1. gilder37 Said,

   Hey I have always been taught to have my hands in front of the ball, but what is the straight up and down one? I’ve never heard of that one would you mind explaining that one to me please?

2. stuymandie Said,

   i like to look at the videos for tips but the best thing i have done is just get 100 balls and go to the park or a school feild and just hit ball after ball until you find what works for you i put a mark on all my balls so it leaves a mark on my club face to see exactly where i hit it as with cosistency i now have my legs straight with very little flex and try to mimic iron byron machine so the bottom half of me stays quite stationary and this has stopped me hitting fat

3. jaacobbowden Said,

   Although I think that hands forward is more popularly taught, there are instructors that advocate both ways. I don’t think either one of them is “wrong”…success is found within the whole range. Personally, I like my hands slightly forward, but favoring the straight up side. Basically, it mimics the impact position that I want to get to. If you can make good contact either way, then it probably won’t matter too much which one you go with.

4. aaadddaaammm777 Said,

   yeah, do you know which way would be better?

5. travis70359 Said,

   I do the same thing and wonder if I’m doing it the wrong way. I start with my hand out in front of the ball. when I see pictures in golf magazines, they always appear to be holding it straight up and down.

6. aaadddaaammm777 Said,

   Can someone help me with my swing? For iron shots i sometimes start my swing with my hands already ahead of the ball with the club at an angle and sometimes i do it when the clubs straight up and down. I have good contact both was, but I want to stick with one swing, which way is better?

7. jaacobbowden Said,

   I’ll keep that in mind for future videos, thanks.

   In the meantime, just briefly, be careful of changing your swing and/or equipment around too much. Even changing the loft on a wedge by one degree can throw your short game off for a bit. As Count Yogi would say, it’s hard to perfect something you are constantly changing.

8. Culturein2Chaos Said,

   golf is soooo dam hard, one day i play ok another i am shocking, i cant seem to find consistancy, i dont think there are any vidoes for improving it

9. jaacobbowden Said,

   Search for the videos in our SwingManGolf channel about slicing…and see if that can help out. I think we have two of them uploaded.

10. SonicandShadow1993 Said,

    When I play in the golf course most of my shots is sliced. I went to my coach and he says that am going across the ball so then I stopped doing that. I played in the golf course today and was trying to hit underneath ball (from my coach advice), I also tried to rotating my body to make sure that I didn’t stop moving when I strake my ball but I still slice the shot and really want to draw the ball. oh yeah the golf course is always windy just let you know. I wounder if you could help me.

11. hightop42 Said,

    Im am not someone who should be giving lessons, however, I have been taking lessons since the first of the year and my pro says the the club and your body alignment (spine angle) should form a 45 degree angle. I hope that helps

12. jaacobbowden Said,

    It sounds like you already have an answer. A simple solution would be to find the happy medium between where you hook & push the ball that produces a relatively straight shot. That said, there are different schools of thought on how far away from the ball to be…all of which will likely have validity. Without the space to get in to too much detail, I would say to find a spot that is comfortable & balanced. Then adjust the lie angles on your irons to fit the way you want to swing.

13. fedorrox Said,

    Something that I have trouble with and cannot seem to find info about is how do I determine the distance I should stand away from the ball. I either seem too far away and hook the ball, or too close and push it out. Any suggestions please?

14. jaacobbowden Said,

    Sure thing, glad to help.

15. edsbroadwaygifts Said,

    I have that problem with my long irons 3 and 4 especially…I’ll give those tips a try Thanx!!

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