Shifting Too Far Forward to Hit Ball First Is Why You're Hitting It Fat!
Golf Instruction · Aug 26, 2026 · 1.2K views · 35 likes
Shifting Too Far Forward to Hit Ball First Is Why You're Hitting It Fat! Trying to guarantee ball-before-ground contact so you shift your body way out in front. Feels like the right move. But for most golfers, pushing the hips that far forward tips the upper body back and keeps it closed... which actually makes you hit behind the ball. Now you need an arm wipe and held wrist angles just to make contact at all. It's physically harder, it makes your swing worse on the fat side, and you run straight into your hip joint. The fix isn't shifting further forward... it's understanding what's actually controlling the low point.
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