Hi Robert

Both approaches to ball position are "correct" - there is a good description of why in the Golf Lessons section of this site.

In the first golf book I ever read Bernard Gallacher suggests, rightly or wrongly I don't know, that the theory Brian advocates (from Bradley among others I think) is favoured in the States whereas the moveable ball position is more European; something he claims to do with the lushness of the fairways - don't ask me why.

Until recently I have always favoured keeping the ball forward in the same position because, doubtless due to a swing flaw, when I started out that was how I could get the ball airborne more consistently.

Of late I've been pulling the ball badly with my irons, again doubtless due to a swing flaw, and I've found that bringing the ball back to centre / just forward of centre for my 6I and shorter is helping.

It seems to me that you should pick whichever approach seems comfortable and right and work on that in practice whilst being aware that (imo) at any given time the right ball position should reflect how you are swinging at the time.

I am now working on the ball positions in Tommy Armour's book, which I bought for 25p and just love, and seem to have gained a club in distance doing so, which suggests that the ball positions suit my current, hopefully improved but, still flawed swing.

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