Stop Topping Your Golf Ball: Cut Grass Not Air! #shorts

Shawn Clement demonstrates how a simple task-based approach can eliminate topped shots and thin contact. By shifting focus from hitting the ball to clipping a dandelion stem or tee at grass level with a softball swing motion, golfers naturally establish proper swing bottom and solid impact.

• Shift focus away from hitting the ball and toward completing an external task like clipping grass or a tee.
• Visualize a softball swing feel to create fluid speed and continuous motion through impact.
• Keep your eyes focused on the grass or dandelion stem beneath the ball to naturally set the lowest point of your swing.
• Trust the wide sole of the club to glide through the turf cleanly without digging.

Go deeper

• Dandelion Stem Drill — Every coach who teaches it
• Thin contact — Causes, drills and coaches for this miss
• Impact position — The lesson, across every coach
• Shawn Clement's Wisdom in Golf Lessons — Every video, sorted by what it teaches