Forward shaft lean at setup?

It is good to hear you are having positive results.  The idea is to have a flat left wrist at impact.  Having a slightly forward shaft lean will help with a flat left wrist condition.

One training aid that many golfers have been speaking highly of is the tour striker.  It will help ensure you have a forward leaning shaft at impact - again helping with a flat left wrist condition.  This ensures you are compressing the golf ball - then taking a divot.

So to answer your original post... Placing the left handle near your left thigh is not a bad idea.  And many instructors are teaching this today.

I think a lot of people tend to keep there hands at the ball, i remember a few tips were the hands should be at the right half of left thigh. So when your teeing up with the driver its more hands at the ball, when your hitting irons, the hands are out front a bit. 

I have issue with this my hands tend to stay towards the center of my body. I think i have takeaway problems, especially keeping the clubhead outside my hands. 

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Originally Posted by trex 

Hello everyone, new here.  I have a question regarding forward shaft lean at setup (mainly w/ irons).  Not talking about forward press to trigger swing.  I've been experimenting with this and seems to do two things:  1) helps me bring club back on good line - since my tendency is to bring it to outside - I have a bigger tendency to come over-the-top.  and 2) it seems to help me pre-set my left wrist - i tend to cast.  So, what I've noticed is my shots gain about 5% distance.  Im only forward leaning each club to center of my left leg (at hip joint).  So, its not super forward.  Also, with this one focus spot, I forward lean the shorter clubs more. 

 

My results are pretty good over several range visits.  First time was amazing, then just pretty good.  Do any pro's set up this way (other than just knock down shots)?  thx for your time.

It's one of the components of the Stack and Tilt setup position, although not quite as far forward as you describe. 

"Your hands should be opposite the inside of your left thigh, with the grip of the club over the inside of your left ankle from your perspective. Combined with the correct ball location, this position creates a slight forward lean of the shaft from the face-on view.  The greater this angle, the easier it is to hit down and out at the ball." (The Stack and Tilt Swing, page 48)

Charlie Wi at setup:

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Originally Posted by Missouri Swede 

It's one of the components of the Stack and Tilt setup position, although not quite as far forward as you describe. 

It's not just a setup position of S&T. It's a setup position of a lot of golf swings.