Start from the miss you see on the range. For each one: why it happens, the drills coaches use to fix it, and the videos to watch first.
Contact & strike
Fat, thin, and where the club bottoms out
Thin contact: Striking the ball above its center. Flight is low and hot, often running through greens. 951 videos by 110 coaches set out to fix it. Most-taught fix: Towel Behind the Ball Drill.
Fat contact: Striking the turf before the ball. Distance vanishes and the divot starts in the wrong place. 1,231 videos by 118 coaches set out to fix it. Most-taught fix: Towel Behind the Ball Drill.
Path & face
Slices, hooks, and the line the ball starts on
The slice: The right-curving ball flight that gets worse the harder you swing. Usually a face problem first, a path problem second. 1,577 videos by 113 coaches set out to fix it. Most-taught fix: Path Gate Drill.
The hook: The opposite of the slice — left-curving, often a face that closes too quickly through impact. 274 videos by 65 coaches set out to fix it. Most-taught fix: Gate Drill.
The pull: Straight ball flight, but starting (and finishing) left of target. Path problem, face square to path. 150 videos by 57 coaches set out to fix it. Most-taught fix: Pump Drill.
The push: Straight ball flight, but starting right of target. The right-handed twin of the pull. 126 videos by 47 coaches set out to fix it. Most-taught fix: Split Grip Drill.
Distance & spin
Controlling how far it goes, and how much it spins
Distance loss: Same swing, less carry. Usually a strike or sequencing issue — not an effort problem. 1,882 videos by 122 coaches set out to fix it. Most-taught fix: Strike Gate Drill.
Low launch: The ball stays under the trees. Trajectory is the problem before any other miss matters. 127 videos by 53 coaches set out to fix it. Most-taught fix: Driver Setup Sequence Drill.
High launch: Balloon ball flight. Spin axis is high, carry is short, wind eats it. 106 videos by 56 coaches set out to fix it. Most-taught fix: Alignment Stick Takeaway Drill.
Everything else
When the trouble isn't one shape of shot
Wild swings: One good, one bad, one terrible. The single most common complaint in amateur golf — and the hardest to diagnose in a single video. 4,720 videos by 146 coaches set out to fix it. Most-taught fix: Strike Gate Drill.
Off the rails: The ball is leaving the clubface, but where it goes is anyone's guess. Two-way miss. 788 videos by 122 coaches set out to fix it. Most-taught fix: Gate Drill.