Learning the Setup Routine
By Paul Wilson at February 28, 2013 | 11:11 pm |
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DOUGTANZER, 3 months ago
this is great however i like to take a practise swing with my feet together first. so should i start over after the practise swing or should i set up and take a practise swing above the ball before placing the club on the ground?
Paul Wilson, 3 months ago
Doug,
If you take practice swings with your feet together first you will then have to walk behind the ball to find your intermediate target. So keep doing the practice swings as you are. Find the intermediate target then got through the steps I suggested.
RaymondCHASTEL, 3 months ago
Isn’t also important to have a precise target in the distance to “imagine” or “picture “the flight of the ball ?
Also are you or not a partisan of the BEN HOGAN routine in placing the ball always at the same spot opposite the left armpit (The low point of the swing )and varying the width of the stance depending on the club you play with ? (Narrow for short irons ,a bit wider for the long and medium irons ,larger than the shoulder breadth for the driver ,and in this latter case pulling back a bit the right foot ?)
Paul Wilson, 3 months ago
Raymond,
I am going through the setup steps. I am not talking visualization. You can do this if you wish. I have rarely every able to do it.
I don’t want you to play the ball in the same spot. I want you to vary the ball position based on the clubs you are hitting.
Watch:
Ball Position: http://ignitiongolf.com/ball-position
Width of Stance: http://ignitiongolf.com/width-of-stance
michelwandel, 3 months ago
hullo, paul, I am not as fortunate (or attentive enough) to find an intermediate target as easily as you do.
but where my question lies is how to combine “forget about the real target far away” and the need to visualize a perfect ball flight. I have found that visualizing sends really helpfull infos to the brain, with a clear gain in shot quality.
I’ll be glad to read your advice on this or, who knows, watch an entire tip dedicated to the issue.
best.
michel wandel, brussels, belgium.
Paul Wilson, 3 months ago
Michel,
I have never rarely ever been able to visualize the target. If you can do this great. If not just go through the steps as I suggest and pull the trigger.
DavidCoombes, 3 months ago
Hi Paul
Could you expand on the weight distribution, you touched on it by saying put your weight under your laces.This has been an enormous problem for me, hitting woods off the heel and shanking my short irons, I think due to my weight distribution. If you have a procedure for making this part of the setup rock solid I think it would be a great help not only to me but many others, I have been playing for many years and always thought the weight should be nearer to my toes. I know now this is incorrect.
Thanks Dave
Paul Wilson, 3 months ago
David,
The weight is not your heels or you toes. It is in the middle of the feet (laces). Roll forward then back and you will find the middle of your feet. This is where you need the weight to be before you hit your shots.
Weight Distribution At Address: http://ignitiongolf.com/weigth-distribution-address/
The weight distribution can contribute to hitting bad shots. If you are heeling it you are hitting it with your arms. This is sending you over the top. I have seen this a million times.
Watch:
Pull: http://ignitiongolf.com/cure-pulled-shot
Pull 2: http://ignitiongolf.com/cure-pulling
Shanking is the tell-tale sign of hitting as well. For this shot the weight is rolling to your toes.
Just focus on solid weight distribution first. Then move on to turning off the arms and powering the swing with your body.
RobertMicheletti, 3 months ago
Paul, in this tip with the target you/we pick out on the down swing do we keep are eys ont the ball or only on the target we picked out in front of are ball? thank you
Paul Wilson, 3 months ago
Robert,
You are picking out the target only to align the clubface. Once you do this you are swiveling your head to look at your target. Then back to the clubface and ball.
DucVu, 3 months ago
Paul,
Quick question on the setup. I’ve always wondered if I’m standing too upright or bending at the waist too much. Any advise on getting the right amount of flexion?
Duc
Paul Wilson, 3 months ago
Duc,
I like a tall setup this is for sure. Here are some tips about this:
Sit On The Edge Of A Bar Stool To Set Up: http://ignitiongolf.com/setup-edge-of-bar-stool/
Set Up Steps: http://ignitiongolf.com/setup-position
DucVu, 3 months ago
Paul,
Thanks for the quick reply. Just a f/u question. I understand standing tall etc and having your chest point in fron of the ball. I always thought you wanted your head and neck to be in ,one with your back…so I order to see the ball do you keep things straight and just look downward or do you actually bend you neck do your eyes are looking straight the ball? Hope this question makes sense.
Duc
DucVu, 3 months ago
Sorry for the typos…using my iPad. Meant to say is the head, neck, and back all suppose to be one line in which case I think you’d have to be looking downward with your eyes to see the ball. Or do you bend you neck so your eyes are looking straight at the ball.
Paul Wilson, 3 months ago
Duc,
You are bending you neck slightly and looking down with your eyes over your cheeks. If you can clearly see your feet you are looking down too much. If you can see them faintly in your peripheral that’s fine but you should not see them clearly. If you are you are too low with your body tilt, head tilt and eyes.