Closing my stance...destructive!!!

[NutmegGolfer]

Hey everyone,

Been working very hard on my full swing the last couple of years. I'm starting to hit them extremely well from a normal or square setup. More so at the range than at the course, but... we all know about that don't we?

Problem is, when I try to set up for a slight draw (stance closed by a few degrees and clubhead aimed at target) I am hitting screaming low pull hooks...

Anyone have a guess as to what could be causing this. My square stance shots are high and straight. How could just a few degrees closed be causing such an ugly change? One issue I fought hard to correct in square set-up was taking the club away too far inside. Was wondering if the closed set-up aggravates this problem?

Nutmeg

[burner]

Originally Posted by NutmegGolfer

Hey everyone,

Been working very hard on my full swing the last couple of years. I'm starting to hit them extremely well from a normal or square setup. More so at the range than at the course, but... we all know about that don't we?

Problem is, when I try to set up for a slight draw (stance closed by a few degrees and clubhead aimed at target) I am hitting screaming low pull hooks...

Anyone have a guess as to what could be causing this. My square stance shots are high and straight. How could just a few degrees closed be causing such an ugly change? One issue I fought hard to correct in square set-up was taking the club away too far inside. Was wondering if the closed set-up aggravates this problem?

Nutmeg

No good setting up with a closed stance if you are still trying to hit the ball straight down the fairway.

The idea is to swing the club out to the right, along your closed stance line, and let the squared up (closed to the swing path) club face draw the ball back. You physically have to hit the ball out to the right to draw it back.

If you persist with the closed stance, you might also like to play your ball a bit further up also. Closing your stance has the effect of bringing your ball a little further back than it would be if your stance was square.

[luu5]

Originally Posted by NutmegGolfer

Problem is, when I try to set up for a slight draw (stance closed by a few degrees and clubhead aimed at target) I am hitting screaming low pull hooks...

Have you read http://thesandtrap.com/b/playing_tips/ball_flight_laws ? Have you tried not closing the club face that much?

[NutmegGolfer]

Wow,

Luu5, ... I never thought I'd wake up to a "Golf Paradigm Shift" this morning....

I've got at least 20 golf books, (let alone what I check out from the libraries) they all state the standard club face path/angle info. I see that you recognized that I was following it...

No wonder the best I could do with a draw was to start it towards the target only to have it curve away to the left...

Astonishing article...

I feel that I've just been initiated into a secret golf society...

Wow, can't wait to get to the range...

Thanks Luu5!