Why do we have one club we hit up on the ball with?

[Zeph]

Where did you see them with that ball position? I guarantee you that they position the ball within an inch of their left heel. Noone on tour hits a driver teed up in the back of their stance. You have seen them from the wrong angle.

I'm sorry, I messed up left and right. I meant the left shoulder.

Man you are way screwed up, you think too much. Its all one swing let the ball position and loft take care of itself. Your swing bottoms out a few inches forward of the middle of your stance. How can you not swing up on a driver if the ball is positioned forward of that. Sound to me like you have a great deal of lateral movement in your swing as opposed to a nice steady turn. Do yourself a favor and take a lesson. Have the teacher explain your swing to you so you can understand the dynamics.

Heh, I certainly do think alot. I've looked at my swing both here and there, it's not all bad, but still got work to do. Got some footage here:

http://thesandtrap.com/forum/showpos...7&postcount;=41 It's taken yesterday, but I've already made a change for the better, so it's not 100% up to date. I see the thread has gone away from the original topic about a "driver" that can be struck down on, but from what I've gathered this is to prevent too much backspin which will limit distance. I agree it's not two swings, but you don't learn to hit a driver by an instructor telling you to hit it like an iron. And it is more than ball position. Edit: I noticed on the Palmer Invitational that his Tigers ball position is on the left side of the face, didn't he use to have it at the left heel? The viewing angle is pretty direct, the ball is definately more on the left side of his face than at the left heel where he used to have it. It is a position where many suggest you hit a long iron, but if you do the same swing, how can you hit down with one club and up with the other when the ball is in the same place? Looks like the same place Rory place it. I saw it on a swing analysis of him in a Golf magazine.