After hitting a thin or topped shot, have you ever told yourself "I picked my head up?" Too often that diagnosis is only partially true and not usually the root cause of the poor shot.
It is true that the head does come up prematurely but more times than not it is because the golfer comes out of their posture much too early. And because the head is connected to the spine, it comes up as well.
You can keep your head down all day long but if you start to come out of your posture around impact (which is common among amateur golfers) the result will be a thin shot most of the time
As you can see in the above picture, the golfer's spine isn't even perpendicular to the ground in his finish as he never fully comes out of his posture which is one of the big differences between amateurs and professionals.
So if you are prone to hitting thin / topped shots, focus on staying in your posture longer and soon you'll be hitting more solid shot and gaining more distance.
Blog written by Vince Fratercangelo-Director of
Instruction at VJF Golf Academy
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