This will be a short post because it's a simple thing. But it's unlikely that very many of you will have heard it before. That's because it's a tip from the late Seve Ballesteros... but I found it in a book called The Bobby Jones Way by John Andrisani.
Ball role is one of these things that every teacher appears to have a different opinion approximately. However, a number of the ones variations can be resolved if you just observe how those parents are addressing the ball.
For instance, Andrisani talks about Jones setting up for drives and lengthy irons with the ball opposite his left instep. Many teachers suggest putting the ball just within the left heel for a drive. Still others say that, in case you dropped a vertical line from your left armpit to the ground, it's in which you have to area your ball for a force. (Obviously those are all righties.)
But if you observe the setup of each of them, you will see the ball is ready in the equal area -- below that left armpit. Jones has the ball thus far forward due to the fact his feet are handiest approximately 12 inches apart, so his toes were greater beneath his shoulders than maximum gamers.
And of course, because the clubs get shorter, you circulate the ball again on your stance. At least it really is a pretty not unusual teaching, despite the fact that now not all and sundry consents.
Seve, being a feel player, had a much more flexible approach to ball position that's pretty neat. Seve based his ball position on how flexible he was on any given day. How does that work? Here's how Andrisani describes it in his book:
He [Seve] suggests that the ball be moved further back of its normal position on days when you feel flexible and swing faster. On days when your body and the club move more slowly than on others, he believes you should position the ball further forward to give your sluggish body more time to square up the club at impact. (p25)I think you need to be very comfortable with your swing to make that kind of change from day to day. After all, most weekend players struggle just to make solid contact. If you changed your point of contact EVERY DAY... well, you just might go nuts.
But that does make some experience, doesn't it?
Look, I'm not advising you to change your setup every day. But if you're having trouble getting solid contact, perhaps your ball position is wrong for the speed of your swing. As I have been studying the basics of the classic swing -- the slower, soft-shaft swing of a century ago -- I have found that my ball position needs to be more forward in my stance than it does with the swing I've always used, which is the one I teach in the Quick Guides.
So perhaps Seve become proper. Maybe you need to permit your swing pace help decide your fundamental ball function. If you swing extra slowly, strive shifting your ball function a chunk more ahead (with all golf equipment) on your stance. And when you have a faster swing, circulate it a bit again (with all golf equipment) in your stance. It is probably well worth a touch experimentation on the variety -- specially in case you're having trouble making true touch.
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