Soleing The Club

Found out something very interesting about 2 hours ago at the range and that is how we sole the club(Nothing new)......It's funny how this little thing can be such a big one...I have always been one who (without paying much attention)that has the toe up a little which has my hands down more at address.I'm not saying that's bad, I'm saying that if alot of the things we try don't work that could be the culprit....I raised my hands a bit which made me stand a bit taller and leveled out the club which made my hands/wrists work a little different.......Just something to think about if things are not working.

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Dawg

Very interesting observation Golfndawg. I've been experimenting with the driver lately as a friend of mine "Hovers" the club before takeaway. it's amazing how much tension it takes out of the wrists and arms that is caused by soleing. I believe that Jack Nicklaus did this but I'm not positive. Isn't it great to find little things like this that are not related to having to do anything different in your swing, just a simple set up change?

Enjoy it while it lasts!

D J B Z

I like to make a few waggles to get the feel of the swing I am about to make and the path the club will take to the ball, this stops me grounding the club at address

hi
Hogan has quiet a bit to say about the waggle in his 5 fundamentals and does say how importance a waggle is and tell you the right way to do it and why. if you have not read hogan's 5 fundamentals then i would suggest you get it out the library and have a look at the bit about the waggle.
if used in part of your set up routine then it does set you up good.
yes your right about Nicklaus never grounding his driver.
bill

One more question on this..........

Could be hard to explain but what would be a normal shaft angle at address as far as shaft degree(for 7i) if one soled the club correctly(standard lie).......No toe up ,no toe down...............Not talking about posture, just shaft angle.

There is no correct answer to that, it goes to the heart of why you must have your clubs fitted to YOU. Dependant on your height, posture, arm length etc... that angle will be different for everyone. Ideally you want the club soled correctly at impact, not address, some shaft bend will happen during the swing, also dependent on swing speed, and how you swing the amount of bending and flexing, determining this from an address position is near impossible. So the answer is get them fitted, from a qualified club fitter, who uses a lye board and set each club individually to your specs.

Hello!

I think you have hit on precisely why so many suffer from a collapsing left wrist through impact. Low hands cocks the wrists up. Not a strong position. For a boring strong shot, however, raising your hands at address makes you left wrist much stronger and counteracts the tendancy to collapse it.

Nice one Dawg!

Take a ruler and run it up the left index knuckle to
the wrist bone and forearm, might help in soleing
the club?