stance Archives - Page 2 of 2

Feet and Shoulder Alignment

Golf Fundamentals, Golf Set-upFebruary 21, 20140Comments By

Aligning your feet and shoulders is the easiest way to consistently address the ball with your shoulders parallel to the target line. Some experienced golfers play with their feet a little open or closed at address, but all great golfers make sure to square their shoulders to the target line at set-up. If you are a…

Hitting off Upslopes and Downslopes

Course Management, Golf Fundamentals, Golf Set-up, Trouble ShotsFebruary 19, 20141Comment By

admin

Setting up properly is the most important part of hitting off upslopes and downslopes. My goal is to set up so that the clubhead will swing parallel to the slope through impact. Below are my keys for mastering upslopes and downslopes. Upslopes: 1. Lean to the right: For upslopes, I take a normal width of stance and…

Steps to the Full Swing Set-up

Golf Fundamentals, Golf Set-up, SwingJanuary 22, 20140Comments By

admin

Here are my steps to the full swing set-up: 1. Standing tall, I take my left hand grip and hold the shaft out in front of me with the toe of the club pointed up at the sky. 2. I put my right hand on the grip of the club. 3. While keeping my upper body nice and…

Pointing the Left Toe Out

Golf Fundamentals, Golf Set-upJanuary 6, 20142Comments By

admin

Pointing the left toe out is an often overlooked, important part of the set-up. In the picture above, you can see that I am pointing my left foot out about 20 degrees at the set-up of my full swing. ...And on my finish, my left foot is in the same position. Setting up this way is important…

Golf Setup: Correct Knee Flex with the Driver

Golf Fundamentals, Golf Set-upNovember 18, 20130Comments By

admin

Correct knee flex with the driver is totally opposite of the knee flex needed for the green-side sand shot. With the driver, I want just a small amount of knee flex. This helps me stay level through the impact and allows me to stand up nice and tall on the finish. Too much knee flex also…

Golf Set-up: How wide is your stance?

Golf Fundamentals, Golf Set-up, SwingOctober 23, 20130Comments By

admin

Here's a little known fact: Correct width of stance is vital to your success in golf. The pictures below show me at the top of the back-swing and the finish position. I'm using a sand wedge to hit 4 different shots. On my short shots my stance is narrow. Because I…

Judging the Lie: Part Two

Course Management, Golf Fundamentals, Short GameOctober 16, 20130Comments By

admin

(Read Part 1 here) When hitting a wedge shot, if I play the ball forward in my stance it adds loft to the club and exposes the bounce (the rounded sole of the club-head) to the ground. This is great for when the ball is sitting up in the grass in a “fluffy lie.” When I…

Judging the Lie: Part One

Course Management, Golf Fundamentals, Short GameOctober 14, 20132Comments By

admin

What’s one of the most important aspects of the short game? It’s judging correctly how the ball is going to come out of its lie. What’s the most overlooked aspect of the short game? You guessed it - I believe it’s judging the lie. I have seen many golfers make perfectly good swings only to hit…