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Hi Shawn, you mentioned ball essentially center of stance w/ irons.
Is that all irons 3-pw. There are different opinions on keeping the ball forward in your stance w/ longer irons and center of stance w/ shorter irons. Would love to know your take on this.
Thank You,
Nate
Better to stay the same with every iron; however, width of stance is wider with 3 and narrower with wedge; slightly back of center with draw shape and slightly forward of center with fade shaped shots. All irons no problem! Now, if you are playing HIGHER SHOTS, then a bit more forward but that is just a bit; like a ball width max.
Shawn
This is truly helpful, thank you Shawn!
This is the real nuts and bolts of the machine right here! Thanks for the comment Nate! 😀👍
Hi Shawn
I heard you on On the Mark podcast the other day. You said that the ball should be placed closer to you when you “throw the club” compare to if you hit “at the ball”. Could you explain that further? Maybe you already made a video about this?
When you go after the ball, you extend AT THE BALL, which means you need to get farther away;
When you throw the club at the target, your right arm is still bent at impact and is in the process of extending through to the target OUT THERE!!
So this greatly affects the distance between you and the ball.
See the “goldie locks series” and see the one about the distance to ball;
Shawn
Hi Shawn, recently I have stopped using the driver as sometimes it got me trouble . I have using your videos to help this and shot my best medal round and won on Saturday. However I would like to use the driver but biggest problem I hit the ball so high and lose distance , my loft at impact is the same as a 5 iron , what video could help
With this problem
Sounds like you are popping up!
Start with this video I just put out on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAU2tIwasy4
Shawn
Shawn,
I have a question on ball placement for driver. Since the usual recommendation is to keep the ball forward (opposite the left instep), wouldn’t this lead to the driver moving in an out-to-in direction on impact–hence leading to a fade/slice?
Thanks,
-Sameer
Hi Sameer! Very timely question!
Go to my latest video we just uploaded last week called Important driver set up nugget!
Enjoy!
Shawn
Shawn,
Thanks a lot for that video. This really makes sense and answers a question I’ve been having for a long time. Let me get on the rage and try this out !
Regards,
-Sameer
👍😀
Shawn I’m still not sure about driver ?
1 in relationship to body (away ) got it
2 in relation to the arc of path slightly in front i don’t get this one ???? because the ball is in front i’m not clear so I hit hooks and draws when I should be hitting Fades and cuts. I do live in Colorado. altitude thing. I seem to hit draws when trying to hit draws.
I have watched all your videos on driver, draws and fades a couple times. I even draw the arc using flour to mark the grass.I use the range as you recommended left side I try and hit fades, right side I try and hit draws
Great work Shawn – physics in motion, and based on the somatotype of the student, rather than some arbitrary ‘best position’. Could it be any simpler. As always – thank you.
Regards Rob