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I'm Brian Fitzgerald The Golf Doctor.
And today we're going to do another installment in our golf swing fundamentals and in particular
today we're going to look at set up procedures so if you're interested in this stay tuned.
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So today in particular.
We're going to look at set up procedures.
So there are five areas that we're going to look at in this video.
Okay so the first skill were looking at today is the distance from the ball.
So when we take our golf set up.
A lot of people say how far should I stand from the ball?
It's actually a misleading argument to say how far do we stand from the ball.
Because we have got 14 different clubs in the bag.
They're all different lengths.
So if I pull out my driver and I've got my 8 iron here.
There are two totally different lengths at play.
So the distance that I stand from the ball changes with every single club.
And I don't know about you.
But I can there is no way in the world I can remember 14 different distances.
So the way I work it out is that no matter what the club is that's in our hands.
We need to be done hand span from the end of that club.
So that makes it really easy.
Whether it's a 7 iron, a driver, a 3 wood or a pitching wedge.
We need to stand one hand span from the end of the golf club.
That just makes it so much easier and less complicated.
So the second area we're going to discuss the day is arm position.
So when we take our set up we have established that we one hand span from the end of the
club.
And from this angle here a lot of people think they need their hands up high.
I think it's really over complicated it should not be as complicated as what most people
make it out.
So what I like people to do is just basically let their arms hang.
Wherever the arms hang.
If you join your hands together and then you put a club in there you've got a nice angle
here from me I'm down the shaft of the club.
That position there enables my hands to work freely during the golf swing.
Unfortunately, if I get my hands up here where we have the arm in the club as an extension
of each other that makes it very difficult for me to swing and use my hands in anyway.
It's locking and blocking my wrist out of the shot.
So really, all we need to do is just let the arms hang naturally.
Put our hands on the club we make sure we're a hand span from the end of the club and then
we're good to go.
So the third area we're looking at today is the positioning of the hands in relation to
the ball.
So we've already established that we're a hand span.
That our arms are just hanging freely.
Some people think we should have our hands in front.
Now unfortunately, when we get our hands in front and getting the arm that left arm and
the club get in a straight line.
That also locks my wrists into a position where I don't want to be in.
We want to be able to utilise our hands and release our hands through the ball.
So the best position for that to be in this just to have our hands level.
If we're chipping that's a different story.
But just for a standard golf shot we just want to have our hands level with a ball so
there's a slight angle there.
We don't want to get those hands in front it's just in there enough to fill in natural
position for us to create a golf swing from.
So the next area we're going to be looking at is the positioning of the spine.
So when I take my set up.
A lot of people when they start playing golf and some that are fairly experienced having
their spine too straight.
The problem with having the spine too straight is.
As I come down my stomach gets in the way.
And yeah.
I could probably do with losing a few kilos.
But even if I did.
My stomach is still going to be in the way.
So what we need to do is we need to do is we need to tilt the spine forward.
So I like to think of it as if I'm going to dive into a pool into a diving stance.
My spine is tilted forward.
Now with my spine in that position.
That then gives me free access down to the golf ball.
If I have got my spine straight.
My stomach is in the way.
So then my brain will think okay.
I can't get down to the ball that way.
I have got to throw it out that way and get my hands away from my body.
Which some people call casting.
It's just giving yourself the chance to hit the ball.
You can do it decently.
But it is not going to be consistent.
And you are going to hit it with a pull or a fade.
It is much easier to develop the correct spine angle when we start.
So it's just a diving stance.
You can see there I have got a nice angle between the spine and the legs.
And once again from there I am good to develop a natural swing.
And the final area today that we are going to be looking at.
Is the positioning of our legs.
So similar to that last one where we talk about spine angle.
A lot of people when they straighten their spine.
The natural reaction then is to squat down there.
Now we do need to move our body and legs and shoulders and hips during the golf swing.
Golf is a dynamic movement.
We move to the right and we move through to the left.Now the problem with that is.
If I squat down.
It's very restrictive I can't really turn very well.
So if I can keep my legs reasonably straight.
And then we get our spine tilted forward.
And then I just flex the knees.
Just to get rid of a tension from the kneecaps I don't really want to go out and have downward
pressure.
But I do want that tension to be out of the knee caps and from there once again I'm ready
to go with a good swing.
Now the bonus tip that I'm going to include now.
Is that we need to talk about width of stance.
And over the years the width of stance has changed.
When I was growing up it was shoulder width.
And to a degree it's still shoulder width.
But with the amount of club head speed these modern golf pros are generating when they
hit tee shots.
You probably noticed on the television that they're certainly getting their feet wider
apart.
Well they need that to create some stability through impact.
If you had a stance that's too wide it does restrict how much you move.
But these guys are generating such an enormous amount of club head speed.
They need a more solid base.
Think of it if you building a Lego tower and you're putting 30 brings up on top.
And you need quite a wide base to stop it from falling over.
So the more power you generate in a golf swing.
The wider your stance should be.
But I think a good position to start from is shoulder width.
And the shoulder width in my opinion is measured from the outsides of the feet not the insides
of the feet.
Unless we get to that driver.
There is a benefit and getting slightly wider with the driver.
So that pretty much covers my golf swing fundamentals and set up procedures.
Thank you for letting me help you with your golf.
I'm Brian Fitzgerald The Golf Doctor and I look forward to seeing you on the next video
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