Golf Swing Setup - How To Address Golf Ball
Written By
Bobby Eldridge
Founder of Golf Swing Instruction
The best kept secret in golf is to make sure you aim your golf club first then your body. This game is tough enough without making it more difficult by aiming your body first. Let me explain what happens when you aim your body first.
When you walk up to the golf ball and plant your feet in the ground and aim them AT the target, along with your knees, hips and shoulders, from the get-go, you are in big trouble. Everything would be OK, except, you have to place the club behind the ball. When you sole the clubhead it is going to be aimed MILES to the right of the target.
Now let me tell you what is has to happen from here. You will have to compensate in order to get the golf ball to fly towards your target. You will have to hook or pull it back on target. That my friend is one tough way to play golf. Don’t get me wrong, it can be done that way but it is very difficult.
Now I am going to tell you an easier way to play golf. When you walk up to the golf ball you should sole the club first, aiming it at your target.
Once you have done that you can begin to grip the club.
As you grip the club you can walk into the shot with your right foot behind you and then swing your left foot around so it is parallel to where you want the ball to start.
Once you have placed your feet parallel to the intended target line then your knees, hips and shoulders will follow.
From this position you look down the target line and “See” the target instead of turning your head back to the left to see it. From this position you NEVER have to compensate during the golf swing. You can make a full turn in the backswing and smash it from there.
SO, repeat after me…golf club first then your body when you address the golf ball and not…body first, then golf club.
