Arm position at set up- Driver and irons

[granitegolf]

Hi everyone-

I have been taking lessons and have tried a couple of different instructors to get some varying opinions- My swing is fairly grooved and mostly I'm working on set up posture and position-

My question is:

one instructor with my driver has my arms more extended out toward the ball- With this I get more speed-

The other has me dangle my arms down as much as possible- This seems to really slow my down-

So what are you thoughts? Seems like extension with the driver and less with the irons is a trend I'm reading about.

Cheers,

DR

[1dayIllBaPro]

Extending your arms out toward the ball will not add speed, but it will give you able to swing as hard as you can from the top without waiting your arm to drop down because you stand further from the ball(1 plane swing). At the top your arms will be flatter.

Dropping your arms as mush as possible will, of course, seems slower because you have to wait for your arms to drop a little, then fire(2 plane swing). At the top your arms will be much higher than the above position.

I use the same setup for every club. My hands are the same this distance away from my belly from Loft wedge to Driver. The longer the club, more upright my pine will be. With this, I am be able to use the same tempo everytime. Just don't wanna ruin my tempo...

[ks8829]

which position allows you to hit the ball straight? When I extend my arms out I always push the ball and when my arms are too close I will pull and sometimes hook the ball.

[ks8829]

If you are right handed have your right arm closer to your body than your left arm.