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I played in a tournament 2 days ago and scored decently (76) and was hitting all of my clubs great. After not swinging since then, I went to the range today to warm up for my new tournament on wednesday. I had an extremely difficult time hitting, especially with my irons. I began shanking almost everything (something I have not done in a very, very long time). When I did hit it, it had less trajectory and not nearly as far as I usually hit it. I noticed that as I swung the club, it almost felt like I was forcing the ball up into the air, which resulted in terrible tempo. Any tips or drills to help me regain my confidence for wednesday?

this happened to me too. I shot a 82 on friday and I went to the range today and I wasn't horrible with my irons ( i wasn't as consistant as I usualy am) but I couldn't drive 1 ball as I normally do with my driver. I was hooking or drawing balls from left to right. I have swung a golf club every day for the last week, do you think I need a break? How long should it consist of and what should I do on my dayoff to get ready for the next day?

I did the same thing in a match play earlier this year and just worked the bugs out this past week.

Fire your arms faster. Your body is getting to/past impact before your hands. Swing like your hitting a fairway bunker shot for practice to keep your lower body quiet. Also, setting up to hit draws lessens the shank chances (inside-out swing with grip rotation).

Not only are you describing your own game but mine as well at the moment, almost down to the full stop. Please dont take this the wrong way but if i had the answers i would rather bottle it and sell it. The one thing i will not let happen is a drop in my confidence. My tip would be to only think about good golf and visualise yourself playing great shots. Try and be as positive as possible and concentrate on your next shot only (even if it's in 12 hours time). Dont dwell on what is only a very temporary fualt in an obviously good golfer.
There you go i'm eing positive for you

Just when you get it figured out the game moves on you.

The most common reason I find that people have difficulty after a small layoff is that they are not addressing the ball quite the same. Usually they are tilted over the ball differently or they are not balancing themselves over their feet normally.

For shanks to happen, it is more likely you have too much "sit" and not enough "bow" in your posture.

If you are at the range again and you start doing this, put down your bats and pick up a wedge and just keep hiting this until you get 4 or 5 as perfectly as you can. It will all come back to you

Once this achieved down to an 8 then a 6.

This works for me. Although sometimes I have to hit a heck of a lot of wedges!

was at the range today and could not get rid of the shanks,
please someone help.

First off relax and enjoy the oppurtunity to compete Wed. Second I'm going to let you read an excerpt from one of my recent newsletter's. I really think if you can keep things simple and focus on the target instead of your swing, you'll kick a__. Please let me know if this helps.


Have you ever noticed a lot of the top athletes in other sports are very good golfers. Quarterbacks in football are good golfers. Case in point: Tony Romo, who is the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys is a very good golfer. He missed qualifying for the U.S. Open and the Byron Nelson golf tournaments by only a couple of strokes. Pitchers in baseball are very good golfers as well. Another case in point: Rollie Fingers, who is a retired pitcher qualified for next year's Senior Tour.

The reason athletes in other sports are good golfers is because the golf swing, when executed properly, is a natural athletic move. What is a natural athletic move? A quarterback throwing a football, a pitcher throwing a baseball, hitting a baseball, a forehand in tennis, and a hockey player shooting a puck are all natural athletic moves. The golf swing shouldn't be any different. The problem that most middle and high handicapped golfers have is trying to make a "golf swing" instead of a natural athletic move which other athletes make in their sports.

Try this image and feeling out next time you practice or play. You can even practice this in your garage or yard without hitting balls. Do you remember skipping stones across the lake when you were a kid? How about throwing a ball side arm? Go ahead, get up right now and mimic one of those motions. Did you notice anything resembling a golf swing...? If you made a natural motion of skipping a stone or throwing a ball, you made a motion of a correct golf swing. You also made a natural athletic move.

Oops... Didn't see the date until after. Anyway if you read this, hope it works.