I was playing golf over the weekend, and every shot was going straight and to the right. I was so frustrated. I’ve gotten pretty good at figuring out how to diagnose my mistakes and correct them during a round of golf, but I’d never seen this one before. A slice, a hook, hitting the ball fat or thin — I know how to fix any of those, but I couldn’t figure this one out. I tried a bunch of things during the round, but nothing worked. Every shot was a “push”: Straight, and to the right.
Then my buddy sent me a photo of myself after my round. My shoulders were lined up square to the target, but my feet were pointed way right.
I wasn’t pushing the ball to the right — I was hitting it directly where I was aiming.
Sometimes, the obvious fix is right in front of you.