Club leading edge at address

I never ground the club behind the ball, I hover it just above the grass.

The reason for this is to ensure the club does not bottom out too early, I never want the leading edge to be striking the ground before the ball. By positioning it slightly above the ground I promote a nice crisp downward blow into the ball with mid - short irons that leaves a shallow divot just forward of ball centre and encourages the ball to be pinched into the ground. I do the same with longer clubs but with a wider right foot stance that brings the arc low point back a little to promote less compression.

Anyone have an opinion or contrary view?

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Best Regards
Brian

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Funny o'l game!

The pro escapes me (I think it was Jack), but he never grounded his club. He did it to avoid getting dinged by the 'moved ball' rule. Since he never grounded his club, he had never addressed the ball (according to the rules), so if the ball moved, he couldn't be penalized.

Correct me, please, if I am wrong, but you do not have to ground your club to be considered "addressing" the ball, right?

Jack said it was the long rough at his boyhood club that made him leery of grounding the club. He learned early that in those conditions, if he rested his club in the grass behind the ball, he risked moving a ball that was perched in the rough.

Addressing the Ball
A player has “addressed the ball’’ when he has taken his stance and has also grounded his club, except that in a hazard a player has addressed the ball when he has taken his stance.

You have addressed the ball when you have taken your stance and grounded your club, except in a hazard. In a hazard you are deemed to have addressed your ball when you have taken your stance.