| We all have our favorite clubs in the bag, but in order | | | | quite to the inside of the left foot. |
| to get really good at golf we need to hit all the clubs | | | | Longer Irons and the fairway woods, or the 5 irons |
| more solid. How do we do this? The key lies in the | | | | and up, will be off the inside of the left foot. This will |
| ball position for each club and the shoulder turn. | | | | help you "flatten" out he swing and hit the ball a little |
| Ball Position Changes for Each Club- Shorter clubs will | | | | more on the up-swing. You are still hitting down on |
| have a point in your stance where the club will | | | | the ball, but it is not as steep as a short iron. |
| bottom out and be nearest to the ground if you | | | | Driver will be off the inside of the left foot, or even |
| take a swing. This is where we want the ball to be | | | | further forward. |
| when we are hitting our golf shots. | | | | Shoulder Turn- In order to hit more solid shots, you |
| So for short irons we want to have the ball in the | | | | want to make sure you make a complete shoulder |
| middle of our stance. This means anything from say | | | | turn on your back swing. It's easy to forget about |
| a 60 degree wedge to a 9 or 8 iron. You can even | | | | this simple move. We often just swing the arms back |
| have the ball a little back of middle to hit low spinners | | | | without completely turning the upper body. |
| for the sand wedges. | | | | Remembering these two moves will dramatically |
| Mid Irons, or say 8 iron to the 5 iron, will have an | | | | increase your odds of hitting a solid shot. |
| optimal ball position to the left of center, but not | | | | |