Golf Stance Tips
Many newer golfers (and a few older ones, too) have a tendency to misalign themselves when they take their stance. Normally, what they will do is aim way right of the target and they do this for a reason. Players who are misaligned from the get go and aim right are usually players who try to swing with their arms. When they do this the ball will almost always take off to the left. So what they are doing with this “right side” target trick is trying to fix a problem before it even happens!
In theory, this shouldn’t be a problem…but this is not theory, it’s golf. When an “arm swinger” forces his ball back on the fairway by overcompensating his alignment, he thinks he’s doing himself a favor. But on those occasions when he actually makes a good, solid full body swing, his ball zips off into the trees on the right or into a right side bunker and he gets mad, and what’s worse is that by using this misaligning method he’s never going to reach his full potential as a golfer.
These players need to work on the basics of their swing, using their body as a whole and not just their arms. But they also need to know what their alignment is.
So how can you (or anyone else for that matter) see what your alignment is to the target?
Well, here’s a simple and very effective tip to determine what your target alignment really is.
Take a stance (your usual stance), aim at a target that you would hit at, and then lay a club down on the ground from toe to toe. Now step back about 8 or 10 paces behind the ball and club that you laid down and sight down the club. Sighting down this club will reveal your alignment.
If the club is a bit left of the target, then you’re fine. But if it’s to the right of the target, you are out of alingment. Simple but effective.
If you discover that you are out of alignment (that the club on the ground is pointing to the right of the target) then you need to work on squaring up your stance.
Being square to the target is one of the most important tips in golf. Every ball you hit will be effected by this stance–either in a good way or (if you’re in a misaligned stance) a bad way. It really is that simple.
Now when you are certain that you are in a square stance, hit a few balls. If the ball goes way left of the target, you know you are pulling it by trying to use too much of your arms. If the ball goes way right, you know you are allowing your body to slide too much through impact.
By being in a square stance and evaluating a few practice shots, you can determine a lot about your swing and those areas that you need to work on.
Robert Partain
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Question about my golf stance.?
Lately I have been hitting draw’s. And I know draw’s aren’t that bad but I would rather hit them straight. And I know the reason im doing it is my feet (stance) aren’t lined up with my shoulder’s (Im closing off my line). But they feel like they are. So could someone give me a tip on how to stop doing this. Thanks alot…
Y’re bending your arms too much.
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Somehow i play a decent fade with my drives..but whenever i want to try to pull the ball alil bit I stand alil bit closer to the ball and close my club head just a tiny bit more..im not sure if your swing would do the same but it works for me.
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Put your feet together and swing normally,spred your feet a little each time you hit a good shot until you get it.
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wait for your hands, your wrist have more to do with pulling it
wait for your hands to be in sync with your hips
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well when you are using your driver you should always have your left foot parallel to the tee. your stance should be parallel to your shoulders.
hope i could help. just started golfing so i might be wrong.
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Slide your back foot slightly forward to open your stance up a bit. If you are hitting a lot of draws, your stance is likely to be closed.
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As long as your not like O.B. drawing it then dont worry.
play a natural draw because that will get you more yards.
slices take off yards
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You said your shoulders are square to your target line, you can try this if you want:
Take one club, lay it on the ground at your foot line parallel to your target line, keeping aware that when you rotate your left foot a little if you’re right handed it will look like your stance is a little open (vise versa if your left handed). Then set up, take your club and place it across the top of your legs and check to see if the shaft of the club across the top of your legs is parallel to the shaft on of the club at your foot line; if not adjust accordingly.
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Works for me.
I also use to have the same problem. I would go to the range and was positive I was square to my target line, and alignment, but was not. Very important to take someone with you that has some basic knowledge of the golf stance and alignment that can help you right there. Two other factors that should not be overlooked. Check your grip. It may be a little to strong. Also ball position. May be to far back in your stance. Hope this might help you.
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your tip for the day. Get thee to a Teaching pro for a lesson or 2. Swing flaws can be corrected …but only if someone can actually see what the flaw is and thus offer drills to correct them.
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Yeah – open your stance up.
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