It could be because of a number of different factors, including:
- Poor setup – ball too far forward, open clubface, weight on the back foot.
- Swing faults – bad tempo, excessive hand/wrist action, improper swing path.
- Equipment – golf shafts with too much flex, too much loft on the driver, playing the wrong kind of golf ball.
How to stop pushing golf shots right?
A right-handed golfer hitting the ball to the right of the target but on a straight line is hitting a push shot. Your divot, if there is one, will point right of your target line. Here is golf instructor Roger Gunn's checklist for a right-handed golfer hitting a push: Grip: Not normally a factor. Set-up: Watch out for aiming too far to the right, or having your shoulders pointing to far to the right.
Why does my golf ball keep going right?
It is also possible that you are pushing shots to the right because you are committing a golf swing error known as blocking shots. Blocking – or in other words not finishing the swing or staying committed to it – leaves the body and clubface open to the target at impact.
How to fix pulling golf shots?
Jul 31, 2017 · A slice is one of the most destructive - and frustrating - shots in golf. Seeing your ball spinning off to the right (or left, if you're a leftie) can seriou...
What causes pulled golf shots?
Apr 13, 2009 · Problem: When the ball flies dead right, it means your lower body slid ahead, which drops the club too far inside. Golfers see their …
How do I stop my golf ball from going right?
Why do my golf shots go straight right?
Why do I keep hitting golf ball right?
Why do my pitch shots go right?
How do you fix an iron shot right?
Why are my iron shots weak and to the right?
Likely Reason #1:Are You Aligned Right of The Target?
Before digging further into the causes of your pushed shots you need to make sure they do not occur simply as a result of bad alignment prior to hi...
Likely Reason #2:Inside-Out Swing and Weak Grip?
If you are correctly aiming at the target and are using a square stance to the target yet are still producing pull shots then your club path is mos...
Related Golf Swing Errors
It is also possible that you are pushing shots to the right because you are committing a golf swing error known as blocking shots. Indeed, blocking...
What Causes a Push?
For a shot to produce no side spin the clubface must hit the ball with an angle that is square to the club path.
Related Golf Swing Errors
It is also possible that you are pushing shots to the right because you are committing a golf swing error known as blocking shots.
Other Possible Reasons
It is still possible that none of the previous reasons are to blame for your pushing shot issues. If that’s the case, read further for other possible reasons.
What is the goal of golf?
The goal in the game of golf, no matter what kind of shot you are facing, is to hit the target. Each shot that you attempt should have a specific target as its focus, as you are going to do your best to hit that target as accurately as possible.
Is golf a difficult game?
Golf is an extremely difficult game, of course, so you aren't going to hit your target every time. However, with plenty of practice and attention to detail, you can consistently improve your ability to send the ball directly at the target you have selected.
How to hit a driver?
As for #3, try this drill to synchronize your upper and lower body movements: 1 Set up to hit your driver, but place your feet close together – no more than a foot apart. 2 Hit several shots while swinging at about 75% of full power.
What is a hook shot in golf?
For a left-handed golfer, shots that curve to the right during the ball's flight are hook shots. Here is Gunn's checklist of possible causes of the hook: Grip: Your hand or hands, especially your left hand, may be turned too far to the right.
What causes a golf ball to hook?
For a left-handed golfer, shots that curve to the right during the ball's flight are hook shots. Here is Gunn's checklist of possible causes of the hook: 1 Grip: Your hand or hands, especially your left hand, may be turned too far to the right. The "V" formed between the knuckle and thumb on both hands should point between toward your back shoulder. 2 Set-up: Make sure you aren't setting up with your shoulders and/or feet in a closed position. 3 Ball Position: You might have the ball too far back in your stance. 4 Backswing: You might be talking the club back too far inside, pulling away from the target line too quickly. This often goes along with the club going across the line at the top. Additionally, there can be a counter-clockwise twisting of the club during the backswing. 5 Downswing: Your back shoulder might be going too much down, often with a sliding of the hips toward the target. This causes the club to swing too much to the left through impact.
What is a push in golf?
If you are a right-handed golfer you are slicing the ball or hitting a slice. If you are a left-handed golfer you are hooking the ball or hitting a hook . (Note the balls the curve to the right are distinguished from shots that go to the right but on a straight flight path. Those shots are called a push for right-handed golfers ...
Who is Roger Gunn?
Here, 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 golfer's handedness. Gunn has experience as a player on the PGA Tour, made a popular series of golf instruction videos called Golf Levels, and has been a teaching pro at several top California golf ...
Why do golfers slide their hips laterally?
In order to give the hands time to get back down on plane, their hips will slide laterally toward the target while delaying the rotation of the upper body back to the target. This move drops the club back to the inside and is unnecessary in a more rounded type golf swing.
What is a one plane swing?
Most of these golfers come from a two plane swing background that teaches the golfer to drop the arms back down from their “high above the head” position at the top of the swing.
Why do golf clubs pull?
If you boil it down to a single sentence, a pull happens because the club face is closed at impact. That is the easy part. The difficult part is figuring out why the club face is coming to a closed position at impact. In general your club face is closed at impact for 2 main reasons: 1 Over The Top – you have too steep of a swing plane, causing everything to be closed at impact, which leads to the banana slice 2 Over Rotating The Club Face – you have an excessive amount of club rotation in the downswing
What is the first move in golf?
Your first move when you start the swing, your takeaway, usually dictates how your downswing will go. Many golfers, when they are struggling with their golf game, immediately try to fix what is wrong at the top of their swing or during their downswing.
How to fade a golf ball?
1. Pull Fade/Slice. A pull fade/slice is when the ball starts left and then moves back toward athe right. You may be thinking that this is what you want your ball to do, but the problem is when you pull the ball just to fade it back towards the target, you lose a lot of distance and accuracy.
Why is my club face closed?
In general your club face is closed at impact for 2 main reasons: Over The Top – you have too steep of a swing plane, causing everything to be closed at impact, which leads to the banana slice. Over Rotating The Club Face – you have an excessive amount of club rotation in the downswing.
Why is a good stance important?
A good stance allows for a controlled and athletic swing, but a poor stance forces you to reach or adjust your swing when the ball is too close or too far away. 5. Swing Plane. If it is your swing that is causing you to pull the ball, then you are probably coming from too far over the top on your shots.
Causes for wek shots to the right
Regis, here is another one which I was doing and my shots sounded much like yours. I had a fitting in Reno, NV with Doc Griffin and after seeing me swing for a bit, he told me that I was opening my forward hip up too soon sometimes and it would cause me to hit that weak shot to the right.
Indeed
Yeah, sometimes my old rotational swing jumps back into my lower body, particularly when I really want to lay into a ball, and my hips snap open and I know in the instant of contact that I'm going to be looking for my ball somewhere well right of the fairway. Sometimes well right of the next fairway.
It's time
Watching todays daily made me want to watch Surges all time short video on the driver. Those who have been with Surge and the PPGS for along time may still have this one. I have found it, saved it and lost it a couple of times. Here it is, vintage Don Trahan.
It's Quiet Time
Nice link, Robert. Obviously, if we could get a close up (from the knees down) on any Surge video, we would find out that Don is very quiet....the lower body is quiet. And the swing is Quiet-Athletic-Complete. One of my thought triads, born from PPGS and Surge.
Massive X-Factor!
Gals & Gents;#N#Just to ad some glitter to this simple and powerful swing. Don has massive X-factor in his swing. I'm not talking the supposed "torque" difference between the stable lower & turned upper body - restricted hip turn aka Jim McLean.
Spin
So Monday I got to play a nearby private club on a course apparently designed by Ben Hogan himself (and called the Hogan Course, the club is the Trophy Club--they were holding a membership drive I think using Golf Galaxy to help them draw people in with the chance to play a round).
Causes For Weak Shots To The Right
Regis, another possibility might be that the lie angle of your irons is too flat. I was hitting weak shots to the right earlier in the season. Working with my fitter, we analyzed my swing and found that the toe of the blade was striking first, thereby weakening the swing and pushing the ball right. He adjusted the lie angle two degrees upright.
