Address!

[kid2]

Bit late i know but i had to get it off me chest....
I played the last 3 holes last weekend with my driver....A club i havent hit in 6 months.....In a magazine article where Paul Macginley was interviewed he said that he address's the ball with the toe of his clubs in line with the middle of the ball.....I tried this with the driver and hit long high draws...... I didnt hit a bad shot...(coincidence)



tonight at the range i did it again and also with my irons.....The same again and it gave me a consistent ball flight.........Im going again tomorrow night just to make sure its not a fluke......

I guess what im trying to find out is.....Am i doing right or wrong and is it ok to keep doing this or am i compounding an underlying problem.

 

[viscount17]

can you describe the set up position a little better? it sounds as if the ball is positioned off the end of the club?
like this?
-o

 

[JustOne]

Setting up off the toe encourages a swing from the inside out, so that you don't miss the ball My personal opinion is that it's building a (mental) compensation into a swing but essentially there's nothing wrong with doing it.

 

[bobmac]

Setting up off the toe encourages a swing from the inside out, so that you don't miss the ball My personal opinion is that it's building a (mental) compensation into a swing but essentially there's nothing wrong with doing it.

I agree.
If it works, do it

 

[USER1999]

I do that with pitching. It stops me from hitting the dreaded sh.....

 

[patricks148]

I do this and have done for a couple of years. Works most of the time, but hit the odd duck hook. I’m a reasonable driver of the ball and get ok distances too.

I think I saw an article about it and if you line up with the toe of the driver with the club grounded, then lift the club up to the level of the ball on the tee, they should now be in line. That’s at least what the theory is.

 

[JustOne]

I do that with pitching. It stops me from hitting the dreaded sh.....

Actually it would encourage a shank as it gets your hands moving away from your body on the downswing, no wonder you suffer from the shankies!

If you don't want to shank it then give yourself a little space between hands and thighs at setup then set up with the ball sitting right on the hosel!!!!!... your hands will then work back inside the line and you'll hit it out of the sweetspot.

Alternatively set up with the ball in front of the sweetspot and hit it out of the sweetspot! Doh!

 

[chrisd]

Alternatively set up with the ball in front of the sweetspot and hit it out of the sweetspot! Doh!

Always someone with a radical suggestion!!!



Chris

 

[doubletripledouble]

Alternatively set up with the ball in front of the sweetspot and hit it out of the sweetspot!

Always someone with a radical suggestion!!!



Chris

Next time, you tee up driver line up the sweet spot while the driver is on the ground then lift it up 5 to 10 mm. where is the ball now? Still in line with the sweetspot?


Edit: Apologies Patrick, you beat me to it.

 

[Leftie]

I agree.

Is this a first???

Bobmac and JustOne agreeing

 

[kid2]

Thanks for the replies Chaps.....
Most appreciated

 

[sev112]

I do that with pitching. It stops me from hitting the dreaded sh.....

Actually it would encourage a shank as it gets your hands moving away from your body on the downswing, no wonder you suffer from the shankies!

If you don't want to shank it then give yourself a little space between hands and thighs at setup then set up with the ball sitting right on the hosel!!!!!... your hands will then work back inside the line and you'll hit it out of the sweetspot.

Alternatively set up with the ball in front of the sweetspot and hit it out of the sweetspot! Doh!

When you set up your arms and club shaft are not in a straight line; when you come into teh ball with speed they will be in a straight line as a results of centripetal force. This straightening alignment of the arms and shaft will tend to have teh club head slightly further away from you than at static set up. This is particularly pronounced in eth longer clubs and faster swings.

 

[CrapHacker]

Alternatively set up with the ball in front of the sweetspot and hit it out of the sweetspot!

Always someone with a radical suggestion!!!



Chris

Next time, you tee up driver line up the sweet spot while the driver is on the ground then lift it up 5 to 10 mm. where is the ball now? Still in line with the sweetspot?


Edit: Apologies Patrick, you beat me to it.

Ahhh, but what if you raise the driver off the deck, and then line up the sweet spot with the ball?

I can't use my driver without raising it that fraction, before starting teh backswing.

 

[Smiffy]

I can't use my driver without raising it that fraction, before starting the backswing.

You could delete "without raising it that fraction before starting the backswing" and that would read better

 

[CrapHacker]

I can't use my driver without raising it that fraction, before starting the backswing.

You could delete "without raising it that fraction before starting the backswing" and that would read better

I've got 10 days before Chartham to get my new wand going straight, then I'll make you eat those words.







Ok, make that 2 Hopes

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Ahhh, but what if you raise the driver off the deck, and then line up the sweet spot with the ball?

I can't use my driver without raising it that fraction, before starting teh backswing.

I can't make any sort of consistant contact these days if I hover my driver before making a swing. The tees in themats at the range I use are fractionally too long for my driver (or my ideal height) and so I have to hover it slightly but the results are mixed. The outside mats are an ideal size but aren't lit at night and not much fun if its pouring