As your swing approaches impact, there is a detail you must attend to that I don’t see mention of in books or online videos. And that is the tilt of your torso.

When you address the ball, you are bent forward from the hips to a certain degree. You retain that tilt when you swing the club back.

But when you swing forward, retaining that tilt feels like the right side is collapsing, so you straighten up.

But now, realizing subconsciously that you are out of position, you try to rescue the shot with your hands, but are seldom successful.

All you have to do is retain the forward tilt as you turn and swing through impact. I know it feels funny if you haven’t been doing it. But trust me, it’s the right thing to do.

This video shows you what I mean.

It’s how you make your swing bring the club into the ball shallow and in line to your target. You know, those good things you want leading into impact.

Be careful, though, not to create this feeling deliberately by dropping the right shoulder (left shoulder, for lefties) or increasing the spine angle. This will force the clubhead to approach the ball from too much inside, with an open clubface. That’s how you hit a monster push-slice into the adjoining fairway.

Find a way to get used to retaining the tilt at address all the way through impact. You might be surprised how easy the game just became.