Question from Gerry: Pulling Shots
Dear Bob:
Dear Bob, after
curing a slice, I now have a tendency to pull the ball. What might
I do to eliminate this?
Dear
Gerry:
Pulling the ball is only
a modest improvement over a slice. Your slice was caused by swinging
across the line from outside in and spinning the ball off to the
right. Pulling the ball is exactly the same except the face of the
club is closed.
The cure for the slice
and pulling is as follows:
- Flex your knees and keep
you weight back toward your heels in your starting position. This
will allow your lower body to move laterally on the down swing.
When the knees are locked the lower body is prevented from moving
laterally and the upper body swings out over and across the line
because the lower body can't do it's job of leading the down swing
and keeping the club moving down the line.
- A lock-kneed starting
position is usually accompanied by a vice-grip right-hand. Move
the club down into the fingers of the right hand and out of the
palm. Make certain that the thumb of the right hand is on the left
side of the shaft and completely relaxed. Maintain very light gripping
pressure.
- Finally, turn your chin
to the right before the back-swing begins and keep it there until
after impact. This will complete the cure. Make certain that your
jaw is relaxed as clinching the teeth is counter productive to
maintaining the proper head position throughout the swing. A relaxed
jaw will in turn lead to relaxed shoulders and further expedite
the free rotation of the torso around the head.
Golfingly Yours,
Bob Mann
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