Stop Hitting Fat Shots — 5 Keys To Ball First Contact Every Time Rajiv Menon Kc [vVXuYTPAB1Y]

Tired of hitting the ground before the ball chunking it, topping it, thinning it? After 30+ years of coaching Todd Kolb has identified the five key things every golfer must do to make ball first contact consistently. In this video he breaks down all five with simple checkpoints and drills you can apply immediately.

The 5 Keys to Ball First Contact:

1. Ball Position

The bottom of your swing follows the buttons on your golf shirt. For ball first iron contact the ball needs to be positioned equal to those buttons. Todd walks through the simple feet-together step routine that gets ball position right every time.

2. Upper Body

Tilt your upper body back and the swing bottom goes back fat shots guaranteed. Todd shares a simple shaft-along-the-spine check that tells you immediately whether your upper body is in the right position for ball first contact.

3. Weight Shift

Where your weight ap swatch collab is at impact directly determines where the club hits the ground. Starting 60/40 and shifting weight toward the lead foot through impact is one of the cornerstones of the Vertical Line Swing and one of the most reliable keys to consistent ball first contact.

4. Swing Direction

When the lead arm works back and up through the swing the bottom of the swing moves forward dp world tour naturally. When it swings too flat and around the club bottoms out behind the ball. Todd demonstrates the difference clearly and explains why the Vertical Line Swing philosophy specifically targets this.

5. Trail Eye

The simplest feel on the list and one of Todd's most successful with students who don't like technical swing thoughts. Feel like you're looking at the ball out of your trail eye. That subtle shift keeps the upper body centered, the buttons forward and the swing super lig bottom in the right place for clean consistent contact.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 Ball First Contact

0:15 Ball Position

1:23 Upper Body

2:39 Weight Shift

4:25 Swing Direction

6:23 Trail Eye

7:45 Implementation