Golf Swing Mechanics Correcting the Push
Why does the ball go to the right? Well, this shot is caused when you are hitting the ball and on the downswing you do not twist your body all the way through to the left. You are doing this while your arms are swinging through to the right. That swing to the right with your arms and not following through with twisting your body to the left is known as a push.
There is a simple practice technique which will improve your golf swing mechanics for correcting the push. Just a reminder you do need to practice to correct this shot. Just because you know the cause and effect of this shot that alone will not correct the push.
To correct the push get a piece of 2 by 4 lumber and place it parallel to your target. It should be about 2 inches above the ball. Remember that pushing the ball means that on the downswing you are not rotating your body toward the left while swinging the club to the right. If you do that while the 2 by 4 is sitting there you will hear a loud clunk and probably see the board move. Not something you want to see happen with your golf club. Besides that it will sting your hands. But hey, without pain there is no gain.
But if you do it properly you will see that on the downswing your hips will go to the left and so will your arms. This will produce a good shot. But again this is something that must be practiced a lot. If you do practice this swing with this method the shot will be an automatic swing that will be ingrained in your muscles. This is the best way to produce a habit of a good shot without the push.
Just be careful that you do not overcompensate and start pulling your shots to the left. That shot when you hit the ball to the left and it continues to fly left is of course called a pull.
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