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Full swing: Avoiding the shank (1:23)
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Jim Williams shows you what causes a shank and how to avoid that dreaded shot.
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Hi, Jim Williams here. I've got a real easy drill
for those of you when you practice on the range,
if you're struggling with coming over the top and maybe
hitting the hosel of the club or hitting the shank.
So here's how it works. If you have a problem
hitting the hosel on a ball going sideways, what's happening
is that the clubhead and the shaft of the clubhead
are moving away from your body and across the ball
and you're contacting it on the hosel like this. And
so if you put something like a barrier just outside
the ball like a head cover or a towel, what
you can do is do a little avoidance drill and
keep the club inside. Now this is really good because
it really-- your brain processes this and it's gonna help
you keep the club moving from the inside 'cause you
don't wanna come out and whack into this towel like
this. So what you're gonna do is start off with
some easy shots and hit little chips just like this
and try to miss the towel. And then you can
elongate the swing into a fuller move once you feel
like you've got the path right. Now the beauty of
this drill too is it's gonna help you swing the
club from the inside into the golf ball and on
the natural arch of your swing. You don't wanna swing
out and across and hit the towel. So take it
back, swing it right on through just like this. The
club should finish to the left a little bit and
you should just skim the grass inside the towel. Try
this drill when you're warming up to give you good
awareness of keeping the club from the inside and then
the ball should go right down your target line. Good
luck.
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