Butt of Club...where does it point to?

[juanrjackson]

When you setup to swing where does the butt of your club point to? I have been pointing it more toward my left thigh butt I'm starting to think the butt should point at your zipper or belt buckle?

Also, does where your club point affect which grip you should use? I see different grips...like all fingers...more angled in your palm...which do you guys use?

thanks!

[trog2233]

I believe it should point to your belt line. As far as where on the belt line i think it differs between people. But mine is belt line just about the left thigh.

[Fatphil]

I have been pointing it more toward my left thigh butt I'm starting to think the butt should point at your zipper or belt buckle? I see different grips...like all fingers...more angled in your palm...which do you guys use?

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[DavidFehertysBike]

With most clubs, it points just to the left of my belt buckle. If im hitting a wedge i might have the shaft in a more vertical position.

[sean_miller]

When you setup to swing where does the butt of your club point to? I have been pointing it more toward my left thigh butt I'm starting to think the butt should point at your zipper or belt buckle?

No, thank you. I was looking for another piece of information to rattle around in my brain while I'm trying to focus on hitting the ball!

[juanrjackson]

Thanks for the info. Most of my clubs are tilting more to the left & I watched a training video where the instructor said the butt should point at your zipper...so it got me thinking.

[mdl]

I've been pushing the butt of my club a bit to the left recently at setup. It was a quote, I think from Moe Norman, that I saw on another post about how the ball doesn't care where your hands start, and they finish in front of the clubface, so they might as well start in front too. I'm pretty sure either way can be considered "correct".

[live4u120]

Hmm... Speaking of the butt of the club, at address most of us are recommended to point it towards our left thigh (For right handed), but where should the but of the club be at impact? I've always had a theory that you should almost swing the club to where the butt of the club was at address.

I wonder if that's a good thing to do or not.

[juanrjackson]

Look at page 117 of the April 2010 Golf Digest........I was holding the club more like the picture in the top right (butt toward left leg)....but according to Hank Haney when you do that change the bottom of your swing & make it harder to square the club at impact. He says the butt should point at your zipper.

[Shanks A Million]

Look at page 117 of the April 2010 Golf Digest........I was holding the club more like the picture in the top right (butt toward left leg)....but according to Hank Haney when you do that change the bottom of your swing & make it harder to square the club at impact. He says the butt should point at your zipper.

No, in this case, everyone is wrong and right. The butt of the club points at the center (I.E. zipper) with the longest clubs in the bag. The shorter clubs will point more toward the left leg. This has to do with the angle that they impact the ball at. A wedge impacts moving quite a bit more downward than a 3 wood, so you want it leaning further forward. The woods and driver should point right at the zipper, and will appear to lean away from the target a little in fact because your head is behind the ball.