The PUSH is the opposite of the pull. When a right-handed golfer hits a push, the ball starts its flight on a path to the right of the desired direction. Because there isn’t much – if any – lateral spin on the ball, the ball doesn’t veer further off its path, the way it does with a slice. It’s just the opposite for left-handed golfers. WHY IT HAPPENS When you push the ball, the club face is OPEN at the point of contact. For righties, this means that it angles to the right of the direction you want the ball to go. You’re also hitting the ball with an INSIDE OUT swing path. Some golfers try to compensate for chronic pushes by simply changing the angle with which they address the ball. Just as with pull corrections that attempt to compensate by playing angles, it’s a mistake to do this, because a push illustrates some significant underlying flaws with the swing.

HOW TO FIX IT

• Check your grip pressure
  In a Perfect Swing, your club face will naturally start open, transition to square as you approach impact, and become closed on follow-through. Now, you might think that club face angle only matters at impact. But in fact, maintaining proper clubface angles throughout the swing is critically important to creating a loose, natural, Perfect Swing. If you hold the club too tightly, the club simply can’t square naturally. Paraphrasing the great Byron Nelson: you should hold a club with no more pressure than it would take to keep a parakeet from flying out of your hands – or squishing it and ending up with a handful of feathery goo.
• Check your alignment
  If you’re chronically pushing, you’re probably aligning yourself to the right of the target. Remember, a golf club laid across your toes should point in the direction you want the ball to go. Ditto for the line of your shoulders.