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been hitting a lot of fat shots and I'm thinking it could be that my hands are to close to my body at address. so I'm wondering whats a good rule of thumb for distance. the end of the club is about 4 inches off my  belt buckle any advise would be helpful.

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conventional wisdom would seem to suggest that about the distance of a closed fist. Then you have that of  Moe Norman which would seem to defy said wisdom, but it sure worked well for him.  For me, to get there, I just drop my hands down naturally after taking my stance and bending from the waist and find the handle will be just about the right distance from my zipper.

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