Does anyone hover the club?

[$2 Nassau]

I've been hovering lately and was curious about other's thoughts on this. I did a search and found this thread so figured I'd bump it up to the top.

This has been working for me lately, I only do it with my driver. I guess I like the thought of being in the proper position posture-wise at address and only having the thought of "if I maintain this position throughout the swing the club will return to it's starting position..."(i.e. hitting the ball in the center of the face).

I tee it up a little higher now that I hover and I seem to hit my drives slightly lower, but no difference in distance. also seems to be a little fade on the ball which is perfectly fine with me...as someone who battles a hook with his driver.

Any other thoughts?

[David in FL]

I do.

My takeaway feels much better as a result and I feel as if I stay on plane better.

[bentur123]

i hover my driver behind the ball to try and put a bit of extra width in the swing and realease tension in my body it seems to work well and also has a positive mental effect, i always feel more relaxed when i hover the club which leads to a better shot

[CarlSpackler]

I hover with my Driver or 3W on tee shots. I also hover my putter. Finally, of course, I hover on any bunker shot to avoid the penalty that one incurs for grounding the club.

[McGolf-Doggie]

Yes it works better for me to start with the driver at address similar to the impact position, with the sweet spot on the clubface aligned with the ball. I tee it somewhat high so if I ground it first I'm going to be more bent over if I do. I prefer not to change the vertical plane unnecessarily. There are already enough things to keep working together, introducing another variable makes no sense to me, unless it's already built into someone's swing as a habit, in which case, it may be better left alone. If not, then I see no reason to have to sole the club.

For the irons, I don't think about it. I tee irons really low to the ground. My Adams 3W Tight Lies is strong-lofted and shallow-faced 13 deg., so that gets teed real low too, or I risk a baloon.

[Zeph]

Only hover when rules tell me to. In bunkers and hazards.

I've tried it with the driver, but don't like the feeling. Feel more connected and balanced with the ground when I let the club rest at adress.

[$2 Nassau]

i hover my driver behind the ball to try and put a bit of extra width in the swing and realease tension in my body it seems to work well and also

This is the big thing for me, the mental aspect. And for some reason, I don't overswing when I hover. Not sure why but my swing slows down just a notch, which is a good thing because usually I try to kill it with my driver.

[wrx_junki]

I only hover with the driver. I skyball once in awhile if I don't.

[HSip]

I'm a lover of the hover.