A golfer who tops the ball usually releases the club early on the downswing instead of. The ball should be just a smidge inside the centerline of the club and should be teed up to place the top onethird to onehalf of the ball above the level of the striking. Falling back causes you to swing up too soon and hit the top of the ball. I suspect you are swaying and moving away from the ball changing the bottom apex of your swing back thus causing you to hit the top equator of the ball. Dec 01, 2014 lets deal with cause and effect obviously the effect is a topped ball sitting on a tee. The club hits the ball, enters the turf, bottoms out then soon afterwards starts to ascend through to the finish. This is not only a problem it is quite embarrassing. Use these three tips to square the clubface and drive it. But it still happens with irons and fairway woods when the ball is on the ground. I wish golf had been taught to me in this simple manner several years ago. Even though there are so many other elements in golf that translate to lower scores, few are as satisfying as outdriving your playing. Typically, when you address the ball with your driver, only half of the ball should be higher than the driver.
High handicappers often make this mistake, but you will see good players doing this sometimes. Stop topping the ball only the very bottom of the club head makes contact with the ball resulting in it scuttling along the turf. Because of modern technology we have so much information available to us now, we have machines that can tell us the angle of attack, clubface to path, swing direction etc. What makes the ball curve to the right for a right handed golfer.
Neutralizing the grip like this will make you hit the ball higher but keep in mind if youre still sliding you will hit the ball to the right. How to level your body to stop topping the golf ball golf. Stop topping the ball tips february 24, 2018 golf channel academy lead coach rob strano shows off how you can stop topping the ball with the mini me drill. This resulted in me swiping up on the ball at impact which created undesirable top spin. How to stop the ball from going left when driving in golf. Most slices with the driver result from a downward angle of attack, which produces weak distance and a slicing spin. Sep 10, 2015 annabel rolley demonstrates how practicing with the ball forward in your stance will help you transfer your weight and deloft the clubface to avoid topping the ball with your irons. Our goal is to get enough spin to achieve lift, while minimizing hopefully eliminating drag. They want to help the ball up in the air, and the most logical way to do that is to swing upward.
If you can hit it with a descending blow, you can fix topping the ball. With the driver, the ball should be opposite your left heel. I am experiencing a problem with the new club doc griffin made me. By staying down on the shot the ball will be struck correctly and go up in the air as intended. Practice swing with your feet together with your driver. May 24, 2011 if you are a puller, go ahead and close up your stance a little, and you will immediately hit it better. Stop chunking and topping series dot and stick drill. I had my first ever lesson today, and the one thing i got from it was that i needed a different setup for hitting off of a tee than i do for hitting off of the ground. If youre tired of hitting one of the most embarrassing shots in the game, keep reading to learn how to stop topping the ball. Most impressive was the direction the bal, it is traveling straight. When it comes to topping the ball, it can feel like a real head scratcher, especially if happens in the middle of the round. I knew i had to change something in my game to avoid topping the golf ball. Learning how to stop topping your iron shots is not difficult, but like everything else in golf there is a mental aspect to improving this area of your game, as well as several swing adjustments that you will need to make and a practice regimen that would be good to run through several times prior to playing your next round.
Topping the golf ball out on the course, in front of your playing partners, can leave you feeling frustrated and even a little foolish. By consciously planting your right foot and keeping your weight on it, you will prevent shifting your weight to the right. How to stop topping the ball with fairway woods on the. Topping the ball and seeing the clubhead striking the ball above its equator can be explained by a swing that stays too high, in one that doesnt reach down enough to catch the ball cleanly on the sweet spot of the club.
What is happening when i hit the golf ball way up with a driver. It may seem counterintuitive, especially when theres so little loft on your driver face, but you need to. But in the first video of the series, youll discover whats causing you to chunk andor top the ball. I am going to work on getting a video of my swing this week, but what are a few of the things that could be causing this. Neutralizing the grip like this will make you hit the ball higher but keep in.
Stop worrying so much about punching the ball up in the air as the club will do this if it makes good contact with the ball anyway. It is rare to see a professional top his driver nowadays, due to the larger club head. Learn how to sweep the ball off the tee with your driver. Than i concentrate on keeping my head down a i create a divot 4 inches behind the ball whats wrong with my swing or me. He basically had me move the ball up to my left heel and keep my head behind the ball with my right shoulder lower than my. I now focus on driving through the ball with the pad on my palm beneath my index and middle finger. Question, are there any drills that will help prevent me from grounding my driver. Lesson tee lives annabel rolley shares a drill to keep your body level in the golf swing and prevent topped shots. Stop reverse pivot with this practice drill video lesson by. The goal is to feel the club working down, hitting the ball, and then the ground. I tried to change my weight distribution at the top of my back swing to the inside of my foot, and the result was me pulling the ball, sometimes drastically to my right, and i was hitting the top of the ball, or at least hitting up on it instead of down on it. Topranked teacher butch harmon on how to stop topping the ball. You just committed one of the most embarrassing shots in golf. I am having a problem when i am hitting with my driver off the tee.
Most players think they are topping the golf ball because they are pulling their body up through impact and the common fix is to keep your head down. Ted galanides has been a surgite for nearly two seasons now and hes really into his game. How to keep your golf ball from going left on the drive. Knowing where you strike the golf ball on the clubface is one of the most commonly overlooked factors in game improvement. Now a top shot is where the club would come down and hit the upper part of the golf ball. In this lesson, we teach you a simple method you can utilize to make your driver golf club a little heavier to locate the center of your club face and hit the golf ball farther.
Stop topping the golf ball using this guide video lesson by pga pro pete styles i think one of the most frustrating shots for golfers and particularly beginners when they go out and play in the golf course is the top shot. So try to look at the back of the ball and sweep the ball to stop topping the golf ball. Reverse pivot is often a movement thats described by shifting the body weight the wrong way during the golf swing. To hit this shot take a smooth backswing with very little wrist action, nicklaus says. Lets get real, for most amateur golfers, hitting a big drive is the equivalent of dropping a nuke on your opponent. If you are righthanded, you are pulling the ball or pulling the shot. In this video, youll learn how to stop topping your drives. By impact, the clubhead is traveling up and over the ball, usually clipping it above the equator. How to lower the launch angle of my drive golfweek. I know i cant stop topping the ballbut maybe if i ignore the problem, it will just. Its fairly common miss and luckily, relatively easy to fix.
Keep your rear end sticking out for as long as you can. Keep your hands firmly on the club throughout the swing. Another cause for topping is trying to lift the ball in the air. If you watch top golfers, they always either take a divot or brush the grass after impact. Golf teaching pro daril pacinella shares a drill that will help reduce topping the ball with drivers and irons. A little mind trick i use to help me keep my eyes on the ball is to train my eyes to stare at the ball intently. Turn your hips toward the target to start the downswing. As with everything in golf, the best way to keep from hitting your ball too low and to the left is by repeatedly practicing your swing. Another simple tip that can have a profound impact on your ability to strike the ball cleanly with the driver is making sure that you actually watch the club hit the ball.
Why do i keep hitting the ball on the top of my clubface. Hitting off the top of my driver instruction and playing. If you swing everything back together and keep your head steady, youll be in position to start down with your lower body. What is happening when i hit the golf ball way up with a.
Stop topping the golf ball using this guide video lesson. So to counteract this, sometimes i would tee it up extremely high to make me want to have a clean hit. Below, golf instructor roger gunn gives us a checklist of possible causes for these types of mishits, but the faults and fixes differ depending on. The heel hits will cause distance loss and the slice with your driver.
Im sure you are picturing in your mind right now when you first started playing and would wack the ball a whole five yards in front of youtime and time again. I am a right handed player that focused on my left hand to control the club face creating a lazy right hand. At impact, be sure the palm of your right hand faces the target, and keep your right hand below the. Aug 02, 2010 on nearly every swing with my driver, long ironshybrids, i am topping the ball or hitting it very thin. Notice how my driver head is outside the ball right before impact. It is important to maintain the same height throughout the swing. I have been playing with a 6 handicapper lately and he picked up on the fact that with driver i come in steep and out likewise possibly causing a topsp i n to drop the ball early. I know i cant stop topping the ballbut maybe if i ignore the problem, it will. How to sweep the ball off the tee with your driver golf. If you hit around the equator, we might class that as a thin shot and then lower than the equator, generally were going to be looking.
Jim suttie, 2000 national pga teacher of the year, is available for lessons at suttie golf at the club at twin eagles north naples. Even worse, the ego damage is compounded by a lousy. There are a few different reasons for wanting to add weight to your driver golf club, one of which being centeredness of contact. To avoid hooking the ball off the tee, alltime golf great jack nicklaus recommends playing a controlled fade, a shot which moves from left to right. Top 3 ways to stop topping the golf ball golf info guide. Tips include how to keep your head back at impact by focusing on the back of the ball. How to avoid skying your tee shot in golf the skyed tee shot when the ball goes higher than it goes forward is a common golfing sight. Reasons for hitting shots off the toe swing surgeon. Are you ready to finally learn how to hit a driver and start playing your best golf yet. A little mind trick i use to help me keep my eyes on the ball is to train my eyes. Unless the ball is sitting up on thick grass, which would give you a chance to get under it, youll either swing up on the ball as with poor ball position or stand up during your downswing.
This will help you hit over trees in some fairways that are protected by trees. Position the ball off the inside of your front foot, about even with your heel, to promote an upward strike of the golf ball. To close was bad for my golf, ball going left,slicing, no distance with both irons and driver, put my stance 2 in back from the ball. Lets deal with cause and effect obviously the effect is a topped ball sitting on a tee. Top 3 ways to stop topping the golf ball ah, the topped shot. Resist from changing the height of your body during your golf swing.
This particular drive was a high fade that ended up going about 250 yards which is much less than when i hit the ball from the inside. Feb 02, 2014 have a looser grip but keep your wrists firm so your hands dont fall behind the ball at impact. With modern deepface drivers, you can tee the ball so much higher. Raising your body during your downswing or upswing will increase the chances of topping the ball. May 07, 2009 give this tip a read if you want to learn how to stop hitting the driver too low. The secret to hitting your driver better the left rough. The thing that has haunted me is with my 3 and 5 woods i just walk up make the necessary adjustments for lie and smash them,the 3 i reckon often longer than driver. They may be too upright if you are pulling a lot of short irons. All too often a player will straighten their hips slightly and in doing so this motion will lead to the sole of the driver hitting the top of the ball. In the series, youll discover the 5 most important keys of the top speed golf system. How can i stop my driver from getting the ball so high in the air.
Turn your hips through impact with your hands in line with the club head at. Stop topping your driver, mike sullivan golf school youtube. How to stop topping your golf shots golf practice guides. It is always easier to hit something that you can see, so keep your eyes fixed on the ball as the club swings through the hitting area. To solve the problem you should make your is longer or your body is ahead of the club, leaving it open. This often results in scuff marks on the top of your driver head as it is more difficult to turn your wrists and your driver may actually be pointing towards the ground at impact with the ball. I was hitting my 7 iron 200 yds without effort and my driver close to 300 yds. Stop lifting up to stop topping the golf ball free online. Mar 04, 2010 i am having a problem with topping the ball with the driver and three wood off the tee. Hi, i would say that 20% of my drives end up short because i hit the ground first. So much so that i am still focused on the spot where the ball was even after i have hit it. Lets look at it based on an actual shot you may hit. Because youre about to see my stop chunking and topping series. Topped shots how to stop topping golf balls golf distillery.
I consistently hit the ball on the top of the driver about 2 inches from the hosel to the point where there is an almost perfectly circular mark from the repeated impact with the ball. Keep your knees soft bend them and keep them loose. I did some research and practiced a lot, so i might as well share some ideas that may help you as well. To get the ball airborne, you need to trust the loft of your club and hit it with slight descending blow. Top 3 faults caused by standing too close to the ball. From the driver down to the six hybrid i am hitting the ball too close to the toe. Its simple sidespin that is causing the golf ball to curve. The key to hitting the ball farther with the modern, 460cc driver and modern golf ball which spins much less off of a flat face than balls of the past is high launch angle combined with a low spin rate. The golf club should work down, hit the ball, and then the ground. Your ball dug deep in the grass about a foot ahead of you and barely rolled 30 yards. How do i put spin on the ball on my approach shots in golf. Now from the top of your swing take your left hand off your chest. A topped approach shot into the green isnt usually that destructive the ball typically stays straight and can travel a fair distance, but its thoroughly dissatisfying and does little for your confidence.
Keep your head behind the ball as you swing down to impact. The goal is to keep the same feeling as the swing gets larger. I try to make sure i maintain my spine angle through the shot, keep my head down and still and dont come up and out of my swing. If youve been topping the ball often, check your ball position first.
Than i concentrate on keeping my head down a i create a divot 4 inches behind the ball whats wrong with my. This is a problem that i have not had except for when i first started to play the game. In this video well cover some tips to stop topping, thinning, or chunking the driver, all while improving key fundamentals. Should you hit it on the upswing or sweep it off the tee with a driver. This results in either a severe hook a a mild slice, and the ball only travels about 200210 with my old driver, i. One response to stop hitting the driver too low how to hit the driver may. Hitting thintopping the ball cant get it in the air. When you try to hit it high, your instinct will tell you to hit up on. My guess, especially with your driver, is that there wont be much difference in. Hitting the ball off the heel with your driver golf tips.
Stop reverse pivot with this practice drill video lesson by pga pro pete styles now reverse pivot in the way that relates to your golf action. Whats the cause of golf shots going left but straight. Its the golf ball spinning to the right after it hits your golf club that is causing the golf ball to turn to the right. I have to flip my hands over to try and save the swing which puts a ton of spin on the ball. Oct 15, 20 like the duff shot, topping the ball leaves you with a red face and makes your next shot a real tough task, so check out my quick fixes for more consistent ball striking. How to stop topping your iron shots beginner golf swing tips. Add weight to your driver golf club for more distance pga. How do i keep from pulling the ball with my driver.
But it still happens with irons and fairway woods when the ball is on the. That way, when you swing the club, you do not have to be close to the ground to hit the middle of the ball on the sweet. Hitting the ball too low can be caused by shifting your weight to your left side. If this occurs every round then it needs to be sorted. Finish with your right shoulder lower than your left in the follow through. Topping the ball a frustrating problem on tee, greens. You usually sky a tee shot by hitting on the top part of the driver, causing an ugly mark to appear which is one reason a tour player never lets an amateur use his or her driver. Topping the driver is not as much of a problem today. Striking the ball on the upswing will help promote a straighter flight and greater distance. Even worse, the ego damage is compounded by a lousy result, which moves you only a little closer to the intended target. Feel like your right shoulder is driving into the ball.
The number one struggle of beginning golfers is topping golf shots. Because the ball is on the ground, you can hit up on the ball like a driver. I am having a problem with topping the ball with the driver and three wood off the tee. I keep slicing my drive shot to the right why when i hit. Title says most, but u cant seem to hit the ball right with my new driver, either i hit it fat and scrape the dirt with my driver or i top it and it doesnt get airborne. You will learn how to hit down and through the ball without topping it. Knowing the reasons why you keep topping your fairway woods can help think of ways to improve your game. It may seem counterintuitive, especially when theres so little loft on your driver face, but you need to stay down and let the club do the work for you. Keep your golf scores and track your handicap online, for free. Anything above the equator would really be classed as a top shot, hits the top of the ball, the ball goes down. This promotes swinging up on the ball rather than flat or, even worse, downwardand helps create launch angles of 10 degrees or higher and spin rates of 3,000 rpm and lower, proven to be the ideal launch conditions. Feb 20, 20 the correct sequence for impact is ball then turf contact, which is why all good iron shots produce a divot after the ball. He recently sent me a message asking for help on curing a chronic problem of hitting toe shots. The reason why you hit your driver off the heel may be the outsidein swing or coming over the top.