Fix Your Shank... For Good!! Rick Shiels Golf Tips I Golf Monthly

[@k9feces]

I recommend Mizuno irons, they feel so soft when shanked.

[@harleyhall660]

HahHahahba. I agree. That’s great

[@ElevenDollarCheese]

Agreed. Just spent a gnote on those hot metals, and shanked at the range same as always, but I might have picked up 5 yards, so my 7 iron shanks are now 105

[@k9feces]

@@ElevenDollarCheese I shanked my whole fitting

[@ElevenDollarCheese]

@@k9feces lol thought it was just me. I can't swing in that indoor stall. I shanked so bad I hit that sensor box on the floor 3 times, thought I might have to pay for it. They said put those 710 Pings down please, take these Mizunos.

[@jasonlee3842]

@@k9feces had me dying when I read this... Hope you're striping them down the fairway now

[@nassifboumalhab5156]

Dude you’ve just explained the story of my life. Needless to say you’ve earned a subscription. Thank you

[@timmyboy2495]

This is the best instruction video for fixing the shank that I’ve ever seen. Well done!

[@sas949]

The best video on preventing a shank. Thanks Rick, Steve, Yorkshire

[@nickbarry7039]

Tried out the 2 ball drill today and was striking it a lot better not a single shank, but when i went back to a normal shot still found myself shanking quite a bit but was getting solid strikes as well. Gonna do that drill for a few more range sessions and hopefully engrain the muscle memory back into what my swing is at its best. Thanks for the tips rick appreciate you loads!

[@paulh7589]

I've had the shanks a few times in my 50 years of playing. I think it is a terrible feeling. I always treated the shanks like the flu. I can't cure myself, I just have to let the disease run it's course.

[@malcolmhill4105]

Great advice. Started shanking after a year layoff from golf. Followed Rick's advice, went out and hit a hundred balls shank free. I'll hit another 100 tomorrow and play the next day. Hopefully back to normal.

[@robbaker8002]

#1 was spot on. The handle was extremely close to my left leg and it didn't give me enough space to rotate through the ball. Another thing I was able to accomplish from tip #1 was I felt much more in balance. It allowed me to quiet my lower body - something I've always struggled with. Thanks Rick, I really appreciate this!

[@annejove1184]

Excellent advice on how to terminate the Shank!

[@craigkerr6513]

Great video ! Pulled it up on my phone while at the practice ground after hitting 5 shanks in a row before I was due to go and play a match . Didn’t hit 1 on the course and struck it much better . Thank you , Golf was much more enjoyable!

[@Shepard-Thomas]

Finally a shank video I can understand. Everyone says something different when it comes to shanks but this finally makes sense. Thank you!

[@GolfMonthly]

Glad it was helpful!

[@storm78676]

Excellent video. Clear and concise, covering the issues and fixes in 7 mins.

[@nathanrichardson2881]

Excellent video to support those of us with a shank

[@briankenealy9412]

I’ve been shanking the ball lately. I thought it was because I was hitting it off the toe! I never heard of shanking but someone mentioned it after they saw my shot. I went to KZbin and found this video. This is teaching at its very best: problem identified, steps to rectify clearly explained. 4 steps given so that the student has a comprehensive plan to tackle the shank. I haven’t had the chance to go and try this yet but I know this video is going to cure the shank. I got the foot spray! Just want to acknowledge great instruction when I see it. Fair dues Rick.

[@daveedwards9425]

Thanks for the help. Appreciate what you do

[@peterandrews3011]

THANKS RICK IAM GOING OUT NOW TO PRACTICE . KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

[@dietermeyer6311]

Thanks Rick, I had the shanks one medal round (21 to be precise) and then I watched this video. I’ve played 6 rounds since then with only 2 shanks and none in my last two rounds. Thanks again!!

[@jamesscruggs2182]

Brilliant instruction!! You've really helped my game!!

[@patob91]

You’re the man Rick thank you!!

[@rhysmorgan6278]

Thanks for this Rick, I play of 5 and these creep in every so often and are crippling to my game! With these drills I feel a bit more prepared when they happen again!

[@footlongdevstar359]

Nice tutorial, I have gone from never shanking to near enough always and it's destroyed my cards. Slowly getting back and this will really help, especially drills one and two. Nice one :)

[@Gizzard4400]

Wow thanks. Will give it a go

[@dannyconroy1475]

My first time to comment on you tube Thanks Rick Dat 2 ball drill sorted me out

[@brewster8]

Used this today after an awful session last night. Totally sorted out the shanks

[@johnt697]

Try this shank fix.. turn/rotate the hips thru impact (Yes thats it!) So if you stop or stall your hip rotation, then your hips have no where to go but closer to the ball. So the answer keep the hips rotating.. This may sound too simplistic but if the hips are rotating , then there much less chance of moving into the ball. If you have some other issues in your swing that don't let you have a good hip rotation, then you will need to solve those first. But ultimately, you have to figure out how rotate the hips, not stall them.

[@aungnaing1140]

When i get tired at the range nearly all pw got shank,because i forgot to turn my hip at back swing ,thank you.

[@TerryKristopher3707]

I fixed my shanks by simply changing where I was looking at the ball. Took awhile to figure out but thank God cause the shanks were so demoralizing.

[@chrishoebich2021]

Rick, you're an awesome dude. I absolutely love your golf instruction. Yeah, I've got the dreaded shanks. Scary. But it looks like you've handed me at least a couple of real solutions. Something to work with, and newfound hope. Thanks so much!

[@Illegalpat]

Thanks for your help

[@michaelpentti-smith809]

Found this after getting a bad case of the shanks with my new irons at Silvermere Range ironically. Great tips

[@robertbush9769]

Liked it. Thanks. I played yesterday and tripled bogeyed hole nine but still shot 40 for the front. Every once in awhile I get the shanks and I hate it. Robert

[@Colm2243]

Cured them! Thanks Rick.

[@johndunne870]

Thanks Rick, just what I needed. Now to try that out tomorrow. My PW has been shanking at least once per round over the last couple of months. Hate it. Sorry about voting for Pete in the FSX challenge. Need to watch what actually happened in that.

[@terrybenson3509]

I get the shanks from time to time. I realized this can be a posture issue. With the aid of a second ball and some foot powder spray, I improved my distance from the ball and got the butt end of the grip more under my chin. Further, into practice, I tried my four iron eventually getting the center of club face strikes. Conclusion many faults come back to posture and ball position.

[@Unplugged704]

I am an 18 hcp and struggling with shanking right now. I hit many drives 240-250.. often times less than 170 to the green. But I keep shanking. Just today I shank 3 consecutive 7 irons, with 165 yards to go. Its so aggrevating! Thanks for the tips.. will try these.

[@johnnyhunter]

RiverRuns NC Pretty much word for word the situation I’m in currently. Aggravating is putting it lightly. Especially when you *know* that you can hit solid golf shots. I’ll be trying out a few of these tomorrow as well.

[@TheWmDProductions]

That’s exactly me atm lol. Been playing so well recently then last few rounds the shanks have appeared out of nowhere. Infuriating

[@discgolfbilly]

Thank you Rick!....and also to always never think that you will shank during a swing. Another bad thing to do when practicing is to be tired and swinging sloppy. Your swing path may allow movement to the toes of the feet.

[@garybarnard5293]

Great tips

[@geoffreyobrien6381]

Nothing like a shank on a cold morning to make you feel alive.

[@Timo-jg5mp]

Geoffrey O'Brien concrats, you made me laugh sir🙌🏻

[@johnnyhunter]

This made me lol but it’s unfortunately quite the opposite. Instant cloud of death over your head 💀

[@Mak100ish]

With a forged 3 iron ;D

[@wuxee7265]

Lol! True! Thanks for the laugh

[@snakepliskin1185]

Golf's wake-up slap in the face.

[@gordonvance7704]

Great drills Rick, thanks

[@pjrkearsley87]

Even though tip number 4 was sensational. #1 Will be in use for myself. Cheers Rick

[@ronanmcdermott4195]

Eliminate the shanks, and rid your irons of an unsightly and itchy fungal infection at the same time. What’s not to like?

[@SteffenBannerman]

Finally figured out my shank issue… was doing a forward press just before starting the backswing and this was closing my shoulders. This is why I was shanking. Hips aiming right (for a lefty) and shoulders were aiming left. I was crossing my hips and shoulder lines. And yes it’s golf basics but these sometimes get lost in translation. Hope this helps others!!

[@stopznak86]

The shank is the most annoying thing that has happened to me in golf. Annoying because when I started to hit it, I could not get rid of it. I would be trying not to hit it for 15 balls and I would always shank it. As pointed out correctly by Rick, going away from the ball, the seemingly obvious fix, doesn't help at all. Tried it, but doesn't work. Great tips Rick. The next time infected by the shankig decrease I will try them out.

[@paulfossard]

Cheers for this Rick, In the last 12 months I've dropped from 21.4 to 10.1 handicap thanks in no small part to your videos. The last three rounds all of a sudden I've started hitting shanks for no apparent reason, stupid game, I know. Hopefully these tips will help me get back on track.

[@paulg2154]

Great video

[@philipsawyers719]

Good work 💪

[@pauldorsey4660]

Best tip I seen

[@craigsmith2030]

Thanks rick. Really helpful video. 👍.

[@keithtracy3316]

Totally out of the blue about six weeks ago I started to shank it, not every round but enough now that everytime I'm standing with a wedge in my hand, my brain starts to panic! Tip #1 might well be half the problem solved, will look into it. TYVM

[@TheBlastedMan.]

Huge Tip for anyone shanking I just went through it bad I think I lost like 50 golf balls in 3 rounds of golf I was so pissed the shanks came out of nowhere and I play off an 10 handicap and usually really can really stripe it so it was like wtf it was embarrassing… I finally fixed the shanks this week been striping it once again so listen trust me on this and try this out if you shank the ball!!!! WHEN YOU SET UP TO THE BALL KEEP YOUR BACK PRETTY STRAIGHT UP AND BEND YOUR KNEES BUT MAKE SURE THEY AINT OVER YOUR TOES LIKE SHOULD FEEL LIKE THEY ARE LEANING BACK A BIT THEN STICK YOUR BUTT OUT AND IT KINDA SHOULD FEEL LIKE YOU NOW YOU HAVE A STURDY STANCE AND YOUR WEIGHT SHOULD FEEL MORE BALANCED AND LIKE YOU CAN FEEL THAT NOW YOUR WEIGHT ISN’T ON YOR TOES AND TRUST ME DOING THIS YOI WILL NOT EVER SHANK IT AGAIN!!!

[@snakepliskin1185]

I only get the shanks when I'm hitting it well. Tortuous game.

[@lextersayson7769]

Is it mental also??

[@snakepliskin1185]

@@lextersayson7769 Not for me. I have it figured out now. It's from throwing the hands at the ball while not getting the left side out of the way. I't doesn't take much of a swing error to cause a shank.

[@adamcapps9743]

I’m the same way. Struck is so well today then shanked one out of the blue

[@yukoncorneliusthelegendhim9751]

@@snakepliskin1185 knowing is one thing, but what do you do to fix it when the shanks start creeping back in? have a go-to drill?

[@snakepliskin1185]

@@yukoncorneliusthelegendhim9751 It's has taken quite a while to develop a great fix and unfortunately, I still need it! I get the shanks when I get lazy with the turn through impact and too "steery" with the arms. The short term fix (while playing) is to focus on hitting the inside (closest) edge of the ball vs the middle. The better fix is to keep weight more toward the heels, moving even more back and into the left heel at impact (with arms at full extension) and not having any weight out over the balls of the foot or toes at impact. That will get your hips well out of the way of your hands and let you hit with all your body weight and good arm leverage for consistent power.

[@handeyecoordinationskills]

Thank you for this my problem, I feel is I am standing too close to the ball so I will try this distance stance drill tip you showed, I play pitch and putt and tend to shank my 50° degree wedge . Played yesterday and shanked 4 tee offs, very embarrassing

[@kevintaylor444]

Talcum powder also works on your club face if you slightly dampen the face first

[@guitar1950]

No matter how hard I try I cannot hit shots with my wedges toward the toe! Most all shots are high on the face toward the heel. I can after working hard get them closer to the sweet spot. Just not very often.

[@wildcat8797]

I just shot 80 & 79 this weekend in my local golf tourney. 2 days later I’m shanking every single full swing with wedge through 7 iron. It’s baffling. Right down the middle with a drive, anything with in 70-160 yards in shanking the ball right.

[@Dawood_y1]

Wildcat 8 I’ve been having the exact same problem

[@bryanwhelan5431]

Most frustrating shot in golf. I have developed a sudden case of the shanks lately with all my irons. That’s why I’m here!!

[@jarradklitz3889]

Hey y'all

[@aaronmcclean7665]

Nice bag

[@markwarren38]

Nice tutorial,,, my pw is the only club I'm shanking,,, feel like I'm pulling a snake out of the golf bag when I know I have to it hit the pw,,,, the fear of it is dreadful,,,, try some of these tips and hopefully cure the demon,,

[@u04pww2]

Haha same man, I'm nailing my drives over 300 and leaving myself a wedge to the green and then get the fear knowing I have to hit my wedge and possibly shank it, absolute killing my scores just now.

[@kevinklocke7796]

I notice the shanks on 30~90 yd pitch shots. Typically when I have to use 1/2, or 3/4 swing. Distance to ball does not matter. Seems like I move towards ball during the shot. Maybe another drill is to setup to the ball and try to miss the ball to the inside. Train yourself to keep your hands/swing to the inside...

[@travissawicky]

Great vid, Mate. Enjoy the championship today :)

[@landonmorel3715]

only club i shank is my 54 degree wedge. can’t figure out why i’m doing it.

[@edyang1194]

I shank quite a bit lately. no clue why ball goes 45degree straight to the right. It occurs after I practice long irons and switch to short irons/wedge.

[@ravvers00]

So annoying when shanks return to your game , last two rounds I've had 1 or 2 shanks , I always do the 3 tee peg drill , 3 tee pegs side by side & I aim to hit the middle one , at first may well hit the one on the right but once you get everything right it will be middle one everytime & your good for the course again , this is a great drill in the garden before a round of golf as not everyone can make it to the range - especially for an early tee off , I play off 2 but yeah still get the shanks out of the blue but thankfully much rarer for me

[@deanweber9336]

Great video. Rick saying bum cheek made me die laughing for some reason.

[@joegould7459]

The second I stopped slicing my driver, shankaroonie's for my irons. I usually don't shank my irons, as they are my better part of my game. Could it be im trying to do what I do on my driver on my irons, and its messing it up?

[@u04pww2]

What did you change to stop slicing, my shanks are caused by having a very in to out swing

[@joegould7459]

@@u04pww2 well most portantly I taught myself to work on an inside out swing path not over the top. The reason I was shaking is because I started to lose my back elbow of my body, causing the club path to go further outside the ball

[@u04pww2]

@@joegould7459 Haha I'm doing the opposite now, working on an out to in path to try and get it neutral, was working till I tried a few things to hit the ball before the turf and now im back to shanking 🤣

[@jonathonlewis1931]

How far realistically should a newer player of the game be able to hit each club? Watching your videos and seeing what you hit at certain distances and even my buddies hit is easily 2 clubs lower than what I do. For example at roughly 150yds I hit either a 6 or 7 iron depending on my confidence

[@mikej3952]

JD Montanez it changes for everyone. I’m sure that’s not the answer you want to hear but there’s a lot that goes into the distance per club formula. Your buddies may be using game improvement clubs that high stronger lofts on them that make an 8 iron actually a 7 and a 7 iron actually a 6 iron in terms of degrees of loft. While swing speed is a factor what I’ve found with my shots is that tempo is the most important. If I try to crush a drive and it stays straight I might get 240 carry and 260 total. But when I’ve slowed down and held correct tempo I’ll get 260 carry and 275-280 total length on the same ball. I would expect anyways you would hit a longer club than your buddies would if they’ve been playing for years and have had lessons. Best you can do is practice using videos like these and then if you get the chance get a lesson with a PGA pro and have your swing and everything else evaluated. Just as a comparison for you on length of shot: I’m 6ft 1in tall, weigh 145 I’m using 2016 TaylorMade M2 iron (game improvers) and an 8 iron well struck for me goes 145. A 7 iron usually takes me to about 155-160. I had lessons when I was a teen but stopped playing for 10 or so years. Just picked golf back up these last few months.

[@wesdavies2455]

So frustrating, never think it’s gunna be you at some point, gad full hip replacement 6 months ago, shot 4 over gross Saturday on spiked greens, played cotn Sunday and played well, nipped down the range Monday and Wednesday night and couldn’t hit a ball tidy at all, cannot swing full without a shank happening 😞🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Vincentthecatsings]

I look an inch inside between the ball and me to hit clean. If I look anywhere on the ball it's a shank. It's like my eye controls where the end of the shaft is, not the club face.

[@ElevenDollarCheese]

I can fix the shanks for about 5 balls, they all get massively pulled though. Most times I just have to decide if I want the weeds or the trees.

[@J.S-Stock]

I don't know how I feel with my bag behind me like this at the range🤣🤣

[@froaki6451]

where is shanks from uno peic

[@tatski2274]

Proper alignment is the key to avoid shanks. Step back from the ball before making a shot to have a proper alignment. Compensating a swing for an improper alignment will result to a shank.

[@robinbanks8944]

Rick, you forgot to mention how an OTT swing with open club face is another way of shanking

[@tatski2274]

Most shanks happens with a wrong stance. Step back, look at the target and then align your stance.

[@jasonm6042]

Man I got a bad case of the shanks today.

[@tonykhan7212]

Shanks only happen when you lose focus on where you want the ball to go ! I’ve learned stop trying to hit the ball and swing through the ball shanks will disappear!!!

[@bdyt]

He shanked it showing the last tip 😮😂

[@oatechaosincycles]

I keep seeing tip after tip drill after drill. These never seem to address the real swing flaw though. The shank is caused by the body not clearing to create the space for the hands to guide the club through the hitting area properly. This is an athletic ability problem. Sure you can mentally "trick" yourself into a fix for a while but try video, identify the mechanical issues, and work from there if you trully want to get better.

[@TerryKristopher3707]

Shanks like anything in golf can be caused by a multitude of different things. I got the shanks and couldn't get rid of them to save my life for about a year. Looked in to all the common causes. Posture, early release, hip rotation issues. It was none of these. I was looking at the top of the ball before and now look at the bottom side closest to me of the ball before and during the swing and presto no more shanks. Golf drove me nuts for a year and I simply had to look at a different spot on the ball to fix it 😔

[@Labgorilla]

Silvermere is too expensive for me

[@aliafxx]

Bruhhhh im laughinggg

[@beehive1982]

Great tips! But the best part was hearing you say "bum cheek". Lol

[@johnt6810]

#3 is the key .. rotate that front butt cheek out of the way, away from ball.

[@jlar1984]

Distance away from the golf ball is not a reason people shank Rick.

[@ahbalone]

Never brag about your last shot. You might shank the next.

[@DLudGolf]

"my left bum cheek"

[@jrcaxtro]

And uhh my legs

[@elsheilsio260]

cure the shanks quit golf

[@deluxecustom]

Rubbish

[@0308920133]

silvermere with the old trees!