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How To Stop Topping The Ball

Topping the golf ball out on the course, in front of your playing partners, can leave you feeling frustrated and even a little foolish.

A topped approach shot into the green isn’t usually that destructive (the ball typically stays straight and can travel a fair distance), but it’s thoroughly dissatisfying and does little for your confidence. Topping the golf ball around the fringe of the green or in a bunker usually results in disaster.

This How To Stop Topping The Ball tip will help you eliminate topped shots from your golf game completely.

We think it’s important to understand why you might hit more than your fair share of tops, so with this tip we’ll look at common faults and causes.




  • One of the main causes of topping the golf ball is standing up during the backswing and / or the downswing. Even a slight straightening at the hips can cause you to top the ball so it’s really important that you maintain your posture throughout the swing.
  • A great indicator of whether this is happening during the backswing is to hold a club horizontally across your shoulders with the handle pointing towards the target.
  • Make your backswing and see where the grip now points to. If you have maintained your correct posture, the handle should point directly to the ball as you complete your 90 degree shoulder rotation.
  • Lifting your chest during the downswing is one of the biggest causes of topping or thinning the golf ball. People often confuse this with lifting the head, but in reality lifting the chest should be of much greater concern to you.
  • As you make a series of practice swings, feel how keeping your chest down and maintaining your posture from address will help you scuff the ground and start to take a divot. Apply this feeling when you swing at full speed and see how your strikes can improve.



2 thoughts on “How To Stop Topping The Ball

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    I see three other reasons to topping the ball,apart from those given in this article (Lifting the chest during he downswing is one ):
    1 Hitting with the arms ,and not letting them powerless ,the downswing should be initated by the hips .
    2 Not moving forward the left hip during the downswing .
    3 Not pausing long enough at the top of the backswing and hurrying too much in the downswing
    A drill I do at home on a mat with a rubber tee is to swing and brush the tee .Do this drill with different clubs a hundred times each day and your fault will be erased

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    I found your explanation very helpful will try soon snow leaves

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