Addressing ball with irons...

[sunchopper]

I think I have been addressing the ball with a closed face and the club flat on the ground. The reason I do this is because I try to make the bottom edge of club face perpendicular to where I am aiming. I was talking to my girlfriend's dad the other day and he said I should address the ball with my toe up slightly and that I had too much of a closed face. It looked really weird when he was showing me. The club face seemed more open than normal. It could just be how I am used to setting up, but I felt like I would push the ball or slice it if I swung with it that way.

I've been hitting the ball fat a lot and I think its because my putting the ball back in my stance, I am hitting down into the ground. Are there any photos from the player's perspective of how your iron's face should look at address?

[Scottydoint]

The toe should be slightly up at setup. It will (should) be flat at impact naturally because of the way your hands and arms are in a different position at impact than they are at in your setup.

[$2 Nassau]

The toe should be slightly up at setup. It will (should) be flat at impact naturally because of the way your hands and arms are in a different position at impact than they are at in your setup.

I also read somewhere that as the shaft bends when you come through impact, that will cause the toe to point down a little. (The author of the article was also advocating the toe being slightly up at address).