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Gaviao

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Gaviao Established Member

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So I was at Dick's Sporting Goods trying out some new irons. When the sales associate setup the computer for the "driving range" he took a couple of shots to make sure it was up and running. I noticed that he bent WAY over at his waist to hit the ball as opposed to myself as I stand fairly straight up.

Are these just different techniques? Or is one way better than the other?

By the way he claimed that he usually shot in the 70's...

Thoughts?

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nevrino Well Established Member

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If your arms hang straight down or a few degrees forward you will have recommended bend at setup.


Clambake Great Member

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Simply take a look at photos of Tour players at address and get a feel for their posture compared to yours.     I'd rather take my inspiration from players who make an exceptional living playing golf at the highest levels rather than a sales guy at Dick's working for slightly more than minimum wage.


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Originally Posted by Clambake

Simply take a look at photos of Tour players at address and get a feel for their posture compared to yours.     I'd rather take my inspiration from players who make an exceptional living playing golf at the highest levels rather than a sales guy at Dick's working for slightly more than minimum wage.

Good point

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Depends, pro's vary, if you look at Fred Couples, he has very little knee bend and little bend at the waist.

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Originally Posted by Clambake

Simply take a look at photos of Tour players at address and get a feel for their posture compared to yours.     I'd rather take my inspiration from players who make an exceptional living playing golf at the highest levels rather than a sales guy at Dick's working for slightly more than minimum wage.

Even though our games more resembles the guy at Dick's.

Still, a valid point as you will see many examples of address positions that work.

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