Curriculum covers all shots within 60 yards

Day One: Putting and Chipping

Video Analysis Included

 Day Two: Pitching and Greenside Bunker Work

Concludes with 9 Hole Shortgame Challenge

$299 One on One

$249 Two on One

$199 Three on One

All designed

to lower your scores

  Stance Width

Based on the acronym G.A.P.B.S. used in our schools to identify golf's five fundamentals, we enter the Summer of 2014 with a handle on Grip, Aim, Posture, and Ball Position and now find ourselves considering the final topic of Stance Width.

Last month's newsletter raised some controversy because I am a believer in one ball position and not moving the ball all over your stance based on which club you have in your hand. This month I will suggest varying the stance width based on a short, mid or long club being used. To keep it simple, categorize all short irons as the 8 iron through all the wedges; the long to mid irons as the 2 hybrid through the 7 iron; and the long clubs as the driver through your longest fairway metal.

Picture 1 illustrates a simple method to initially address  the ball with your feet together and the ball in the middle of your feet. It is always the movement of the lead heel (the left for the right-handed hitter) that controls ball position. My hot spot is to situate the ball 4 inches in back of the lead heel for all clubs. However, the key for this month is the movement of the trailing heel (right foot).

With the short irons, the right heel moves 8 inches from its  original position to create a 12 inch total space between the heels (See Picture 2 at left).

For the long to mid irons, the trailing heel moves  10 inches, for a total of 14 inches between heels.