Stop Hitting Thin And Fat Golf Shots

Thin and fat golf shots are no fun to hit. If you do hit a shot that is thin or fat, it's helpful to know why it happened so you can take the necessary steps to fix it.

There are a few reasons you can hit thin and fat golf shots. Some golf swing problems that cause thin shots include getting ahead of the golf ball at impact and standing up or coming out of your shot too early.

It's important to get into good position at impact so that the club, arms, and body all work together. This allows you to hit the golf ball solidly. Solid contact is the first thing I try and get my students to accomplish. Once they're making good contact with the golf ball at impact, it's then a lot easier to get the direction of their golf shots on the right track.

Obviously, hitting thin golf shots or fat golf shots will make it harder to control your distance which is necessary if you want to be hitting it close to the pins. To combat this, make sure your weight shift is correct, your impact position is good, and your hands are leading slightly as you hit the ball at impact.

Stop Hitting Fat Golf Shots

---Make sure your weight is tranferred to your left or front foot as you swing through impact. Golfers who hang back on their right side won't get their center or torso up to the golf ball and the club can bottom out behind the ball thus causing a fat golf shot.

---Releasing the club improperly or getting too wristy can cause the club to bottom out behind the ball and you can hit the fat shots.

---Lastly, a golf swing that is too steep will often cause the club to dig into the ground too much where you'll hit too much ground with the ball and take divots that are too big.

Stop Hitting Thin Golf Shots

---Make sure your torso or upper body is in line with the golf ball as you hit it at impact. If your body moves ahead of the golf ball too much you can hit thin golf shots. You may catch only the top half or three quarters of the ball.

---Work on a proper Golf Swing Release so that you are able to make clean, crisp contact with the golf ball. Especially with your iron shots, if your clubhead is on the way up from an early release, you won't be able to strike the ball solidly. You need to be hitting down on the golf ball a bit to allow the loft of the club to make it go up in the air. Your hands will lead slightly at impact if you are doing this correctly.

If You Are Hitting Both Thin And Fat Shots

Then there is a good chance you aren't releasing your club correctly. You are probably releasing the club too early with your wrists and getting too active with your hands.

Also, make sure you are staying level or the same height in your swing. If you are standing up with your legs or dipping down at all, the relationship of where your hands and club come in to try and hit the golf ball will change and you can wind up hitting thin and fat golf shots.