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Originally Posted by Robert O' Keeffe  Hi Brian,
I spent an hour at the range last evening, working on nothing else other than your theory. I am rather confused and hope you might be able to answer the following.
While I did find an improvement, the one thing that baffles me is that with the mid irons it seems as if this position is more like a driver set up. As we move the right leg out for the higher iron, it is impossible to feel that this is correct. I find it also leads to the hands getting too far in front of the ball. Now maybe I am not interpeting your suggestion correctly, or maybe I am too tuned in to the theory of centre of stance ball position? Anyway, if you can understand where I am coming from, I would appreciate your opinion. Brian, one other question: Is it not widely agreed that we use the navel, rather than the armpit to get basic ball position in set up?
Cheers,
Robert. |
Hi Robert,
The mid irons (say 7 iron) will be centre or very slightly forward of centre of stance. So, your ball remains in it's static position 2.5 to 3 inches inside the left heel (heel not toe) and you will have moved your right foot in towards the ball so that your right heel is around 3 to 4 inches to the right of the ball. The ball is now approximately centre of your stance.
You will need to position your sternum over the ball so that you have a 50/50 weight distribution of your feet.
I see no reason for using the navel as a ball reference, it is in line with your sternum but does not represent where the swing bottoms out. Just take a club in your left hand at address and let your arm hang naturally straight down. Does the clubface sit under your navel or armpit?
I hope this explains, I will see if I can find a suitable video link.
EDIT:
Here is a link: pick the "Ball position setup drill" video. What he shows you is almost the same as I use.
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