Golf Monthly UK – August 2019

“I MISS FAIRWAYS

TO THE RIGHT”

FAULT

Jason’sagoodplayer,

buthisclubfacedoes

tendtoopenexcessivelyhalfwayback

andtowardsthetopofthebackswingit

wasalittlebitmoreopen.Thismeans

hecanstruggletosquarethefaceup

at impact, leading to blocked drives.

FIX

Amoreneutralclubfaceinthe

takeawaynowtranslatesintoa

betterpositionatthetopoftheswing,

wherelesscompensationsareneeded

onthewaydowntosquare up the

clubface at impact.

DRILL

Agoodcheckpointfor

Jasonwastomakesure

thetoewasslightlyinfrontoftheheel

ashelookedatithalfwayback;when

theshaftwaslevelwiththeground.

Thismoreneutralclubfaceshouldhelp

himsquareitupatimpact.Thisisa

greatdrillbecausehecanuseitouton

thecourseinhispre-shotroutine,like

JustinThomasdoes,togethisswing

off to the best possible start.

LESSON AND FITTING

JASON

YANTIN

Age 42

HomeclubGogMagog

Handicap 2

LessonbyPiersWard,

MeAndMyGolf

FittedbySam Day