Learning Golf from Setup (1)

Learning Golf from Setup (1)when we emphasizeNO.3 Ball Position
the importance of the setup, the question weThe ball position are defferent with the club you
may ask is that how to improve the setup andselect. 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 Alignmentof 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 golferfront of the ball.
will take in aimed slightly left of the target. ThisMiddle Iron Set: Middle Iron Set need  one ball
optical illusion is created because the ball is on thetoward 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 atake a slightly shallower divot than with the short
railroad track. The body is on the inside rail andIron Set.
the ball is on the outside rail. For right-handers, atPS: a ball left of center for the right-handed golfer.
100 yards your body will appear alignedLong Iron Set: The correct ball position for the
approximately 3 to 5 yards left, at 150 yardslong Iron Set and fairway woods is two balls
approximately 8 to 10 yards left and at 200toward 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 Positionthe swing arc with very little divot.
The feet should be as wide as the shoulderDriver: The driver should be played farthest
(outside of the shoulders to the inside of theforward to strike the ball on the upswing.
heels) for the middle Iron Set. The short ironPS: three balls left of center for the right-hander
stance will be two inches narrower and the stanceNO.4 Balance
for long Iron Set and woods should be two inchesYou weight should not be balbanced on the heels
wider. The target-side foot should be extendedor toes but on the balls. If you choose the short
toward the target from 20 to 40 degrees to letIron Set, 60-percent of your weight should be on
the body to rotate toward the target on thethe target side foot (left foot for right-handers),
downswing. The back foot should be square (90while middle Iron Set should spend your 50%
degrees to the target line) to slightly open toweight on each foot and place  60% of your
create the proper hip turn on the back swing. Theweight  on the backside foot (right foot for
proper foot placement should be determined byright-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.