| A golf shank is never welcomed into anyone's | | | | to set up stations or one of your own golf clubs |
| game. Never the less, a golf shank will happen | | | | if you are really brave on the ground pointing |
| every now and then to even the best player sin | | | | down your target line. |
| the world. Most do not like talking about a golf | | | | The front end of the shaft or wood should be |
| shank and others will not talk about a golf shank | | | | equal to the golf ball with the remainder staying |
| at all. To the point that they will refuse to know | | | | behind the ball but still on the target line. Now, |
| what you are even talking about! | | | | make some swings. Obviously, your goal is not to |
| Here are two main causes of a golf shank and | | | | hit the aid that you have placed on the ground. |
| better yet hot to fix this dreaded shot: | | | | Your swing will now have to come from a more |
| Cause Of A Golf Shank: Weight forward on your | | | | .inside. path. If it feels funny at first, that is good! |
| toes . Many players do not understand how big of | | | | That means we are changing something! |
| a part balance plays in a sound golf swing. Your | | | | Cause Of A Golf Shank: Rolling the clubface open |
| balance will dictate the path that your club shift will | | | | on the backswing. |
| take in order to return to the golf ball. For | | | | Fix: Typically players who roll their clubface open |
| example if you begin your golf swing with a | | | | on the backswing will end up being "laid off" at the |
| balanced setup, you have created the path that | | | | top of their swing. This simply means that the |
| the club will swing upon. | | | | shaft is pointing to the left of their target when |
| If your balance then changes and goes into your | | | | the club is at the top of their golf swing. When |
| heels, a new path is created and now you have | | | | this happens, the club must return on an outside |
| to make manipulations to the golf club to return it | | | | path and causes a golf shank. An easy check for |
| to the golf ball. The same happens if your weight | | | | your club face is to make a swing up to hip high |
| goes towards your toes in the backswing or | | | | on the backswing. THE CLUB SHOULD BE |
| forward swing. The path will change to an outside | | | | PARALLEL TO THE GROUND and not past that. |
| path and will cause the clubhead to move forward | | | | In this position the toe of your golf club should be |
| as well. If you move your balance enough on your | | | | pointing at the sky. When you roll the clubface |
| toes then the hosel of the golf club is hit and a | | | | open, the toe will be pointing more behind you. |
| golf shank is the result. | | | | Again, swing the club back so that it is parallel to |
| Fix: Place a broken shaft (your golf shop should | | | | the ground and stop to check where the toe of |
| have one available to you), an Eyeline Balance | | | | the golf club is pointing. It should be pointing at the |
| Rod, a piece of wood that your golf club may use | | | | sky. |