Scooping the Ball – Golf Swing Error: How to Fix
Knowing for sure that you are scooping the golf ball can be difficult because the club travels at around 90 miles an hour at impact. And that is where the swing error happens. Look instead for clues, such as shot inconsistency in alternatively hitting thin shots, fat shots and even very high shots with limited distance.
To fix and stop scooping the ball approach the problem with a solution to a misguided mental approach. Indeed, scoopers of the ball believe that the ball needs to be pushed up into the sky by coming in from underneath it. But because the ball lies flat on the ground it is impossible to come from underneath.
Instead, try to hit down on the ball and trust that the loft of the club will be plenty in lifting the ball up and into the air. Specifically, make sure that your hands reach the level of the ball before the clubhead does, i.e., or that your hands are ahead of the club when it makes contact with the ball. This key motion keeps the lag in your wrists and provides great shot consistency and power. Additionally, try to make a divot when you hit an iron shot but make sure these divots start after the ball. Or in other words, make sure that you hit the ball first, and the ground second.
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