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Originally Posted by Booker Wolfbox
A guy I play with often is going through the worst case of the sh**ks I've ever seen.
I'd offer him some advice (he's receptive) but I have no clue.
I was a 1.2 HC and was infected with the shanks for a couple months. This happened to me 3 different times several years ago where every time I was inside of 100 yards I would straight shank it and I mean every time. Many times I would hit driver in the fairway with 60 yards to the green. After 2 wedge shots I would be 80 yards from the green on an adjacent fairway. If I got inside 100 yards I started to pull out my 8 iron to hit a bump and run because I was scared to death of my wedge. Finally the last time I was able to overcome it rather quickly. I still don't know what it was that would cause it to happen, but one thing is for sure... Once it happens, it will be in your head and then you're screwed.
My instant fix for it was to swing left. Basically try my hardest to pull/slice the ball. I would go to the range and just pull shot after shot with a slightly open face. For me it was only my wedges that I would shank, so it was sort of like trying to hit a slight flop shot every time until I got it under control.
The only other advice I would offer him is to slow down his transition. Pause at the top before starting back down. This helps solve a lot of swing faults and almost everyone could benefit from it.