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Right shoulder or axis tilt set at address, does it or should it differ for swingers and hitters or faders and drawers of the ball ? And what problems are encountered if you get the wrong set at address for your swing type ?
Right Shoulder at Address.
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Look at some old setups of Tiger,Lefty Phil and also Bobby Clampett. To me they show a setup that resembles more the "K" position than the "A" you speak of. The normal thought around here is head at mid body at address and add tilt to downswing. I guess what I'm asking is why do certain players add tilt at address and does it work for some better than others ?
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Setup to the ball...then take your right hand off the grip.
It should now be right next to your left hand grip since all of our arms are the same length (relatively, they may differ slightly).
Now re-grip with your right hand EXCEPT move your right hand DOWN the grip instead of moving the right should OUT to grip it.
That is the difference from square shoulders, correct tilt and open shoulders and little tilt.
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however your swing will dictate the amount of tilt. If you tend to yank the club inside you may too much...if you take it too outside you may not have enough.
It should now be right next to your left hand grip since all of our arms are the same length (relatively, they may differ slightly).
Now re-grip with your right hand EXCEPT move your right hand DOWN the grip instead of moving the right should OUT to grip it.
That is the difference from square shoulders, correct tilt and open shoulders and little tilt.
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however your swing will dictate the amount of tilt. If you tend to yank the club inside you may too much...if you take it too outside you may not have enough.
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jim_0068,
Your advice has got me thinking even further about swing faults that could originate during the setup and some might say well setup the right way and you won't have to worry about it, in a perfect world there would be no mistakes but unfortunately there is no such thing and being human such mistakes tend to creep into even the best players setups over time if they are not careful and diligent.From where I stand on a Saturday morning on the first tee you can see all manner of angles of hips,shoulders and feet etc. and alot of different ball flights.
A quote below by Brian leaves the question to be asked "What if I don't want a standard straight shot ?"
In the above pic Brian has everything looking good all squared and parallel to the intended plane. If only every time I setup it was this good, unfortunately while on the course in a pressure situation one cannot stand back and see if they are aligned as well as this (unless they have a caddy of course). Awhile ago around here there was a post of sorts that was like a ball flight 101 purely on "clubface and swingpath", what I would now like to see is a kind of "setup 101" where you assume a squared clubface and path at release but different combinations of address body angles and the probable resultant ball flight without compensations mid swing.
Your advice has got me thinking even further about swing faults that could originate during the setup and some might say well setup the right way and you won't have to worry about it, in a perfect world there would be no mistakes but unfortunately there is no such thing and being human such mistakes tend to creep into even the best players setups over time if they are not careful and diligent.From where I stand on a Saturday morning on the first tee you can see all manner of angles of hips,shoulders and feet etc. and alot of different ball flights.
A quote below by Brian leaves the question to be asked "What if I don't want a standard straight shot ?"
Brian Manzella
In the above pic Brian has everything looking good all squared and parallel to the intended plane. If only every time I setup it was this good, unfortunately while on the course in a pressure situation one cannot stand back and see if they are aligned as well as this (unless they have a caddy of course). Awhile ago around here there was a post of sorts that was like a ball flight 101 purely on "clubface and swingpath", what I would now like to see is a kind of "setup 101" where you assume a squared clubface and path at release but different combinations of address body angles and the probable resultant ball flight without compensations mid swing.
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