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Second Hand Shorts 25: Thinning your shots

published: May 12, 2017

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updated: Oct 3, 2023

Second Hand Shorts 25: Thinning your shots

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Our resident pro James Whitaker shows us how to strike the ball more efficiently…

Second Hand Shorts 27: Controlling the ball flight

Table of Contents

Jump to:

  • second hand shorts 24: improve your strike
  • second hand shorts 22: skying the driver
  • second hand shorts 16: cure your driver slice
  • gary nicol’s short game secrets: the art of shot selection
  • sophie walker: how i bomb it miles
  • ali taylor: how to maximise spin with your wedges

It’s time for another episode of ‘Second Hand Shorts’. You can watch some of the other episodes of the series below: 

Second Hand Shorts 27: Controlling the ball flight

Second Hand Shorts 24: Improve your strike

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Second Hand Shorts 22: Skying the driver

Second Hand Shorts 22: Skying the driver

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The thin shots can come down to you losing your spine angle in the swing.

What I want you to do is get an alignment stick and place it a couple of feet outside the ball. Make your usual set up but place the golf club across your shoulders.

When you make that rotation for the backswing I want you to see the butt of the club pointing in between the ball and the alignment stick.

This will make sure that your spine angle remains constant throughout the golf swing and will help avoid those dreaded thin shots. Give it a go.

View all our Second Hand Shorts here.

Second Hand Shorts 16: Cure your driver slice

Second Hand Shorts 16: Cure your driver slice

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Gary Nicol's short game secrets: The art of shot selection

Gary Nicol’s short game secrets: The art of shot selection

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Sophie Walker: How I bomb it miles

Sophie Walker: How I bomb it miles

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Ali Taylor: How to maximise spin with your wedges

Ali Taylor: How to maximise spin with your wedges

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