Pitching drills golf tips: Golf ball position

Pitching drills golf tips: Golf ball position: This is a very important part for golf ball position and always overlooked by golfers. Golf ball position judges the initial direction of y...

About the theories of ball position, you would find in many ways around, but there are too many people told what you to do or something you must follow that you feel confused. Whatever, you need find one that is right for you. 

Ball position affects a clubhead’s swing path, as I explain in my golf lessons. If the ball is too far back, the clubhead moves on an in-to-out swing path at impact, sending the ball to the target is right. If the ball is too far forward, the clubhead moves on an out-to-in swing path at impact, sending the ball to the target’s left.

Correctly positioning the ball increases the clubhead’s chances of meeting the ball at the correct angle of attack and on the right target path. It also helps eliminate a fade or hook, along with other swing adjustments.

Most teaching pros subscribe to the standard ball position theory, as do most players and most professional golfers. This theory advocates changing the ball’s position depending on the club used. If you have taken golf lessons or read my golf tips, you are probably familiar with this theory. 

For example, the ideal ball position for the driver is just inside the heel of your front foot. Placing the ball there ensures that the clubhead makes impact just beyond the swing’s lowest point, with an upward, sweeping motion of the club—the perfect swing for the being used. 

The ideal position for long irons, on the other hand, is slightly back from the driver’s position. The ideal position for mid-irons is one or two balls back from this position. In addition, the ideal position for short irons is in the middle of your stance. 

These positions place the ball at the lowest point in your swing, given the length of the club used and the type of swing taken. In addition, placing the ball at these positions enable the golfer to make clean contact with a crisp descending blow—the key to hitting iron shots well. 

Much golf instruction is around the standard theory. However, not every teaching pro advocates it. David Leadbetter, who has taught numerous pro golfers, like Nick Price, and written several books, offers another approach. He stresses one in his golf instruction books. Like the standard theory, it makes sense.