How close should you stand from the golf ball?
Check Your Distance from the Golf Ball at Setup. Address a golf ball in your normal position. Any club will work, driver through lob wedge. Carefully place the butt of the grip on your left leg while retaining your address posture. Make sure not to change the …
How far you should stand from the golf ball?
Feb 02, 2014 · One more thing on distance from the ball: Most (but not all) good golfers have their arms hanging from their shoulders, pretty much directly underneath them. This is what I call a neutral distance. To check your distance, stand at address in your normal posture and take your regular grip. Now remove your right hand from the club.
How to find correct distance from the golf ball?
How Far Should One Stand from a Golf Ball? Observations. Some golfers may be surprised to hear instructors say that it's difficult to stand too close to the ball. Guideline. It all begins with taking a good stance at address. Place your feet shoulder …
How close to stand to the golf ball?
Feb 13, 2022 · Hamilton Farms GC director of instruction Nick Bova has a simple solution. Illustrations by Ben Mounsey-Wood. Take your setup and then drop your trail hand off the club. If your hand swings away ...
How to address a golf ball?
Any club will work, driver through lob wedge. Carefully place the butt of the grip on your left leg while retaining your address posture. Make sure not to change the position of the clubhead or lock your knees. The club should touch your left leg about two inches above the kneecap.
How far should a golf club touch your left leg?
The club should touch your left leg about two inches above the kneecap. (A little higher if you tend to grip down more than an inch.) If it's considerably higher than two inches, you're probably standing too close to the ball. Lower than two inches and you're too far away.
An awesome drill for lag that works with the ball!
Many lag drills have come and gone in this game because they have a hard time working when the ball is there! How many times do you hear about someone having a great practice swing and then having it all go away when the ball is there? This one is a keeper!
The Wedge Guy: More on learning – the grip
I’m a big believer that the golf swing is much easier to execute if you begin with the proper grip and learn how to put your body in the starting position that promotes a sound golf swing. Today, I want to talk about the grip only.
Clement: Weight shift in the golf swing – How Ben Hogan did it
Understanding how weight shifts in the golf swing is the difference between easy and strenuous power.
How to get a good posture?
It all begins with taking a good stance at address. Place your feet shoulder-width apart with your knees slightly flexed and a natural bend at your hips. This places you in a balanced, athletic position. Let your arms hang freely, then simply bring your hands together without reaching out.
Who is Robert Lee?
Robert Lee has been an entrepreneur and writer with a background in starting small businesses since 1974. He has written for various websites and for several daily and community newspapers on a wide variety of topics, including business, the Internet economy and more.
