Beginning golfers must learn how to hit down on the golf ball to hit solid shots that go straight and long. The common mistake is trying to lift the ball up when you hit it, and that is the exact opposite of what you need to do to hit a compressed golf ball.

When you hear that swing thought, I am not talking about throwing the clubhead into the ground. You must maintain clubhead speed through the ball, so hitting into the ground will disrupt that speed and may cause a whole host of other issues including chunked, fat shots.

What I want you to picture in your mind when you start learning how to hit down on golf ball is one in which your hands and butt of the club are ahead (not even) of the ball at impact.

This will result in a forward leaning of the shaft at impact, and with most amateur golfers, the shaft is nearly vertical or worse yet, leaning away from the target which is called flipping or scooping the golf ball, resulting in thin shots.

One way to really ingrain this is to get into an impact position, with the above attributes in place. I think you'll be shocked at what it looks and feels like, but that is your goal when you hit the golf ball.

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