If you I know you’re waiting because the club site is open to influence, this is a good start. Many golfers never identify that part of the problem.
Where things usually go wrong is what happens next.
Instead of learning how the clubface is supposed to roll through the swing, many golfers try to fix a part by keeping the face square or closed as long as possible. It sounds logical. But trying to keep the clubface square is one of the most common ways to make a putt harder to drive.
Myth: Keep the club face square on the path
This theory has been recited for years but Athletic Motion Golf has shown that it does not reflect what good players do.
In one of their analyses, AMG looked at three of the most accurate ball hitters in the world and tracked the relationship between clubface angle and club path during downswing.
What they found was consistent across all three players:
- Neither of them held the club square by the path.
- The face was open to the trail at the start of the fall.
- The relationship between the face and the road was constantly changing.
- The face approached the square too late, close to the shot.
Even elite players do not keep the clubface in a square position as they swing down.
Why this advice makes feta worse
When golfers hear “hold the club square,” they often respond by trying to lock it in place. Locking the clubface in a square position at first leads to:
- less rotation
- tension in hands and arms
- forced or delayed release
Instead of learning how the clubface naturally rolls, golfers end up fighting it. The slice often stays or turns into blocks and fades weak You can’t try to stop the front from rotating throughout the swing.
What happens in a functional swing?
In a well-functioning golf swing, there is spin on the clubface. This rotation is what makes it possible to have a square face on the shot.
On the back bend
During the backswing, the clubface is not kept square. It opens naturally as the club moves in an arc and the wrists hang. This move:
- creates width in the swing
- allows speed to build
- it creates a face that can be turned into influence without manipulation
Trying to prevent the face opening early often restricts movement and creates timing problems later in the movement.
In decline
Down the road, the clubhead does not stay fixed. It opens relative to the path and then closes relative to the path. It lines up only briefly near impact.
This closure occurs because the body continues to rotate and the club is allowed to drop. It doesn’t happen because the golfer kept the face in position. Square is the result of movement, not a position that every great player tries to maintain throughout his movement.
try
If you are trying arrange a slicethe goal is not to keep the square or the club closed. The goal is to learn how the clubface naturally rotates through the swing.
An easy way to start working on this is with slow swings at half speed, where your only focus is:
- letting the club face open up naturally by swinging back
- continuing to rotate through the swing
- avoiding any attempt to hold or freeze the face
If the ball flight starts to bend less without you trying to manipulate the clubface, that’s a sign you’re moving in the right direction. Start with just waist-to-waist swings and learn how the arm face rotates. Then start adding length to the workout.
Final thought
Learning how the clubface spins, rather than trying to stop it from spinning, can transform simply understanding why you split it into putting.
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