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Fluffing & Chucking – these are truly embarrassing shots to experience. You stand up to the ball, ready to launch it 150 yards plus to the target. You take your time over the shot, make what you feel is a strong, powerful swing and proceed to launch the ball all of 30 yards in the air. Try these to correct.

Grip

The main reason for fluffing, or chucking is normally poor grip pressure throughout the swing. Invariably the grip pressure at the address is too weak in 1 or both hands. While you don’t want to "strangle" your club, if it is too loose the power in your body and arms won’t tranfer to the club or the ball.

At the top of the backswing, the palm of the right hand comes away from the grip.

More commonly, the last three fingers on the left hand start to uncurl. Both faults will cause the backswing to over-extend and, instead of the clubshaft pointing to a spot parallel to the ball-to-target line, the club will be pointing down toward the ground.

The last thing you should do is to grip the club tightly, but it is important to have a secure hold of the golf club, not only how the fingers are placed on the handle, but also the amount of pressure applied.

Remember, if you grip the club too tightly, you will prevent the natural cocking or hinging of the wrists in the backswing; too tight a grip may also tend to engender tension in the arms and shoulders, making a smooth movement impossible.

If you find that the palm of your right hand is coming away from the shaft at the top of the backswing, then most of the blame can be placed on poor positioning of the right thumb on the grip. The right thumb should be touching the base of the forefinger (ideally, the middle joint of the thumb should be touching the knuckle of the forefinger). The thumb itself should run slightly down the left side of the grip (as viewed from the address position).

Also, the pressure on the grip may be too light. Try to apply a little more pressure in the last three fingers of the left hand and the middle two fingers of the right hand.

Whichever club you use, at address the hands should be in line with your left ear and opposite the inside of your left thigh.

To ensure that you are not standing too close to the ball at address, make certain that you can pass the flat of your hand through the gap between the butt-end of the club and your left thigh. If you can’t, step back slightly .

Too Erect

Have you noticed when watching a professional golfer how consistent his swing is, regardless of how far he is trying to hit the ball, and whichever club he is using? The head is relatively still (but not completely), and the shoulders, arms, hands and clubhead move back and forth on a consistent, repetitive swingpath, all adding up to consistently good ball strike.

One of the reasons professionals (and good amateurs) achieve consistent strikes is that they have the right set of body angles at address.

Too Crouch

In other words, they have a relatively straight back with their bottom sticking out and the right amount of knee flex.

Someone who is fluffing a fair number of shots will usually have poor posture. They either sit back with a curved spine or stoop over the ball. This causes the upper body to move up or down on the backswing. In order to get the club back to the ball there has to be a compensating move on the downswing. Mis-time the compensating move and a fluffed or chunked shot, or even a topped one, results.

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