Everytime I hit the ball, it always goes to the right. My dad tells me that I may be throwing my hips out to far and that the club is lagging behind my body. He is probably right, but it is just to hard to fix. Can anyone give me a tip about what im doing wrong or what you think I should do?

Thank You! :)

There are a whole host of reasons why you could be hitting the ball right. The only way to solve it, is to have a professional look at your swing. Amateurs, although they mean well, have no clue as to what is wrong...though many think they do.

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the most common reason for a shot to the right is an outside to in clubpath. this means that your probbably cutting across the ball at impact, therefore pushing it or slicing it to the right. to cure this, its a matter off dropping inside of the line of the ball before impact, or creating an inside to out swing. i use to have this problem earlier when i was on about 26hcp, i hav drilled myself on keeping my right elbow connected to my body on the back and downswing and this has really helped, about 6months later im on 10, so its worked for me...give it a go, and if you dont see any developments, seek a lesson from a ga pro...dickie

I would say that if your dad is right, than your best bet is to drill yourself in the opposite.

What I mean by this is coming up soon, bare with me.
If you are coming too far from the inside and getting caught behind your hips, you have basically two problems:

1- your clubpath pushs the ball right
2- you don't have time or room to release the clubhead which in turn makes the ball go right

I used to have the same problem until I saw my swing on camera(which is the best thing for anybody to do if they want to improve).
What I did to fix it is this:

first I made sure my takeaway and backswing weren't coming to the inside by almost feeling like i was taking it outside the target line(opposite)
and then did the same thing in the downswing: trying to feel like I was coming from the outside to in. You see what I meant by the opposite?

Now, you're going to feel like you may slice it or that it's too much outside-in but 99% of the time since your swing was the other way around, what you feel isn't entirely right because your body is used to certain positions.

This of course will only work if you were pushing or push-slicing the ball, if you were pulling or already with an outside-in swing path, do this drill in reverse or the other way around(exagerate inside-out).

I heard this opposite thing on the golf channel, more precisely by pga pro Rick Smith.

Hope this helps.

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Hi:

The reasons why you are hitting to the right is because you are not coming from the inside on your downswing. Try this drill, On your downswing stop half way down and check your hand position and club position. They should be both coming from the inside. If this is correct then you are not getting your hands turned over at impact and thus leaving the club face open on impact and imparting a clock wise spin on the ball and sending it to the right. Think of the swing as an inside to inside swing. Inside on the down swing and slightly inside on the follow through. This is a natural path and you will hit better shots. Also check your feet position and shoulder alignment to the intended target. If you have to place a club on the range mat to help you line up to your intended target.

Good luck and have fun.

Ps. Don't think so much about your swing. only one thought at a time.

from Mark :D

i had that promblem before too. you are probally bringing your club straight back. ifso try bringing it out some when you swing it worked for me.

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i had that promblem before too. you are probally bringing your club straight back. ifso try bringing it out some when you swing it worked for me.

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The trajectory of the ball makes a big difference in determining what the problem is. If the ball is in s straight line to the right, then you have an alignment problem and you are coming into the ball with the clubface aimed to t he right, but you are swinging through the ball sending on a straight path to the right. If the ball is curving to the right, then you have a slice and you are coming across the all putting sidespin on it. To determine the best course of action, first you must determine which problem you have.

Good Luck,
Mo

There are actually 4 possibilities (out of 9) for a ball that goes to the right.

1- Pull-Slice: out to in path, open clubface
2- Straight-slice: straight path(slightly in to in), open clubface
3- Push-slice: in to out path, open clubface
4- Push: in to out path

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A drill that always works [for me] is to set up, move your foot back a foot, and swing until it feels comfortable. Then square your stance and swing as normal. If you are still pulling it, send me a PM [private message] and give me a detailed description of your problem.

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A drill that always works [for me] is to set up, move your foot back a foot, and swing until it feels comfortable. Then square your stance and swing as normal. If you are still pulling it, send me a PM [private message] and give me a detailed description of your problem.

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A drill that always works [for me] is to set up, move your foot back a foot, and swing until it feels comfortable. Then square your stance and swing as normal. If you are still pulling it, send me a PM [private message] and give me a detailed description of your problem.

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I'm not sure if this will help you but I had that problem and it was that my hands were behind the rest of my body so I just had to slow my swing down and it went straight from then on.

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golfermoore, I saw your question and will copy and paste what I offered in another topic. Hope this helps...

"Those are some good suggestions. I also have tried that head cover under the left arm pit drill years ago. It works.

Some other one's I'd suggest...these are mainly to fight a slice...

One drill) Take the driver and swing it chest high, like a baseball bat. As you would hit a baseball, concentrate on releasing the club through impact(the air in the case)...with the right forearm and wrist noticeably turning over the club. Do that drill about a dozen times. Then go ahead set up and hit a few.

Another drill) This is basically for any club in the bag. Start out with a iron. Address the ball normally. Then place your right foot close to your left foot and pull it(right foot) back about a couple of feet, making it a very closed, narrow stance. If you're a lefty the opposite obviously applies. Aim the club face at your target. It will force you to make an inside out swing, hopefully imparting a draw on your shots in time.

Again, repetition is the key here. Do them a lot.

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I had this promblem for ever. What could be causing it is your grip. Learn to cross your right pinky under your left index finger.

Or it could always be you turning your hips which could lead to you bringing the club not far out which means you could be having the club too close to your body.

Or you could reach farther out in your swing which will eventually straighten out the swing the farther you stretch out.

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