Why Make the Game Harder to Play

Grip down so there is about an inch of the handle sticking out past your left hand (right hand, for left-handed golfers). The extra length of the club puts a premium on balance, and gripping the club down at the very end of the handle can throw you off.

It never fails to amaze me how many amateurs move their ball position around in their stance depending on what iron they are hitting. Quite common is to move it progressively further back from the middle of the stance for the shorter irons and further and further forward from middle for the longer irons.

This means (in the most severe of cases) that a player could be hitting a 5 iron from two inches inside the target side heel (Left heel for right hand players and vice versa for lefties) and be hitting their PW off the back foot! This is an absolute non-sense!

Think about it like this. Every time you move the ball position in your stance you are asking your mind/body to square the callaway diablo forged irons in a different position which means you keep moving the goal posts! Why make the game harder to play? Remember we are talking about standard shots here and not specialty shots to extricate yourself from trouble.

In addition, every time you move the ball forward or back in your stance you are changing the effective loft of the club at impact. By playing a 9 iron further back in your stance than say the 7, you are shutting down the normal loft of a 9 iron which will mean you hit it lower and with more run than it should have.

The ball position for all normal shots, whether it is a full swing, a three-quarter swing or a chip shot, should be 3 inches inside your left heel for right hand players.

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