Push?

[dfix16]

I tried to look up past posts on pushing but nothing came up. I'm consistently pushing my iron shots 20 yds to the right. They fly fairly strait, or slightly fade. Any drills or thoughts to put myself more on target?

[GolfJunkieSr]

Re: Push?

I have that problem sometimes when I don't pay attention to my alignment. Sometimes with out knowing it, I align my self to the right of my target. It was a straight shot for my poor alignment. I hate it when the ball goes where I hit it

Other issues could be too weak of a grip. Too wide of a stance, which causes a weight tranfer problem. Possibly with out knowing, you have moved tha ball back in your stance from you normal position which would cause a blocked shot.

Probably more reasons, but those are my first thoughts when I hit pushed shots. GJS

[oldwease]

Re: Push?

Swing path could be too much in to out without squaring the clubface. Good chance you're sliding the hips laterally and getting too far ahead of the ball (or the body out-racing the hands) - very likely if the push shot is somewhat weak.

So, on the backswing, get everything behind the ball (by everything, I really mean the upper body, shoulders etc). Make sure the shoulders are fully rotated, not just the arms lifting the club. Aim for a smooth weight transfer back to the left side, not a lunge. Final thing - nail it!

[BrianW]

Re: Push?

Pushing is a swing fault normally made by better golfers as the ball flight is straight but in the wrong direction. Your swingpath will be in to out with the clubface square to that path at impact.

This may be caused by your alignment, your feet or shoulders (or both) may be pointing right of target. It may be that you are sliding too much into the shot rather than rotating which gets you ahead of the ball at impact or you may be playing the ball too far back in your stance.

I think the answer will be in there somewhere.