How far distance to the ball?

[Zeph]

I found this image on a website:



Is this a good way to calculate mathematically how far you should stand from the ball with each club? Does the height of the player come into play? My clubs are unfortunately not lie adjusted, so I fear they should be a bit more upright. I'm 186cm, or 6' 1.2". My clubs have lies from 59.5º to 63º.

I would think that the lie of the clubs decide how far you stand from the ball, even if they are not lie adjusted. If so, does the calculation on the image work for this purpose? The distance you get after calculating being the one from the tips of your shoes to the heel of the club?

I started thinking about ball distance after moving a few cm back and suddenly hitting the ball much better. May have been a fluke or because of errors when I stand closer, but this distance will give me an indication of how far to stand from the ball.

[Scottydoint]

I have heard to different things.

One is that with your irons, your hands should be under you shoulders and with your woods, they should be under your nose.

The second one is that the butt of the shaft should be a fist with and extended thumb away from your upper thigh/waist.

I just let my arms hang naturally and do their own thing.

[billm408]

My body didn't change size or shape just because I have a different club in my hands. I tend to play every club virtually the same. Arms hanging down from shoulders over my toe line.

[retexan599]

I am currently following advice given in the book "A Hacker No More" by Kroen. His thought is to lay the club down such that the middle of the club head is at the ball, and to "position your feet so that the point where the grip meets the shaft is aligned with your instep". I have taken the 'instep' point to be at the top of the arch. Doing this will naturally bring you closer to the ball with shorter clubs. The value of this technique to me is that it is so reproducible from shot to shot and takes distance to the ball out of the equation. Of course, this setup is for full shots; chips and putts are another matter.