and much better….Hey want to play golf with me !