The REAL Reason You Keep Topping The Ball ⛳️#golftips #golfswing #golfshorts #scratchgolfacademy
Adam Bazalgette from Scratch Golf Academy explains that topping or thinning the ball is primarily caused by a lack of forward shaft lean and staying too far behind the ball at impact. By comparing a typical amateur's struggle to Adam Scott's professional impact position, he demonstrates how moving the lower body past the ball allows the club to strike the ball before the ground. This low point control is essential for compressing iron shots and finding the sweet spot.
To hit pure iron shots, you must have forward shaft lean to compress the ball off the sweet spot (roughly four grooves up).
Thin shots often occur because the golfer's weight and body center remain too far behind the ball at impact.
At impact, your lower body should be well past the ball, with the club shaft leaning toward the target.
A proper low point in the swing ensures you hit the ball first and the ground second.