{"id":3488,"date":"2013-05-04T15:30:10","date_gmt":"2013-05-04T20:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/?p=3488"},"modified":"2013-05-04T15:30:10","modified_gmt":"2013-05-04T20:30:10","slug":"fix-your-blocked-shots-two-missing-pieces-to-forward-shaft-lean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/fix-your-blocked-shots-two-missing-pieces-to-forward-shaft-lean\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix Your Blocked Shots | Two Missing Pieces to Forward Shaft Lean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re looking to compress the ball like the pros, then you&#8217;ll need an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-instruction\/golfbiomechanics\/hands-ahead-at-impact-how-to.php\">impact position with forward shaft lean<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Do it incorrectly, though, and you&#8217;ll hit some frustrating blocks and might even start shanking the ball. \u00a0(Ugh!\u00a0 I cringe just mentioning that word!)<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s avoid all that mess.\u00a0 So check out the video below for the first piece of the puzzle.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Video: The First Step to Fix Your Blocked Shots<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/64731341\" height=\"268\" width=\"476\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The second part of the video focuses on rotating your club face, but it&#8217;s tricky to explain without a visual demo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To watch the full, unedited version of this video and improve even faster, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-instruction\/membership_info.php\">Premium Membership<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[perfect_quotes id=&#8221;3605&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-instruction\/membership_info.php\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3591 aligncenter\" alt=\"instant access\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/instant-access.png?resize=264%2C53&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"264\" height=\"53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/instant-access.png?w=264&amp;ssl=1 264w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/instant-access.png?resize=148%2C30&amp;ssl=1 148w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/instant-access.png?resize=31%2C6&amp;ssl=1 31w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/instant-access.png?resize=38%2C8&amp;ssl=1 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Blocking the Ball with Forward Shaft Lean<\/h2>\n<p>You see all 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/blocking.jpg?resize=511%2C340&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"511\" height=\"340\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Read on to learn why you block with forward shaft lean!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>You Must Release Your Club<\/h2>\n<p>I see a lot of my students holding off the release too long, attempting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-instruction\/golfbiomechanics\/creating-golf-swing-lag.php\">get more lag in the golf swing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the Lag Doctor, nothing gets me more excited than more lag, but trying to hold on too long by not releasing the club is one of the main causes of blocking.<\/p>\n<p>So if you&#8217;re blocking the ball, take a moment to make sure that you&#8217;re releasing your club.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3558\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3558\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3558 \" alt=\"blocking no release\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/blocking-no-release.jpg?resize=512%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"512\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/blocking-no-release.jpg?w=488&amp;ssl=1 488w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/blocking-no-release.jpg?resize=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/blocking-no-release.jpg?resize=148%2C108&amp;ssl=1 148w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/blocking-no-release.jpg?resize=31%2C23&amp;ssl=1 31w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/blocking-no-release.jpg?resize=38%2C28&amp;ssl=1 38w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/blocking-no-release.jpg?resize=294%2C215&amp;ssl=1 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you release the club late, you&#8217;ll have trouble squaring up the club face.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to releasing the club, there&#8217;s another movement to help you fix your blocked shots.<\/p>\n<p>It involves rotating your club face, and once you nail that part, you&#8217;ll come into impact in a way that uses all of your built up lag.<\/p>\n<p>To watch the entire new Premium video on curing your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-instruction\/golfbiomechanics\/stop-blocked-golf-shots.php\">blocked golf 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