quote:Originally posted by brianman
Without changing your aiming point, you HAVE TO move the ball slightly back with each club because of the club's sweetspot not being in the same place relative to the shaft's centerline.
And the shaft being shorter and the shaft being stiffer.
Of course Moe Norman, Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller and Ben Hogan ALL played every shot just inside of the left heel and low point.
Of course, there are teachers out there who this idea totally offends.
Remember that even though the ball is placed just inside of the left heel on every shot does
not preclude that Ball position is constant. Why? Because Ball position is always relative to Low Point, not your left heel. Your conclusion that because the ball is placed "just inside of the left heel" it is also just inside of low point is a misconception many TGMers have. Brian, you probably wrote this in a hurry and know this already, but I'm going to explain anyway.
Moe Norman, Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller and Ben Hogan varied their stance width sufficiently to compensate for the "ball just inside left heel" position so that the ball is placed further and further behind Low Point as the club gets shorter.
To illustrate what I mean, do the following. Stand in a golf like position at address with feet just slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Place a ball opposite your left heel. The ball should now just be under your left shoulder. In other words, the ball should be at Low Point.
Now without moving the ball or your left feet position, move your
right foot in, so you narrow your stance significant. Your feet should be about 6 inches apart, like a chipping stance. The ball is
still opposite your left heel. However, unlike before, the ball is
well behind Low Point.
Ball position has clearly changed!
So unless you teach the
same stance width for all shots,
and that ball should always be opposite your left heel, you are
not teaching a "single ball location" procedure.
