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Impact Tape Corrections
Jeff Euclide
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I was wondering if anyone has wisdom as to how to correct contact by either adjusting you swing, stance or whatever needs to based on impact tape patterns? I typically hit off the toe it seems.
Mongo68
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# 1    3/23/2011 6:31:30 PM   
Without seeing your swing my first guess would be that you're standing too far away from the ball. At address you should be able to leave go of the club with your right hand (right handed player) and your arm should neither swing toward or away from you. If it does, just move closer or farther from the ball. Try it out.


armygrunt47
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# 2    3/23/2011 8:19:23 PM   
You are standing too close to the ball or if you are a tall person your clubs are short for your build. What golf companies consider standard clubs actually only fit 3 to 5 percent of the golfing population so they are most likely too short. The best thing for you to do is to get your swing checked using the impact tape and an impact board. If the clubs are short than the tape on the bottom of the club will be marked toward the toe.


dewsweeper
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# 3    3/23/2011 9:28:24 PM   
A common cause for toe hits is swinging Outside To Inside.
You turn and shift your weight to early and/or slide ( clear) the hip too much causing the Out To In swing path.

Without too much modification either address the golf ball more towards the heel for a center contact ( I'm guessing either you'll pull or slice the golf shot ). Or fix the problem by not sliding out of your hip position at impact.

Not everyone could make the move like Ben Hogan,so brace your left side until after the impact.


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