Analyze Your Fat Shots with V1 GOLF

Slow motion video reveals exactly what's causing your fat shots — and how to fix it.

What Causes a Fat Shots?

Hitting the ground before the ball, losing distance and consistency. Often caused by excess lateral sway or steep angle of attack.

The club head bottoming out behind the ball. A steep downswing or excessive lateral bump can cause this.

Record your swing face-on and down-the-line at the range

Use slow motion to scrub through impact and identify the fault

Compare side-by-side to a correct swing to see the difference

Lateral movement of the hips instead of rotation in the backswing, causing reverse pivots and loss of power.

The club works over the plane on the downswing, producing pulls, slices, and weak contact.

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