Question from Alan: Ball Position
Dear Bob:
Does
it matter where you put the ball in your stance? Should the
ball move closer to your back foot with the higher lofted clubs?"
Dear Alan:
The fore and
aft ball position question relates two different issues:
A) The relationship
of the ball to the feet.
B) The relationship of the feet to the ball.
(This is not double talk.)
When you lower
the club properly as demonstrated on the Automatic
Golf Videos, the ball will be positioned
about two inches to the right of your left heel. However, as the
shots get shorter, you move your right
foot forward towards the ball. In addition to narrowing the stance
this also moves the ball closer to your right foot and therefore
it appears that the ball is further back in your stance.
Alternately,
you can reposition the ball fore or aft without changing your
stance. This is done to adjust the height of ball flight. When
you move the ball to the right, the ball will fly lower. Move
it to the left and the ball will fly higher.
The answer to
your specific question is: Move your right foot up forward towards
the ball with your shorter irons instead of moving the ball back
in your stance.
Golfingly Yours,
Bob Mann
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