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Old 11-12-2024, 06:27 PM
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Hitting a shank has nothing to do with the surface you're hitting off. Hitting a shank is always a result of improper clubface path. (& 90% of the time, it results from a change in spine angle.)

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Recent studies show a loosening of right hand grip pressure on the downswing will cause a shank also. No single golf cause is 90% when dealing with humans.

The next time you're on the range (hitting from those mats) and you see someone hit a shank ... watch. 9 out 10 times, you'll see 1 of (2) errors. They change their spine angle (usually becoming more upright) somewhere in the swing or ... they "hump the goat" ... push their pelvis closer to the ball on the downswing.