different ways to address the golf ball

[garyinderry]

interesting article on here on how to address the golf ball. we all do it our own way. either the way we have been taught in lessons or taught ourselves.

right tilt..........................the centred pivot...............................left tilt

which one are you? do you address the ball differently?

heres the article in case those pics don't work.

http://www.golfwrx.com/195279/three-different-ways-to-set-up-to-the-golf-ball/



if you can provide a pic it would be a great visual for everyone! ill post a pic in a minute. im pretty sure I fall in the centre pivot set up possibly leaning a little on the left side.

 

[garyinderry]

me at the range trying not to hook it!

 

[need_my_wedge]

I usually address mine .... "please mr golf ball fly straight and true"...

 

[Slicer30]

I have done all 3 in my time, currently using the right tilt - still feels very weird but getting good results and less Fats

 

[daveyc2k2]

I am a right tilter. Used to be left tilt but hit very fat so pro changed that, certainly helps me feeling the right tilt.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Depends on the type of shot I'm trying to hit, slightly different set up for different types of shot. For a 'normal' shot though I'm pretty much centred.

 

[golfdub]

I think a right tilt could cause you to hit up on the ball, i use this method for a driver but use the centered for a iron.

 

[rksquire]

The timing of this post is excellent! Advice I was given recently was that I need to have tilt to the right and maintain it ("you need secondary tilt and keep head behind ball for whole shot") rather than the centre pivot I normally have - results were disastrous both in practice and on the course (fat shots, started to flip).

 

[Deleted member 15344]

My ball is further forward in my stance and have a right tilt :thup:

 

[Foxholer]

me at the range trying not to hook it!

Cor! How stiff and tense are those arms!

Weakening your (baseball?) grip, just a bit, might help stop turning it over too.

 

[the_coach]

As ever with golf it's a matter of degrees.

Simply has to be some degree of spine tilt away from target as your right hand is lower on the handle than the left, artificially trying to hold your shoulders exactly level will give you shoulders open, no question, also will lead to a steeper swing & much easier also to develop an out to in swing path.

With shots from ground it's going to be little less spine tilt away from target & it will 'feel' more centered. Shots with driver from tee it's going to be & should be some degree more as you need to get optimum contact, launch angle from a plus AoA to get optimum distance.

Anyone experiencing trouble with a spine tilt away from target with shots from the ground is almost definitely not transferring their weight properly from the lead leg at transition & most likely starting transition with the upper body with leaves too much weight on the trail leg causing initially fats which then transfers to flips with the lead wrist in an effort to avoid the fats, so you end up with fats & thins.
But it's not the spine tilt away from target that caused that (unless it was a grossly exaggerated one) it' weight transference and how the golfer starts transition.

There would only be no spine tilt away from target if your hands held the handle on over the other at exactly the same level.
For the vast majority of club players setting up with a spine tilt leaning towards target will lead to a world of pain, major reverse pivots & very little chance of any real improvement in their game, until they change that spine tilt angle.

 

[granters]

As ever with golf it's a matter of degrees.

Simply has to be some degree of spine tilt away from target as your right hand is lower on the handle than the left, artificially trying to hold your shoulders exactly level will give you shoulders open, no question, also will lead to a steeper swing & much easier also to develop an out to in swing path.

With shots from ground it's going to be little less spine tilt away from target & it will 'feel' more centered. Shots with driver from tee it's going to be & should be some degree more as you need to get optimum contact, launch angle from a plus AoA to get optimum distance.

Anyone experiencing trouble with a spine tilt away from target with shots from the ground is almost definitely not transferring their weight properly from the lead leg at transition & most likely starting transition with the upper body with leaves too much weight on the trail leg causing initially fats which then transfers to flips with the lead wrist in an effort to avoid the fats, so you end up with fats & thins.
But it's not the spine tilt away from target that caused that (unless it was a grossly exaggerated one) it' weight transference and how the golfer starts transition.

There would only be no spine tilt away from target if your hands held the handle on over the other at exactly the same level.
For the vast majority of club players setting up with a spine tilt leaning towards target will lead to a world of pain, major reverse pivots & very little chance of any real improvement in their game, until they change that spine tilt angle.

you have given me a moment of zen like clarity sir! My driving and long game are always pretty good as i'm consciously tilting away from the ball . Short irons are where my problems start. MOST of the time i do okay, but my bad shot which creeps in is a chunky fat, weight creeping over to the left, and the odd thin where the reverse pivot comes into play, pretty much everything you've described

 

[garyinderry]

Cor! How stiff and tense are those arms!

Weakening your (baseball?) grip, just a bit, might help stop turning it over too.

that was last summer using upright irons which i've since found out do not suit me at all. I was also stretching for the ball quite a bit then. that's why I was taking these vids to try and work out what was wrong.

agreed, my grip is uber strong. something I am still working at.

 

[the_coach]

that was last summer using upright irons which i've since found out do not suit me at all. I was also stretching for the ball quite a bit then. that's why I was taking these vids to try and work out what was wrong.

agreed, my grip is uber strong. something I am still working at.

If you put your right hand on the club more from the side & not under, so it's in the fingers of the right hand & not with the grip on the bottom of your right palm & under the grip. Just ease your left to the left half a knuckle should make the hook a thing of the past for you.

 

[garyinderry]

ill give it a try. thanks!