Three Causes Of Topping The Ball Off The Tee

Posted on August 4th, 2010 by Chris Pierce

If topping the ball off the tee is a problem you have that you would like to rectify, then these three possible causes may help solve the problem.

The three most common reasons for topping the ball can be summed up as follows:

1)Incorrect Ball Position – If you are playing off the tee with the ball teed up and finding you are topping the ball it could be ball position. Either you are standing too far back or similarly you have the ball too far forward and you will be hitting the ball late in the swing with the club face therefore slightly elevated in the follow through and so hitting the top of the ball rather than hitting it square off the tee.

2)Not Checking Your Aim – If you aim too far right when teeing off you are likely to pull out of your shot a little early and too fast, pulling up and causing a reverse weight shift by having you caught too centred in your stance and this results in you topping the ball.

3)Turning in the Backswing – You may want to check your body position and ensure you are not turning too much in the backswing, causing you to swing too long and turning too hard to get the club out in front of you. This will send the club position from outside to inside. If you are pulling left it may bring about reverse weight shift and cause you to top the ball by bringing the club over the ball.

Of course if you have the ball positioned too far back, effectively bringing you too far forward you will be forced to pull out of your shot too early again affecting your stance and weight shift meaning you are pounding down on it as you are also trying to pull up. Again topping the ball is the inevitable consequence.

Ensuring you have the ball correctly positioned will have a beneficial effect on your ability to ensure you stop topping the ball off the tee.

There are always a number of things to work on in your golf game, but don’t over complicate things. Where possible go back to the basics and ensure you are paying attention to the simple things such as body position in relation to the ball or ball position. Don’t over do the backswing and keep it limited to a 3/4 turn if you need to so that you are not overstretching or overswinging and therefore much more likely to top the ball.

It is important to work on and try and master each element of your game before you try and tackle other problem areas.

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