Ball Position

- The ball placement varies with the club you select. From a flat lie:

• Play your short irons (wedges, 9-iron and 8-iron) in the center portion of your stance. These clubs have the most upright lie angles and they must be swung at the steepest angle, and you should take a divot in front of the ball.

• Your middle irons should be played one ball toward the target-side foot from center (a ball left of center for the right-handed golfer). These clubs have a slightly flatter lie angle and you should take a slightly shallower divot than with the short irons.

• The correct ball position for the long irons and fairway woods is two balls toward the target-side foot from center (two balls left for the right-hander). With these clubs, the ball should be struck directly at the bottom of the swing arc with very little divot.

• The driver is played farthest forward (three balls left of center for the right-hander) to strike the ball on the upswing.

- Ball position is where you position the Ball in relationship to your Feet and Body in preparation to hit the Ball.

Why is Ball Position important?

It is vital. You can not hit the Ball properly if the ball is incorrectly positioned.

How do I position the Ball?

Well the really simple answer to that is you draw a line from the Ball towards the middle of your Feet, that’s where you position it.

But if we are to be more exact then that we would say:

There are two Ball positions to learn

One for All Iron Shots
and
One for all Wood Shots

For Iron shots Draw a line from the Ball between your feet where the line is about 2-3 inches from your Left heel { or try to imagine 2-3 golf balls inside your left heel }

For Wood shots draw a line from the ball between your feet where the line is about 1 inch from your Left heel { or try to imagine 1 Golf Ball inside your Left heel}