Golf Pull and Push Shot Practice Drills

Many golfers confuse the difference between golf pull shots and golf push shots.聽 For right handed golfers, golf pull shot and golf push shot ball flight effects (and causes) are basically in opposition of one another.聽 Here are descriptions and causes of golf pull shots and golf push shots and a quick golf setup primer to address either shot when it creeps into your game.

Golf Pull Shot and Golf Push Shot: Definitions

The golf pull shot is a shot that starts left of the target and continues straight left.聽聽 The golf pull shot is typically caused by one or more of the following swing faults:

1. Poor body alignment
2. Too strong grip
3. Closed club face
4. Out to In swing path

The golf push shot is a shot that starts right of the target and continues straight right.聽聽 The golf push shot is typically caused by one or more of the following swing faults:

1. Poor body alignment
2. Too weak grip
3. Open club face
4. In to Out swing path.

How to Fix the Golf Pull Shot and Golf Push Shot: Quick Golf Tips

Here is a list of quick golf tips to ensure you are setup appropriately for your golf shot and help prevent golf pull shots or golf push shots:

1. Square your stance relative to your target. To help visualize, think of standing on a railway line where the ball is placed on the furthest rail (the 鈥渢arget line鈥? and your body is set up parallel to the target line along the closest rail (the 鈥渂ody line鈥?.
2. Ensure your grip is in the neutral position with a square clubface.
3. Take a slow motion practice swing and ensure that your swing path is not 鈥渋n-to-out鈥?or 鈥渙ut-to-in鈥?but rather down the target line toward the target.

4. Check your impact position and make sure that your clubface is square at impact.

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