3 things that DESTROY your golf game [EASY TO FIX]

You hit the dirt a foot behind the ball on one hole, and then you hit it thin across the green on the next hole. You know you need forward shaft lean. You know your weight belongs on your lead side at impact.

But trying to force your body into this position feels completely wrong. It results in awful strikes. It makes golf maddening. You try harder to hold your wrist angles. You try to push your hands forward. Your contact just keeps getting worse.

Golf instructor Danny Maude teaches a better way. You can achieve effortless shaft lean naturally. You just need to fix a few hidden flaws in your setup and swing. There are 3 things that DESTROY your golf game right now. We will show you exactly how to fix them for consistent ball striking.

1. How to Fix Bending Your Elbows and Start Setting Your Wrists

Start by looking at your takeaway. Check your trail elbow right now. Most amateur golfers bend their elbows to take the club back. This is a massive mistake. Bending your elbows gets the club stuck behind you. The club drops out of position. This forces you to cast or throw the clubhead early just to hit the ball. You lose all your power.

Amateur golfers fail to hit the center of the clubface on over 50 percent of iron shots due to low point inconsistency. Poor wrist mechanics at the top of the swing cause most of these exact issues.

You must learn the difference between folding your elbows and actually setting your wrists. Setting your wrists creates a natural angle. You can then use this angle to stop hitting fat golf shots.

The Dumbbell Visual

Picture holding a heavy dumbbell vertically in your hand. You lift it straight up. Your wrist bends to support the heavy weight. You do not bend your elbow to rest the weight on your shoulder. Your wrist does the work. This is exactly how your golf backswing should feel.

The Archery Visual

Picture pulling an arrow out of a quiver on your back.

1. Reach your hand back over your shoulder.
2. Notice how your wrist naturally cocks backward to grab the arrow.
3. Keep your lead wrist flat while doing this.

It creates a progressive wrist set. You build stored energy naturally.

2. How to Stop Forcing Lag and Let Gravity Drop the Club

Let us attack the biggest golf magazine myth right now. You do not need to artificially hold your lag. Many golfers try desperately to hold onto their wrist angles on the downswing to create speed. This is a total misconception. Forcing these angles actually kills your clubhead speed. It leaves your clubface wide open at impact.

Modern biomechanical data shows something completely different. Experts at the Titleist Performance Institute show that a proper kinematic sequence requires a natural release.

Tour pros actively release the club much earlier than it appears on television. You need to let those angles go. You must let gravity pull the club down naturally. If you hold on tightly, you have zero speed at the bottom of the swing arc.

How to Let Gravity Work

You need to blend a gravity drop with the correct body motion. Gravity pulls the club down. Your body rotation is what actually creates the proper angles. One part cannot work without the other part.

1. Take your club to the top of your backswing.
2. Feel the weight of the clubhead.
3. Let the club literally fall toward the ground.
4. Move your hands left as the club falls.

Moving your hand path left allows the clubface to square up. This body motion directs the falling club smoothly into the back of the ball. You do not drive your body completely out of the way. You do not stay static and flick your wrists. You blend the falling club with a simple body turn. This is the real secret to improve golf shaft lean. You get a solid strike naturally.

3. How to Fix Your Setup and Stop Trapping Weight Behind the Ball

Your setup dictates your entire downswing. This is the easiest fix in golf. Yet it is the most ignored part of the game. Many players start with too much spine tilt away from the target. They stack all their weight on their trail leg.

A rear weighted setup guarantees a flick at the ball. If your weight is back, you cannot let gravity fall properly. You will hit the dirt behind the ball every single time.

You need to set up correctly to ensure you stay over the ball through impact. You want your sternum over or slightly ahead of the golf ball at setup with irons.

The Iron Setup Checklist

• Distribute your weight evenly between both feet.
• Favor your lead side slightly if you struggle with fat shots.
• Keep your shoulders relatively level instead of tilting heavily back.
• Position the golf ball slightly forward of center for standard irons.

This simple setup puts your body in a powerful position. You can let the club fall naturally. You will finally experience consistent ball striking.

The Mistake	The True Fix	What To Feel
Bending elbows on the backswing	Set your wrists to create an angle	Lift a heavy dumbbell straight up
Holding wrist angles to force lag	Let gravity pull the club down	Let the club fall while turning left
Trapping weight on your back foot	Distribute your weight evenly at setup	Keep your chest right over the golf ball

Conclusion

You now know how to fix the core issues causing your poor contact. You must set your wrists properly instead of just bending your elbows. You must let gravity release the club naturally while your body clears out of the way. You must start with your weight balanced evenly over the golf ball.

Grab a simple alignment stick or your phone camera before your next practice session. Film your swing on the driving range this week to check your setup and your wrist set. Fixing these basic flaws will completely change your ball contact. Ignore these fixes, and you will continue to struggle with the 3 things that DESTROY your golf game.