I mean you made solid contact... but it just goes STRAIGHT RIGHT!!

Dang this game is frustrating.

If that sounds familiar, you're hitting what golfers call a push.

The straight-right miss can keep showing up because you're turning you're tilting your body to the rear too much or too quickly... making the club move out to the right as you hit the ball.

The good news? It's fixable :)

What Is a Push in Golf?

A push is different from a slice.

A slice starts somewhere around your target and then curves way to the right for a right-handed golfer.

A push generally starts right and stays right.

That's an important distinction because if your golf ball is flying straight right, treating it like a slice isn't going to fix the problem.

In the swing I'm looking at in the video below, there's actually a lot going right.

The body movement is good. The backswing looks good. And when the timing lines up, this golfer can absolutely bomb the driver straight down the middle.

The problem is consistency, because his body isn't in the right position at impact and he's relying on his hands to trick the club into going the right direction.

Watch: How to Fix a Golf Ball That Goes Straight Right

If your miss looks like this, watch the lesson above first. You'll be able to see exactly what I'm describing.

Why Are You Pushing the Golf Ball Right?

In this particular swing, the arms are getting too far away from the body as the club comes through the ball.

Think of it as reaching out toward the golf ball through impact.

Once the arms get out there, your hands and wrists have another job to do. They have to time the club correctly to get everything back where it needs to be.

When you time it perfectly?

You can hit a beautiful golf shot.

When you don't?

There's that ball going straight right again.

That's why this kind of swing can be frustrating. You can hit five fantastic shots and wonder what you're doing wrong — and then suddenly hit one straight right.

The swing isn't necessarily terrible.

It's just asking you to time too many moving parts.

Let's simplify it.

The Goal: Get Your Body In The Right Position (for you) at Impact

I'll lay it out super simply... if the club is moving out to the right at impact, you need to add more upper body turn forward (left for the right handed golfer) at impact. 

This will instantly correct which way the club is going through impact. 

Try This Headcover Drill to Fix Your Push

Grab a headcover or another small, soft object you can comfortably place underneath your arm.

Set up to the golf ball and make a shorter backswing.

Then make small swings while trying to keep the headcover underneath your arm through the hitting position.

Think:

Back. Short. Together through the ball.

You're not trying to manufacture a big hand action to square the club.

You're trying to keep the arms working with the body.

Start with short slow swings. This should feel different if you're used to reaching your hands and arms toward the golf ball.

You May Need to Stand a Little Closer to the Ball

There's another adjustment I make with the golfer in this lesson.

Move your feet slightly closer to the golf ball.

I'm not asking you to lean your upper body toward it or completely change your posture. Simply bring the feet in a little.

That should move your balance slightly farther back on your feet and give your arms a better opportunity to work closer to your body through the hitting area instead of reaching outward for the ball.

We're making a small setup change to make the movement we're trying to create easier.

Feel Like You're Hitting the Ball With Your Body

Here's another way to understand the feeling.

Imagine the golf club was welded to your chest.

If that were actually the case, you couldn't throw your hands toward the ball and flip the club through impact.

You'd have to turn your body to move the club through the ball.

That's the feeling I want.

Instead of:

hands out → flip → hope you've timed it

we want:

arms connected → body turns → club comes through

You're allowing the body to help pull the club through the golf ball instead of relying on your hands to save the shot.

Why This Can Make Your Golf Swing More Consistent

This isn't about making your swing look prettier.

It's about removing something you have to time.

That's an important difference.

If you can only hit the ball straight when your hands and wrists make exactly the right move at exactly the right time, you're going to have days when you hit it beautifully and days when you can't figure out where the ball is going.

Keeping your arms working closer to your body can simplify what has to happen through the ball.

And that's ultimately what we're after:

fewer moving pieces to time and a golf swing that's easier to take to the course.

Want a More Consistent Golf Swing?

Fixing one miss is useful.

Understanding why your golf ball is doing what it's doing — and building a repeatable way to practice it — is much better.

That's exactly what we work on in 30 Days to Better Ball Striking.

Instead of collecting another hundred swing tips, you'll learn a simple approach to understanding your contact and ball flight, fixing the problems that are actually causing your misses, and building a golf swing you can take to the course.

BECOME THE GUY WHO HITS IT DOWN THE MIDDLE