| Learning Golf from Setup (1)when we emphasize | | | | NO.3 Ball Position |
| the importance of the setup, the question we | | | | The ball position are defferent with the club you |
| may ask is that how to improve the setup and | | | | select. From a flat lie: |
| what we should notice. | | | | Short Iron Set: Play your short Iron Set |
| There are eight steps to practise setup. | | | | (wedges, 9-iron and 8-iron) in the center portion |
| NO.1 Alignment | | | | of your stance. These clubs have the most |
| Parallel your body (feet, knees, hips, forearms, | | | | upright lie angles and they must be swung at the |
| shoulders and eyes)at address to the target line. | | | | steepest angle, and you should take a divot in |
| When looked from behind, a right-handed golfer | | | | front of the ball. |
| will take in aimed slightly left of the target. This | | | | Middle Iron Set: Middle Iron Set need one ball |
| optical illusion is created because the ball is on the | | | | toward the target-side foot from center.These |
| target line and the body is not. | | | | clubs have a slightly flatter lie angle and you should |
| The easiest way to form this is the image of a | | | | take a slightly shallower divot than with the short |
| railroad track. The body is on the inside rail and | | | | Iron Set. |
| the ball is on the outside rail. For right-handers, at | | | | PS: a ball left of center for the right-handed golfer. |
| 100 yards your body will appear aligned | | | | Long Iron Set: The correct ball position for the |
| approximately 3 to 5 yards left, at 150 yards | | | | long Iron Set and fairway woods is two balls |
| approximately 8 to 10 yards left and at 200 | | | | toward the target-side foot from center (two |
| yards 12 to 15 yards left. | | | | balls left for the right-hander). With these clubs, |
| | | | | the ball should be struck directly at the bottom of |
| NO.2 Foot Position | | | | the swing arc with very little divot. |
| The feet should be as wide as the shoulder | | | | Driver: The driver should be played farthest |
| (outside of the shoulders to the inside of the | | | | forward to strike the ball on the upswing. |
| heels) for the middle Iron Set. The short iron | | | | PS: three balls left of center for the right-hander |
| stance will be two inches narrower and the stance | | | | NO.4 Balance |
| for long Iron Set and woods should be two inches | | | | You weight should not be balbanced on the heels |
| wider. The target-side foot should be extended | | | | or toes but on the balls. If you choose the short |
| toward the target from 20 to 40 degrees to let | | | | Iron Set, 60-percent of your weight should be on |
| the body to rotate toward the target on the | | | | the target side foot (left foot for right-handers), |
| downswing. The back foot should be square (90 | | | | while middle Iron Set should spend your 50% |
| degrees to the target line) to slightly open to | | | | weight on each foot and place 60% of your |
| create the proper hip turn on the back swing. The | | | | weight on the backside foot (right foot for |
| proper foot placement should be determined by | | | | right-handers) with the longest clubs, which will |
| your flexibility and body rotation speed . | | | | help you swing the club on the correct angle on |
| | | | | the back swing. |