I see the proper way of the hands from the body is about hand length. I have the tendency to be further. My friends tell me I`m too far away and it is why I dont hit it high and take divots. I see pros that are far from the ball than hand length( moe norman for one). Now my question is this, what is right and can you swing at more than a hands length and does this change your plane do you have to swing different if your far from the ball???.....joe
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Moe did indeed stand far from the ball and someone like Furyk stands 'too close' to the ball.
It makes sense that if you stand really far from the ball, in order to hit you'd have to swing on a very 'flat' arc just to make contact and it would seem that you are picking at the ball. If you tried to swing on an overly steep path when standing far away, you'd be way off balance and you'd be lucky to make solid contact.
As far as setting up to the ball, once I grip it and then tilt over, I like to think that my arms are simply hanging straight down to the ground.
Someone like George Hibbert (may have spelled his last name wrong) can give you more insight if you have some idea where you are making contact on the clubface. In his eyes, you might already have sound mechanics, but your 'machine' is simply placed a half-inch too far away.
In other words, some trial and error might be needed to get you where you need to be based on your current swing. Normally small changes to your stance, grip, posture, etc can result in big changes to your ball flight, divot location, etc. I think it was Ken Venturi who said that 85% of the swing is in the setup.
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