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Use marker lines to test fairway-wood contact

Use marker, a sticker, or light tape on the front and back parts of the club to reveal which part contacts the ground. A golfer who is topping is more likely to rub off the back mark and leave the front mark; practice descending swings that try to remove the front mark instead.

Channel: Danny Maude

Watch official source at 3:36

Try it

  1. put a little line on the front part of this golf club
  2. put a line maybe at the back of the golf club
  3. practice, all right, just doing some swings where you get that descending blow
  4. try to rub off the blue marker on the front part of the golf club