Shanks

[woodmo]

What is the cause of shanks on very short basic and acquired motions. This has been a recurrent problem where I can start out compressing the ball and then I begin to shank the ball over and over, even on the short shots with little motion. I know it must be something simple, but I'm not sure what it is.

[KnighT]

One possibility is that you lost your clubhead lag feel (Pressure point #3), which causes you to start down with the hosel towards the ball instead of the sweet spot. That can cause a shank every time. Watch the video with Ben Hogan when he hits balls into the ocean. At the end he shows how he puts his fingers on the grip. Pay atttention to his right hand when he displays the pressure points. See how his right thumb and forefinger form a little trigger finger....like you are shooting a pretend gun. And he simply states how the pressure from the right hand only goes through pressure point #3 on the back of the shaft. "It's just forward"

Remember(2-F): ...Clubshaft rotation must be around the Sweet Spot, not vice versa. So Clubhead "Feel" is Sweet Spot feel for #3 Pressure Point sensing functions. If Lag Pressure is lost, the Hands tend to start the hosel (instead of the Sweet Spot) toward Impact - that mysterious "Shank."

[Sonic_Doom]

Another consideration to make is that when taking the club up and in you may be rotating the clubface to a point that the sweet spot and hosel are in-line. From there you must rotate back or,,,

I actually shanked in exactly the same way you describe, but knowing the above helped me to understand why.

CW

[yodeli]

Remember(2-F): ...Clubshaft rotation must be around the Sweet Spot, not vice versa. So Clubhead "Feel" is Sweet Spot feel for #3 Pressure Point sensing functions. If Lag Pressure is lost, the Hands tend to start the hosel (instead of the Sweet Spot) toward Impact - that mysterious "Shank."

Does it means that if you swing and you strongly sense PP#2 (3 last fingers of the left hand) and not enought pp#3 you are more likely to Shank it?

So, if I understant well, the more strongly you feel PP#3 (while swinging), the more it allows the clubhead to properly roll through impact, right?