Hi, i am brent franklin with the mcgetrick golf academy here and denver and what i want to talk to you about today is stance width. As a result, i have let some poor habits creep into my swing. Tee the ball up so that one third of the ball is above the driver face when the driver is on the ground, addressing the ball. Indeed, they can be placed very near one another in a narrow stance or they can be placed far from each other in a wide stance. That is why the driver stance is wider than a pitching wedge, but it is mainly wider because the club is longer and the arc of the swing is longer, therefore balance with a narrow stance on the driver will be difficult. The first type of posture is the c posture below, where the stance is set too far forward, making the shoulders curl, impairing rotation and stability. From there, the downswing is steep, and the club cuts. They set their feet about as wide as their hips, head in line with the ball, shoulders. A relaxed grip lets the club turn over easily in your hands. A stance that is too narrow will prevent you from generating a lot of power in your golf swing. Rarely do we see someone with too narrow a golf stance, but too wide is all too common.
Call it trickledown tips learn from the best to play your best. Encourages your hips to stay level throughout the swing. Tilting the body away can help with this as well but you may find that tilting the body is difficult if you are are not very flexible. Brandel chamblee stance width shawn clement wisdom. The last couple of years i havent been playing as much golf as i used to, and as a result, i have paid less attention to my mechanics. So you have to find the proper stance width that gives you enough balance and allows you to turn and shift your weight correctly. Start with a really narrow stance and then widen the stance slightly as you start to hit the golf ball further, always focusing on getting the path of the club swinging out to the right.
Keeping your feet close together with bumpandrun and pitch shots will help you pivot easier and promote a steeper angle of attack. To demonstrate, stand straight up with the outsides of your feet directly aligned with your hip bones. Unlike other sports such as basketball or tennis, golf is a game that most people can play well into their retirement years. One of the common problems i see that amateurs have is that they either stand too narrow or too wide. Now, spread out with the insides of your feet 2 4 outside the hip bones. Every golfers swing is different, of course, but a basic rule of thumb is that the farther up in your stance the ball is, the more youll hit up on it, while the farther back it is, the more.
I find that it helps me stay balanced better through impact and follow through so i like it. Senior open your stance to let hips clear through impact one of the greatest things about golf is that it is a game that can last a lifetime. Golf stance cure a slice golf swing tips to improve. It starts with a fundamentallysound alignment, grip and stance. Finding your proper stance width is easy when you know the simple anatomical facts that determine it. Of course i previously used a very wide stance with driver. Narrow your stance to draw the ball me and my golf. For shorter clubs, move the feet slightly closer together. Why a narrow stance matters so much swing surgeon don. Most average golfers have too narrow a stance when setting up to the ball. Mark bereza shows a simple way to find the perfect stance width and ball position for different length clubs. Some people have broad hips and narrow shoulders and everything in between. Too much strain on the hips and lower body likewise, being too narrow at address will make consistent strikes with your driver difficult and.
Brandel chamblee stance width shawn clement wisdom in golf. If you hold a driver with a strong grip, it generally means you are trying to swing too hard, which. Power hitting improve your golf swing with these simple. The foundation of a golf stance that is too narrow will be compromised and the rest of the golf swing will be somewhat limited, and you wont achieve maximum distance in your golf shots. Todays 60second tip is all about golf stance width. A stance too wide will restrict lower body motion and inhibit weight transfer.
Proper weight transfer is one of the most important aspects of the golf swing. As a basic rule, your stance width for driver should be about shoulder width. The best way to find a standard golf stance that works best for you is to experiment on the driving range. About seven or eight years ago i was playing a round down in florida with a few topnotch golfers.
The correct stance offers you a better chance of hitting a more solid, consistent. A golf stance thats too wide or narrow may rob your swing of power and balance, so the first rule is to keep your feet about shoulderwidth apart, with the insides of the feet beneath the outsides of the shoulders, when using the driver. As i mentioned in a previous article, playing the ball back in your stance and hitting a draw is not always the shot that will provide you. Golf digest may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased. The wider stance gives them the stability they need when. Now that youve got the proper golf stance width taken care of, you can cross one thing off the list and move on to the next. Golf monthly top 25 coach gary alliss asks how wide should your golf stance be and offers a simple way to check if you are doing it right. If you dont set up to the golf ball with the right stance width, youre never ever going to be able to have a proper. Golfers over 50 with poor flexibility should play the ball a little back in their stance to help hit a draw.
When playing a dogleg, a golfer may have to play a slight draw or fade shot, which makes understanding the proper stance critical to hitting a driver successfully. Narrow stance for the short game for chips and pitches around the green, most players prefer a narrow stance, with the heels a few inches apart. Most amateurs would do better to get their hips more involved in the swing. A narrower stance based on the width of your pelvis allows you to transfer your. A narrow stance and other revelations the lesson tee. Addressing the golf ball, set the ball slightly further forward, the back right side of the ball level with the inside of your left heel 2 golf. The most common fault that we see at our golf academy here at the ritzcarlton orlando every single day is a stance width.
Jim i have a fairly narrow stance too ive adopted it awhile ago after finding i dont lose that much distance with the feet together drill and stayed pretty narrow to avoid overswinging and falling out of balance youd literally fall over. We were engaged in a friendly team match for a few bucks, and one of the guys in our group was a former. Swinging past parallel at the top above, left is okay for the pros, but it can hurt the posture of weekend golfersthe hands release too soon above, right, robbing you of power. The c stance encourages an outtoin swing path which increases the probability of slices and pulls.
Change your golf stance for solid contact duration. Choosing which stance applies to what circumstances is detailed below. But ensuring success off the tee isnt as simple as hitting a 300yard drive in the fairway. This requires the golfer to sway off the ball to properly transfer their weight during the backswing and is often a sign that theyre swinging too much from the top in their downswing. I think you can lose stability if you go too wide or too narrow. I figured one thing out on my own, and the other was pointed out to me my an unexpected source. The typical slicer takes the club back too far to the inside, runs out of room, and then has to lift the club to complete the backswing. Every golfer wants to know how to hit a driver farther, and were going to explore some actionable methods you can use in this article. But golfers also need freedom of motion to swing and turn for powerful. Narrow stance for driver swing golf talk the sand trap.
As always let us know how you get on with this and let us know what help you need with other parts of your game by commenting below. Rickie fowler offers tips for how to drive the golf ball, saying you dont need to be big to hit the ball far, you just need to set up properly and release correctly. Follow my keys, and those frustratingly short drives will be in your rear view. What are the problems with having a really wide golf stance. Youll grab precious yards, no matter your size or strength. Taking a stance thats too narrow tends to throw a golfer offbalance, resulting in the clubface not returning to the proper square position at impact. How, when to adjust the width of your golf stance golf.
The only time you should really use a narrow stance is around the greens. Lets look at some of the problems that come from setting up too wide. Letting the ball creep too far forward in your stance makes it difficult to hit down on the ball. Your spine will tilt away from the target, with your shoulders angled upward. How to hit the fairway when you absolutely need to golf. A golf stance is made up of several elements the right width of stance, the right amount of knee flex, the angle of the feet and overall posture. This tends to lead to an unstable base, and hence poor balance. If you stance is too narrow, you lose your balance during the golf swing. Playing a golf hole successfully starts with a wellexecuted tee shot. I recently shortened my stance quite a bit with driver. Lee trevino senior golfer tips for more distance golf. To overcome this problem, tee the golf ball up, with at least half the ball above the top of the driver head. We know we can be about two inches outside of neutral joint alignment with the hips. A lot of golfers like to set up very wide, especially with the driver.
If the feet are too far apart, your mobility will be restricted, inhibiting your body turn, resulting in a loss of power and direction. When your stance gets too wide, it will inhibit the amount you can turn your lower and upper body, which in turn effects how the arms swing. Stance width is critical for understanding how to start the down swing. Perhaps its time to try to widen the stance a little bit again. If your stance is too narrow and your feet are too close together, your balance will be impeded. The golf stance how getting too wide can impact weight. World golf hall of fame member and 29time pga tour champions winner lee trevino teaches his secrets to help seniors gain more distance. The instruction book private lessons advises that when hitting a driver, the golfers heels should be set outside wider than his shoulders. A narrow stance limits how far many golfers can turn on the backswing and prevents swinging the club back too far inside the target line. Wesley bryan shot a final round of 67 to claim his first pga tour win at harbour town, a course famous for its narrow. Likewise, being too narrow at address will make consistent strikes with your driver difficult and not. Just have to practice until you find what stance suits you best. Indeed, they can be placed very near one another in a narrow stance or they. As you take your stance, as described in golf swing drill 108 setup.
See the trick to the golf swing is the whole thing that fires the down swing. Take your normal stance, then drop your right foot back a few inches, letting your head go with it. If my stance is too wide, i either wont shift my weight or ill shift and have. Your golf stance width is ruining your golf swing youtube. A narrow stance and other revelations posted in the lesson tee. The most common problem we see with the golf stance, are players that set up too wide. Golf teachers steeped in biophysics recommend a stance no wider than 2 to 4 outside the hips. How, when to adjust the width of your golf stance golf distillery. Narrow that stance while a wide stance at address may offer greater stability and a solid base from which to make your golfswing, it can be the cause of.
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