What Causes Heel Strikes in Golf Swings?

What this page covers

• Causes of heel strikes in golf swings.
• The relationship between setup, delivery, and impact spacing.
• Feedback drills for more centered contact.

What Causes Heel Strikes in Golf Swings?

What Causes Heel Strikes in Golf Swings? covers the setup and delivery relationships that produce heel contact and the drills used to improve contact location.

• Setup can contribute to heel strikes in golf swings.
• Club delivery can contribute to heel strikes in golf swings.
• Feedback drills can help center golf club contact.

Article Content

A heel strike in golf is a contact pattern related to the relationship between the golfer’s body, club delivery path, and distance between the handle and ball at impact.

• A heel strike is a contact pattern rather than only a head-position problem.
• The golfer’s body and club delivery path influence heel contact.
• The distance between the handle and ball at impact influences contact location.
• Heel contact can twist the club open.
• Heel contact can reduce ball speed.
• For a right-handed golfer, heel contact can cause shots to leak right.
• Feedback drills can help golfers center contact.

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Who Is This For

• Golfers seeking to understand why golf shots contact the heel of the clubface.
• Golfers looking for feedback drills that center contact.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Causes Heel Strikes in Golf Swings? identifies the relationship between the golfer’s body, club delivery path, and handle-to-ball spacing at impact as causes of heel contact.

What Causes Heel Strikes in Golf Swings? explains that setup is one factor that can create heel contact during a golf swing.

Heel strikes in golf can twist the club open, reduce ball speed, and cause shots to leak right for a right-handed golfer.

What Causes Heel Strikes in Golf Swings? describes feedback drills that can help golfers center contact.