Starting Golf Swing With Club Ahead of the Ball

[HowieT]

I have been doing a drill where at address I have the club ahead of the ball. I have it at 10 o’clock position considering at address the ball is 12 o’clock. I start my swing from that position in my drills and it really gets the club into a great position and allows me to swing from inside. Is this legal to play this way?

[boogielicious]

2 hours ago, HowieT said:

I have been doing a drill where at address I have the club ahead of the ball. I have it at 10 o’clock position considering at address the ball is 12 o’clock. I start my swing from that position in my drills and it really gets the club into a great position and allows me to swing from inside. Is this legal to play this way?

There are no rules I can think of that prohibit this.

[Vinsk]

2 hours ago, HowieT said:

I have been doing a drill where at address I have the club ahead of the ball. I have it at 10 o’clock position considering at address the ball is 12 o’clock. I start my swing from that position in my drills and it really gets the club into a great position and allows me to swing from inside. Is this legal to play this way?

You’ve confirmed this with video? Not trying to rain on your parade, just keeping it real.

 

[colin007]

I'm guessing it's probably just helping the OP with a feeling of "flow"

[pganapathy]

On 2/12/2022 at 10:56 AM, HowieT said:

I have been doing a drill where at address I have the club ahead of the ball. I have it at 10 o’clock position considering at address the ball is 12 o’clock. I start my swing from that position in my drills and it really gets the club into a great position and allows me to swing from inside. Is this legal to play this way?

Short of you hitting the ball on your way back, there is no restriction on where you start your swing from.

[Rulesman]

On 2/12/2022 at 1:56 PM, HowieT said:

I have been doing a drill where at address I have the club ahead of the ball. I have it at 10 o’clock position considering at address the ball is 12 o’clock. I start my swing from that position in my drills and it really gets the club into a great position and allows me to swing from inside. Is this legal to play this way?

It seems ok providing you are not pressing anything down in front of your ball

[cdh79]

3 hours ago, pganapathy said:

Short of you hitting the ball on your way back, there is no restriction on where you start your swing from.

When he's on the tee-box and he does happen to hit the ball on the back-swing though, wouldn't rules 6.2b(5) and 6.2b(6) come into play and he could re-tee without a penalty?

[iacas]

4 hours ago, cdh79 said:

6.2b(5) and 6.2b(6)

You don't even need 6.2b(6).

[cdh79]

11 hours ago, iacas said:

You don't even need 6.2b(6).

ah right.. 6.2b(6) applies after a stroke, which in that case would not apply.. thanks