Ball location front left foot

[Iwanttobreak100]

I read a tip from someone on here about casting/lag/early releasing and they said to put the ball at your front foot for all of your clubs and this will show you how it feels to not release early. I've been doing that and making great contact and obviously the drawback is the ball goes a mile in the air. Do you think it is a bad idea if I just play rounds like this and every time I'm at the driving range to play like this just to build my muscle memory? Are there any other drawbacks I should consider?

[Mr3Wiggle]

It's a drill Brian Manzella advocates in "Confessions of a Former Flipper".  The idea is, in order to hit a ball that far forward, solid, you have to pivot and not flip the club.  I think it's a good drill.

[Iwanttobreak100]

Originally Posted by Mr3Wiggle

It's a drill Brian Manzella advocates in "Confessions of a Former Flipper".  The idea is, in order to hit a ball that far forward, solid, you have to pivot and not flip the club.  I think it's a good drill.

I noticed that to, if I'm not starting from bottom up with the ball that forward I basically spin out and shank it left. I know I won't be compressing the ball as much as I should, but maybe I can finally get this swing ingrained in me and then start moving the ball back so I can start striking it a little more solid.

[Mr3Wiggle]

Originally Posted by Iwanttobreak100

I noticed that to, if I'm not starting from bottom up with the ball that forward I basically spin out and shank it left. I know I won't be compressing the ball as much as I should, but maybe I can finally get this swing ingrained in me and then start moving the ball back so I can start striking it a little more solid.

If you do the drill enough you can learn to compress the ball even if it is that far forward.

[Spudmonkey]

Sorry to dig this up from page 2, but have some info on this.

Originally Posted by Mr3Wiggle

It's a drill Brian Manzella advocates in "Confessions of a Former Flipper".  The idea is, in order to hit a ball that far forward, solid, you have to pivot and not flip the club.  I think it's a good drill.

Yeh its a Manzella C.O.A.F.F drill, you can really learn to compress the ball in that position, and it's good for gaining confidence in ball striking.

But be very carefull with it, I overused it to the extent of becoming more of a TGM hitter (I'm actually a swinger), caused me some real heartache when I decided to learn to release the club properly as a swinger. So use it for what its meant for - No flip/flat left wrist at impact feeling reinforcement, take one of the pills not the whole bottle like I did.

Good luck.