Stop topping it
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Poor posture at address is often a primary cause of the topped shot as you won’t be able to maintain your angles as you swing and are likely to lift away from the ball through impact (below). Golfers with poor posture tend to bend through the back so their pelvis is too far forward. Push your pelvis back to maintain a good spine angle and focus on keeping it back through the strike so you can stay over the ball more and get to the bottom of it through impact for solid contact (main photo).
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Look at the difference in the two post-impact positions here. I want you to really extend your right arm as you strike it, as though you’re trying to chase the clubhead down the line nice and low through impact. This will really help you to stay down over the golf ball. Golfers who top it tend to ‘chicken wing’ it through impact (below) with the clubhead moving up off the ball. This stops them achieving that nice low arc. 3
The lowest point of your swing should be after impact. Those who top it very often have the low point too early because they’ve lifted up away from the ball. Focus on taking your divot just after the ball, as trying to get the clubhead down below the golf ball just after impact will improve your strike. In practice, pop a tee peg down just in front of the ball and focus on hitting that as well as the ball.