Shanks and Toe Shots in Golf: Causes and Solutions

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Shanks and toe shots in #golf Do you suffer with them? Read this mini 🧵thread🧵 And don't forget to follow me @adamyounggolf and bookmark this for future reading.

Shanks are caused by 1. the hands being closer to the ball in 3D space at impact (than they were at address) this can be hands moving out/down (pic 1), or a reduction of shaft lean (from yellow to red in pic 2)

They can also be caused by 2. a change of shaft pitch at impact (towards red in the second pic)

Toe shots are caused by the opposite. Things that did NOT cause your shank/toe shot are 1. your path 2. your face angle

Everyone's swing has 🟢elements which add more toe-bias 🟠elements which add more heel-bias It's how this things balance that matter. Too many heel biased elements and not enough toe elements, and shanks occur.

In order to fix shanks/toe shots, you should train it from 3 perspectives. 🔵reduce body movements that relate to the issue 🔵train hands to enter in a different location 🔵train the brain to swing the club over a diff spot in space doing just one of the above should fix it

To learn more about how to do these things, as well as ✅how to hit your driver farther ✅how to reduce fat/thin shots Check out The Strike Plan here - adamyounggolf.com/the-strike-plan/