Shanking Half Wedges

Hi Patrick,

I think it's important to relate your feelings and focus to the outcome. So I'd start by looking at the major pieces related to heel contact. Are you moving down and in to the ball, or are your hands getting much further out than where they started. To me, it looks like the center of your body is moving more into the golf ball on the two handed swing and away from the golf ball on the one handed swing. It doesn't look like your arm spacing change dramatically in the two shots, but it looks like your pivot does. I'd focus there.
https://www.golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/breaking-down-heel-contact/
https://www.golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/shank-gate/
https://www.golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/low-point-yoga-block/

Happy Golfing,
Tyler

Thanks Tyler. Related to moving down and into the ball, I recently watched your video on ulnar deviation down vs down the plane and I think I am releasing down the plane. This comparison shows more ulnar deviation with the open hand drill (so more down) I think I am releasing the club out away from me instead of down towards the ball. (Yellow lines are setup). But I’ll review all of the heel contact issues and focus on them. Thanks for your help.

Hi Patrick,

That might be true, but typically ulnar deviation creates more heel contact and helps fix golfers who excessively hit it on the toe. So, your wrist motion is more toe biased. And your body motion is more heel biased. You might end up adding more ulnar deviation to help balance your body not going down into the ball as much. It's fine if the thing you monitor is not a direct through. For example, if thinking about the wrists working more down the plane helps you not move down into the ball helps you maintain your height better. That's great, and I'd add that in my notes as a thought to go back to.

Happy golfing,
Tyler