Cure Your Thin Golf Shots With These Tips

Thin golf shots occur when your clubhead hits the top half of the golf ball instead of compressing the entire ball at impact. The clubhead may hit a lot of the golf ball but the very bottom part of the golf ball is not struck with the golf club. You'll know it when you hit a thin golf shots by how it feels. If you have clubs which are more of a blade, you may even feel a slight sting. The more forgiving clubs these days will minimize that feeling because there are shock absorbers built into the golf shaft as well as thicker club heads.

Hitting the golf ball thin can occur from a few reasons. You may not be completely extended with your arms at impact if your are htting thin shots. Around and at impact, the elbows should be close together with your arms fully extended. It's important that the hands lead slightly as you are coming in to hit the golf ball at impact. The arms should be extended but not the wrists. A small angle between your right forearm and your club shaft will promote a solid hit on the golf ball.

Some beginner golfers I teach are afraid of hitting the ground with their clubhead. This is not the most common cause of hitting thin shots, but some players will try to raise up or lift up with their legs because they are worried about hitting the ground. It is okay to take a divot in your golf shots. The proper divot occurs just after the golf ball and not before it.

Hit Down On The Golf Ball And Elminate Your Thin Golf Shots

Remember, you want have the feeling of hitting down on the golf ball with your golf shots. This is especially true with your irons. The more loft there is on your club, the more important it is to hit down on the golf ball. The loft of the club will make the ball go up in the air. Some golfers will try and help or lift the golf ball into the air which is unnecessary and can cause problems with your golf shots.

An early release with the wrists can cause thin shots. The golf club head comes into the golf ball before the hands and the top part of the ball is hit. Too much hand or wrist action in the downswing is not good and will promote an improper impact position and can thus leading to thin golf shots.

Another problem in the golf swing which causes thin shots is getting too far ahead of the ball at impact. Your body should be right in line with the golf ball when you hit it. If the body moves too far ahead, the club is pulled forward and you aren't able to make pure and solid contact with the golf ball.

Hopefully some of these tips have helped you minimize your thin shots and have you hitting the ball more solidly and consistently. Once you are able to hit the ball with solid contact, it's easier to straighten out your golf shots patterns and control your direction.