It sure is interesting watching someone take a wild swing at the
ball thinking that they are going to hit it a mile. When it’s all
said and done often times that person is twisted like a pretzel and
nearly falling down.
It sure is interesting watching someone take a wild swing at the ball thinking that they are going to hit it a mile. When it’s all said and done often times that person is twisted like a pretzel and nearly falling down.
You can’t build a house without a good foundation and you can’t swing hard without a solid stance.
The stance can either add to or take away power from the swing. There seems to be a couple of flaws that a lot of people do when it comes to their stance.
The number one issue is the stance width. Your stance should only be shoulder width or slightly narrower with your irons and slightly wider than shoulder width with your tee shot. If you get too wide, you have great balance but no ability to slide laterally into the ball with your hips. You instead will just spin which causes you to loose power. If you are too narrow, you have regained the mobility but have lost the balance. If you are not balanced at impact you won’t hit the long ball.
The second issue is with your back foot. Make sure it is squared off so it is perpendicular to your target line. If it is, you can push off using your big toe and inside of the back foot. This push gives you the leverage needed to get the ball nice and high, and deliver your hips into the ball. If the foot is flared outward, you will lose that push and therefore lose distance as well.
Remember when all else fails take a lesson. You’ll be surprised how much we can help.
To schedule a lesson with PGA-certified instructor Don DeLorenzo, call Gilroy Golf Course at 848-0490.
