Redrock804

Found this topic researching a little about the open stance. Unfortunate that it go so "off topic" here. A few things to bring it back to life. I do extensive reading and watching of golf swings. I love watching people and the different way they swing, a hobby if you would. One thing I have noticed over the years is there are small clips and hints in some videos that talk about some of the great golfers using an open stance. The main reason I found this was researching the swing of Rory. I was watching a clip of him with Taylormade and M&M golf. I noticed how open his stance looked to target and they showed him play a draw. He does this a lot. Rickie is another one, watch his 2018 masters replay, he has an open stance. Fred Couples, Bubba, (Obviously not a model swing but does well) even Lee. They all can be seen with open stance swings. For years I thought this was simply what they did to hit a fade, like the commentators would say. News flash, 90% of what they say when describing what a player is doing, is wrong! Anyway, I spent some time a few years in a row at TPC Sawgrass and on some Web.com ranges and noticed the open stance most of the best ball strikers I like had. Even more, they were drawing the ball... For me, the open stance is a go to, you will see much tighter dispersion and most likely experience a more solid strike. The only thing I can stress from experience is to not allow other parts of your swing to go unchecked, you still need good turn and a stable base. You will have to experiment with aim points and path to get your desired shot shape, thats part of golf with any swing. As far as the comments that some swings work for some but not others, this is true. For me I had to separate feel is not always real. But if many of the top players in the sport and better players at your club have an open stance, I would argue it is something to pay attention to. I see many armatures and high handicaps (what I use to be, still looking to improve from my 7) who aim very closed. Most of the better players I see are def more natural to open. Anyway, love the topic, love the discussions (when they stay on topic) and hope everyone can do some research that will improve your game! Maybe you will uncover another part of the swing that leads you into a new topic. Haha.