Why do I shank golf chips?

What is a shank at all? The simplest way to explain why you are shanking chips shots is that the clubhead has been moved closer towards the ball than were it started to be. This will cause the strike point on the clubhead to be on the hosel (learn what the hosel is here) of the wedge, and that is a shank.

Why am I shanking my chip shots to the right?

If you are shanking when you are playing a chip shot it may mean that you are: Standing too close to the ball. Leaning too much onto your toes. Swinging too far inside out.

Why do I keep shanking my wedges?

Takeaway. The most common reason that golfers shank the ball is that they are taking their club back incorrectly. When you shank the golf ball with your wedge, chances are you were taking the club back too far inside. If the club comes back too far inside, the clubhead will open up quite a bit.

Why do my chips go right?

When your hands are too far forward, you force the club to lean forward as well. This rotates the clubface open to the right (if you’re right-handed) and exposes the heel on the downswing. Inevitably, that heel is going to hit your golf ball and send it shooting off to the right.

How do I stop shanking my wedges?

To avoid shanking wedge shots, you should make sure to leave room between your arms and body by pushing your rear end back as if you were about to sit, and also let your arms hang from your shoulders as naturally as possible trying not to tension them.

How do you stop shanking wedges?

This is usually caused from a lack of upper body rotation. To fix it, try this simple drill: Place a towel across your chest under both arms. Using a wedge, make half swings focusing on using your chest to swing the club. The towel should stay under your arms from start to finish.

What causes a shank on a golf shot?

Shanking Chip Shots and How to Cure it Shanks are caused by hitting the ball on the hosel of the club. Some golfers think they are hitting it off the toe because the ball will go straight to the right, but that’s really rare case. Please read How to Hit a Chip Shot before we start talking about how to cure it.

Can you stop shanking the ball on a full swing?

No one really wants to talk about the shank. Most of us get chills just saying the word. But if we don’t face the reality of our shank shots, we can’t fix them. And that includes shanking chip shots. You can find a lot of advice out there if you want to stop shanking the ball on a full swing.

What happens when you hit a chip shot on a golf course?

If your shoulders are aligned left of the target, you tend to swing from outside in. But if you chip like that, you will hit it left or pull the chip shots. So you start to guide the ball toward the target by swinging the club toward the pin or target.

What’s the easiest way to fix a shank?

The absolute easiest way to fix a shank, is by doing the following drill: Place two golfballs, with a little less than a golfball size in-between, as shown on the left picture below. The goal is to hit the front ball, and DONT hit the rear ball during the shot.