To fix the fats with your short clubs, try moving the ball forward in your stance, which promotes the proper weight transfer to your front side on the downswing and the ball-then-turf contact you want.
When their side bend is insignificant or incorrect, you can pretty much bet the golfer is going to make poor contact with the ball and the flight will likely be a slice or a pull (those two mis-hits are related).
Almost all amateur golfers overestimate how far they hit each club, and as a result, almost none have a really clear idea of the gap between their clubs.
Until you trust that the loft on the clubface will send the ball up when you make solid contact, trying to lift it can be a tough habit to break. Here are three keys to focus on.
If you’re struggling with solid contact, it’s probably a low-point issue. The low point of your swing is either two far behind the ball (causing you to hit chunks) or too far ahead of the ball (causing tops and thins). There are two common mistakes that cause those to happen.