GOLF BACKSWING CLUB FACE FIX
4 golfers recommended it · 2019–2023
Explainer · Intermediate
Fixes the clubface position in the backswing, including a closing face and fanning.
Why golfers recommend it
- Plane in backswing
- Good video on closing face
- Face closed takeaway detail
- Decent video on hooding and fanning
Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.
4 comments from Reddit
u/Golfspace_Jacob1 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “I've been playing for forever but I still slice and get no distance”
Most slicers our out-to-in, which is quite hard to fix. You don´t seem to be a lot out-to-in rather that your clubface is open. This is good news and shouldn´t be that hard to fix. Here is one good video on how to get clubface more closed in the take-away which will help you also at impact ▶ this video
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u/Brock0003 2023 · r/golftips · in “Graduated from slice to pull hook. ”
Don’t overcomplicate it, open that face in the backswing. I fought this problem for the last month and just realized my club face was super closed at take away. Me and my golf gives some good detail on this ▶ this video
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u/Thulohot 2019 · r/GolfSwing · in “I'm hitting it alright but any tips to gain more consistency would be very much appreciated. Thank you.”
On the backswing, right as you are parallel with the ground (so half way on backswing) you can tell your head face isn't pointing straight up, but rather a bit closed. At that same position, you are also a bit "outside" of you swing plane which isn't necessarily a bad thing (see Jim Furik), but still isn't 100% in the plane, which may lead to some outside to inside hits. See ▶ this video
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u/Smash_Factor 2022 · r/golftips · in “Your take away might be affecting your swing more than you know”
When you hood the ball, you're shutting the club face down at address and manipulating the club during the backswing to keep it shut down. It's counterintuitive to the way that the arms function in the golf swing. There needs to be some pronation so that the club face follows parallel to the swing arc. If it doesn't, you'll tend to hit pull shots. With fanning it's basically the opposite. You'll tend to spray it out …
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