Set Up Position: Common Questions

Here are three common questions about the set up position and what you need to do in order to improve your set up position:

How far apart do you place your feet?
Opposed to some opinions, the golf swing is an athletic move. Thus you should start in an athletic position. With this being said many of you can pull from experiences playing sports growing up. If you did not play any sports when you were younger, do not worry. Your feet should be about shoulder width apart or how wide they would be if you were going to try to jump into the air. Pretty simple, huh?

How should you bend over to the ball in your set up position?
Sounds like it should be pretty easy. However many struggle with doing this properly. Unfortunately, many golfers will slouch down to get to the golf ball. This makes the top of their back round out and makes hitting a golf ball consistently much more difficult. The image that works for many is simply to put your pants pockets behind your heels. Yes, this means you need to stick your backside out a bit. Again, like you are going to jump.

Where should the ball go in your stance?
If you learned to play golf back in the day you were told that the ball must go into a different position for each club. Modern instruction has made that a lot easier for you. To place the ball correctly in your set up position, simply place the middle of the club head in the middle of your feet. If it is a wood or hybrid, find the center of the club head and it will go in the middle of you stance and the ball will be place right in front of the club head.

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