Ball Position Poll

[janzaruk]

Yeah, I should have made the question more clear. I was referring to a standard shot. Not trying to work the ball either way. All conditions "normal". My mistake.

[gr8hntr]

this is the pic the pro sent me after our first lesson

[atrapasuenos]

^^^That image is very helpful. I always change the ball position according to the selected club, but I didn't know which was the "correct" position, but that image make things more clear.

Thank you!

[InternalGolf]

What I do is not any of the options. My clubs I got from an adult for free and thus there to big for me(as I am 14). I always play the ball on my left foot and I play righty.

[lewisgl]

I think moving the ball position based on the club selection is the best way to go. Move it close to the middle for short irons and wedges and inside the left heel for the longer clubs is a pretty good way to do it based on what I have read and my experience.

[godofcable]

i play the ball based on the desired trajectory. the further forward i play, the higher i hit it. also true with the chips and pitches. if i want a low runner, i play it way back. if i want a high soft shot, i play it forward. When i want to work the ball either way, the trajectory (height) dictates ball position, the intended initial flightpath of the ball dictates feet alignment, and i turn the clubhead to point where i want the ball to end up.

[justinp]

Wow. Those guides always make me feel like I'm doing something wrong

I play my driver about halfway between center and my front instep. I play my fairway woods from the middle of my stance as well as 5-iron and longer (although I typically don't carry anything longer than a 5 in my bag). I play my 6-iron between the middle and my back instep and then move each shorter club 7, 8, 9, PW, SW, GW, LW back slightly until I'm pretty much hitting the wedges off my back foot. I've been doing it this way for a while because I used to pick everything clean and it was very inconsistent for me. Now, despite the ball being back in my stance, it takes off with only slightly lower than normal ball flight and the ball spins like crazy on the greens. My partners have nicknamed me "trenchy" though as I do tend to throw up quite the divot after contacting the ball.

[Guest]

I keep it in the same position every time. Just in line with my left pec. ( Right handed). I believe it helps with muscle memory.

[geezer]

PW/SW/9I I play all these in the middle of my stance and move the ball position slightly further forward for each the other clubs respectively. Driver off the left heel.

[gogolfing]

I was having trouble with the dreaded lefts, so I moved the ball forward in my stance a bit for all of my clubs. This is helping me stay behind the ball, and it has seemed to really help. I do move it by club, but have just started to move it a bit forward for all of them.

[VanillaEps]

About 2 or 3 weeks ago I would have said:

-driver or woods I would play off my left heel
-long irons (4,5,6) in between the driver and center
-short irons/wedges (7,8,9) play center

Now, as others have said, I play the ball depending on the shot I am trying to make. A high lofted pitch, I'll play the ball a little forward from center to try and lift the ball. A low, straight chip, I'll play the ball a little farther back from center in order to hit in a more descending manner.

[ahnh666]

ditto...do the same...i guess that's how i was taught and it has pretty much stuck on me like glue....

I think that I play most of my shots from about the same ball position, except for Driver/3-Wood off the tee (more forward), SW and chip shots (further back). I have a tendency to think too much over the ball and during my swing, which causes many issues. I play much better when I think through the shot during my pre-shot routine and more or less clear my head throughout the actual golf swing.

[WorkerOfTheBall]

I vary my ball position depending on several factors .....the lie being the most important. I also alter the position depending on the shot shape I 'intend' to play.

I rely on my long irons immensely, I must play them more forward than my mid to short irons.

Doug

[ser182]

i am glad i found this thread i have been having this same problem.

[supercow]

Stock shot has ball about one inch behind left heel for irons/wedges and at the left hell for driver.

[Titan124]

I hit it about middle for all irons, maybe slightly towards my front foot. Woods and driver I hit off the big toe.

[kfowler]

This is interesting since I was taught a little differently. Besides my driver (off left heel) and PW/SW (directly in middle), I place the ball about 4" off my left heel for all clubs and then vary the width of my stance based on the club. So for a 3 iron it looks like the ball is much further up in mu stance than say a 9 iron. I believe this is the way Ben Hogan did it.

[KIDDEREK]

Inside left heel for driver, middle for 7.

I move the ball slightly forward and backward with different irons using the 7 iron as reference.