Longer Clubs Or Poor Address?

[munch4037]

I've noticed now that I've started taking video of myself that I am waaaay bent over at address. I'm 6'2" so I guess it wouldn't be too shocking, except I've had my clubs lengthened and fitted to my wrist to ground height. They're up 3/4" right now.

The problem I think is that I'm unusual in that I have a really absurdly long torso and normal sized legs so I have to make a big bend from the waist to get down to my address position. Of course I've heard you want to be as straight up and down as possible as being too bent over is bad for your back and tall pros from the old days had back problems because of it.

So I guess I'm asking, is my address bad? Or should I be lengthening my clubs again. How far would be good to straighten my back but not lose a significant amount of control?

Here's a picture of me at address with a 5-iron:


EDIT: Oh and yeah I'm a little back on my heels in this picture. I've since corrected that, but the problem remains the same. It's just the only good picture I had of my down the line with a mid iron. Thanks in advance

[JackieTreehorn]

I have a 37.5" wrist to floor and have experienced similar problems. My problem stems from short arms on a larger torso though. It helped me to find what was the correct way to stay balanced.

You really want to get your armpit, knees, and balls of your feet in line (down the line view). This is often called a line of balance in golf books. Right now your armpit is way in front and your knees are too far back.

I get to the ball by first bending my knees FORWARD towards the ball until I feel an athletic feel. My weight is too much on my toes at that point. Then I bend (pushing butt back and keeping spine straight) until I am balanced.

I think once you get your knees closer to the ball you will see improvements.