The whole "straight line from left shoulder to the ball" thing always confused me with the driver. I just don't know how it's possible without delofting the driver. I know that very few tour pros have a straight line with the driver.
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Good thread.
This is one of the things my coach worked hard to ingrain into me. I used to have my hands in front of the ball on irons and the like.. the result hooks and pulls. I now start all shots with my hands ever so slightly behind the ball. I'm much straighter and more consistent. Where your hands start should not have too much bearing on where you are at impact position because no matter what you have to lead with the hands. Otherwise you'll tend to flip and add loft to the club. Then you end up with weak shots that get caught up in the wind and ultimately they'll be more like weak slaps.
Alex
Hands too far forward can be pull-city for me.
I still think mine are ahead of the ball at address though. I just tend to yank it more if I forward press. No clue why.
My hands feel a ton more comfortable in front of the ball however when I moved them directly over the ball, I was hitting the ball much straighter with less pulls. This should be an interesting thread.
You may want to try a weaker grip with your hand slightly in front of the ball. A forward press aids in getting on top of the ball at impact. Hands behind the ball can create some long term inconsistencies in your ball striking.
Now hands directly over the ball with your current grip could be a good move just be careful because the miss will be an open face at impact.
Old Gray.....funny you brought this up as this is exactly what I've been working on the past week or so. I started over-cooking my driver and irons a bit and could not figure out why. I was making great contact but they were all drawing more than what I liked. Then on the range I remembered a long time ago a teacher of mine was getting me to work on cutting the ball and had me put my hands back at address, so much that it really felt my hands were behind the ball. But true to form, the ball would cut/fade and a new shot was formed. Well, went back to basics and what do you know.....the ball straightened out and the overdraw was gone. It's amazing what a little swing adjustment can do for a practice session or round of golf. But this last week I've been lining up my hands even with the ball placement. Every now and then when I decide to draw it a bit, I'll put the hands out a bit in front and the draw reapears.
Great topic.
I try and stay even with the ball on all my clubs except for chipping and maybe a little pitching.
Keeping a forward press in these instances helps keep my club low through my chips for better contact...
Hi all, first off great topic. This thread suits me down to a tee. I have hand ahead of the ball and forward press issues. As mentioned in previous posts hooking and pulling are big problems with this set up. Don't get me wrong, when I do hit a straight one it goes high and long. Problem for me to change is this set up feels so comfortable, I know I need to change this to a more centred set up but it just feels wrong :arrogant: