I worked with one of my students this week who is one of the top Texas senior amateurs He has also played in the US Senior Open. One shot he struggles with is the slight block right as well as slightly chunked shot. This guy is an exceptional player and his misses are better than most players good shots ! But these two shots creep into his game now and lead to trouble. Let me explain what we did and maybe it will help you.

After we filmed a couple of swings using V1 software it was very apparent how the spine moved down and to the right occasionally in the forward swing. When this happens the low point of your swing moves back(therefore chunked shots) and the hand path will shift out to the right causing blocked shots or flipping through impact to get the clubhead square.

If you struggle with blocked shots you should check two positions. First, monitor your ball position. With this student his ball position was back in his stance promoting his head moving right during the downswing in an effort to feel he was behind the ball at impact. Second, have a friend hold a shaft against your right ear( assuming a right handed player) checking for movement right during the downswing. If you hit the shaft as you move towards the golf ball then you are moving the head back. What you should feel is the right shoulder stays higher through the downswing, not moving back and right.

Give this a go and I think you will begin eliminating blocked shots.