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Originally Posted by pnearn  Definitely!... However if I go *too* hard from the top i'll slide or have an upper body dive as I turn. I like to feel like I stand on my left foot (settle the weight) and then bang, turn my hips/chest/torso to the left of the target as fast as I can while I keep my head/spine angle still. I can see how I could really max out distance as a couple of times i've turned really aggressively, managed to stay in balance and hit a monster drive but most of the time i'll lose balance doing it. The times I do connect with it I get a feeling of lag in the hands, its hard to describe but I can feel the club sort of stressing/loading as I turn esp. on my right forefinger. Im still working hard on finding a balance between a stable setup and being able to turn as hard as I can and its getting better.. a wide stance doesnt seem to work quite as well as I seem to fade it a lot from there, maybe because I dont shift enough before the turn? |
Wider stance makes it harder to turn. So, if you stop turning and slide/thrust the hips forward, you will come from WAY inside with an open clubface (push-fade, push-slice). If you try to save the shot with the arms, you will come over the top with a closed face (pull hook).
For my driver, I set up with the insides of my feet in line with the middle of my shoulders.
I find that I stay with the shot more with a narrower stance. I'm not talking super narrow, just a very athletic position, like I was fielding a ball as a shortstop.
Too wide, hips don't turn right. Too narrow, you don't have enough width to keep balance.