We’re not going to start looking at a problem that at some point in most golfers’ lives and careers they will be afflicted for maybe a short or even a long period by the shanks. Now if it's something that has been plaguing your game for a long time, you have my apologies. You have my sympathies I should say. Because I understand it's a very, very severe problem that can affect a lot of people's — not only their scores, their handicaps but also their enjoyment and their psychology and their relationship with the game of golf.

So we got to be really careful that we understand where the shank comes from, how it can affect people. And then we can start making a few videos to look at how we can actually start to help those people and correct the shank. So first what we need to understand that golf is a game of misses and miss hits. It's basically a game of who hits it badly the least time, who hits it badly or who hits it the least badly let’s say. So when we’re playing golf, we’re aiming for a spot in the middle of the clubface most of the time.

And a shank is actually very, very close to that spot. A shank is more across here in towards the heel part of the club. So it's a ball that doesn't strike the center, but strikes the heel. But a shank can actually be maybe less than a half an inch away from being a very, very good golf shot. And people that hit the shank will often report that they're playing nicely. They are hitting the ball great. They are going around the golf course, really nicely. And then suddenly one swing, bang shank. That then gets in your head.

It starts to cause mental issues related to this fear of the shank. And often that will cause and create more and more of the shanks. So in these next few videos let's look at why the shanks happen, hopefully how you can stop them happening. But also investigate the mental issue or mental relationship between you and hitting that shank.