Push Shots - Golf Tips and Videos

Push shots are caused by a swing that is too shallow and from the inside, many times caused by the body moving...

Poor posture can cause your downswing to turn inside the target line creating a push shot

Playing the ball too far back in your stance causes you to make contact while the club is still swinging to the...

Keep your left arm connected to your body during the finish so that your arms can not swing out and push the ball...

Hanging back at impact restricts your follow through and leads to a push shot

Place a bag stand in front of your leading foot and turn your hips around it on your downswing

A pushed shot won't kill you, until it finds the right-hand rough. Unlike a hook or slice, which are caused by...

An inside out swing approaches the ball on the downswing from too low, hitting the half of the ball closer to...

Push shots are sometimes caused by aiming in the wrong direction, learn to align yourself properly with this Two Clubs drill

The push shot is caused when the swing path is to the right of the target and the clubface is square to the path

Create a tripod with your legs and club during setup to correct push shots that are caused by a tilted right shoulder...

If you are hitting balls that start out to the right and continue to fall in that direction try this closed stance...

In the reverse pivot your weight is moving in the opposite direction as the club which causes a tremendous loss...

A lack of connectivity between your lower and upper body causes the clubface to lag, so try this split-handed...

When the player's swing path into impact is too shallow or steep, only one part of his or her game becomes manageable....

When golfers suffer from inconsistently hitting the ball left, right or straight, the most likely cause is leaning...

The push hook doesn't yield as disastrous results as other ballflights, unless you don't set your target accordingly....

Shots that start right and keep going right are no fun, especially since most push slices seem to always find...

How many of you hit your putts short and to the right? From my time watching people on the golf course, I'd have...

This practice tip will help you from sliding or moving ahead of the golf ball preventing blocked shots and slices

The secret to consistently putting well is to match your posture to your stroke type. However, the conventional...

With a driving average of over 289 yards, Scott McCarron has always been recognized as one of the longest hitters...

Serious players know that ball/clubface contact in the middle of the sweet spot is key for accurate shotmaking....

To me, playing golf is like painting. It takes all kinds of brushstrokes to complete a picture--long, colorful...

Every golfer is built differently and, if these differences aren't taken into account when you address a putt,...

Power-sapping flaws don't always occur during the swing. Sometimes they happen beforehand, at address. A perfect...

There are lots of teaching "conventions" that may or may not be correct for you. One of these is that everybody...

The claw putting grip has become popular recently because it takes the right side out of the putting stroke and...

The angle your clubs lie on the ground will have a tremendous effect on your swing if it is incorrect, a one degree...

When you're hooded at the top of the swing, the leading edge of the clubface is parallel to the ground. When you're...

It's no secret that golf is in a constant state of change. All you have to do is look at the equipment that's...

Why do millions of golfers have such difficulty making consistent, solid contact? In my opinion, it's because...

I'm sure you know of a hole on your home course where if you're off the fairway, you're in serious trouble. Indeed,...

Many players release incorrectly because they can not physically produce the internal rotation of the hip needed...

Grain is a very difficult concept and there is no way to perfectly categorize its effects on your putts, experience...

Every golfer is either a hooker or a slicer. You may only hook or slice a little at times, but your shots do have...

Basically, there are only two positions in the golf swing: the address and the finish. Everything else is a motion...

Golf is the most individual of all games. No two golf swings are exactly alike. Your swing should be designed...

The average PGA Tour player misses the green roughly 35 percent of the time. Yet using the median birdie average,...

To create consistent aim with every shot in golf start with a constant positioning of your left foot one clubhead...

With all the time we spend working on our backswings we neglect the tremedous effect that the forward swing has...

In this edition of Ask the Pro, Bobby Clampett answers questions from a reader who wants to know about ball position...

In this edition of Ask the Pro, Bobby Clampett fields questions from a player who wants tips on how to keep a...

Do you find your thoughts drifting to score or mechanics as you prepare to set up to a putt? Do you think about...

Many golfers can not get into a proper set up position and posture because their hamstrings are too tight to allow...

Practice what a proper impact position should be lin the mirror and then go to the range and take small swings...

Swinging a golf club is a total body experience. You need your legs, arms, shoulders, hips and-- don't forget--your...

My students frequently complain that they can't make the "big" putt. Whether it's a five-footer to break 80 for...

Every golfer has suffered through it--getting worse while attempting to get better, ultimately tinkering unnecessarily...

Although an unconventional swing, emulating Lee Trevino's swing by focusing on his right side and the way he came...

The bottom of the clubhead should lie flat on the ground, if it lies on the heel the ball goes left and on the...

All good golf shots occur as the club is descending into the ball (even with the driver). Playing the ball either...

Are Tour players blessed with extraordinary athleticism and hand-eye coordination, or is there a collection of...

One of the most common faults in the swing is taking the club back outside, to fix this many players try to control...

In professional golf, there's no organized stretching sessions, no group mental conditioning, no preseason practice...

Taking a lesson is more than just showing up, you have to learn to communicate in golf terminology with your instructor...

In this edition of Swing Science, we want to take a look at shoulder tilt--a swing component that, like shoulder...

Start reading a green as you approach it walking or riding up, read the slope from the low point of the green...

The easiest way to reshape your golf swing is by using a pole, stick it in the ground and make sure that your...

Slicing. A lack of power. Hitting it fat. If these terms are used too often to describe your game, then you know...

The area from 150 yards and in is called the scoring zone because by far the majority of golf shots come from...

The last thing a Tour pro wants to think about during a round of golf is putting mechanics. However, if you observe...

If your takeaway is too far inside or outside, you have begun to stray off plane and will have a difficult time...

If you want to become a shotmaker who can control his ball, you must learn this great technique for drawing and...

Arguably, one of the least glamorous parts of the game is putting. Huge drives and crisply hit iron shots that...

In order to build a good golf swing, one that will stand the test of time and grow, you must first build a solid...

All great golfers have one thing in common, they deliver the club to the ball from the half way down position...

The whole golf swing is action and reaction, so how you set up to the golf ball determines how you will swing the golf club

Most golfers aren't fully aware of the overall effect grips have on the performance of golf clubs. Size, shape...

Just how important are the feet, legs and hips? Well, some argue that they are the heart and soul of the golf...

We're all familiar with Ben Hogan's belief that putting ability and full-swing prowess have nothing to do with...

Copying Rory Sabbatini's technique when playing explosion shots from the sand will get you close to the hole more...

I often use the four uneven lies--ball below the feet, ball above the feet, uphill and downhill--to help me communicate...

How many times has the following happened to you? You're on the course, and you're swinging it great--easy backswing,...

Most players who suffer from weak high shots are set up with the shaft straight up and down instead of with the...