Was else I can tell you for sure is that a major cause of inconsistent ball-striking is an inconsistent setup. I would go so far as to say you should practice your setup as much as you practice your swing.<\/p>\n Let’s drill in on this point. Say you hit a tremendous drive. On the next hole, you unknowingly set up with the ball one inch farther away from you than it was on the last hole. If you make the same swing, you will miss the sweet spot on the clubface by an inch.<\/p>\n But you won’t make the same swing, because you’re reaching out a little bit farther than you did last time and that is enough to change everything. Your unconscious mind knows you’re out of position and will try, in vain, to compensate. You won’t hit anywhere near as good a drive and then wonder what happened to your swing.<\/p>\n What happened was that an inconsistent setup forced that good swing out of existence. Simple as that.<\/p>\n My instructor had me buy a four-foot metal ruler to practice my setup. With this, you can ensure your feet are the same distance apart, and the ball is in the same place. Being consistent with these two things alone will by themselves improve your ball-striking.<\/p>\n We practice our swing to make it as much the same as we can every time, but what’s the use of having a repeating swing if your setup is all over the map? <\/p>\n And when you’re trying to develop a repeating swing, you might keep correcting this or that when your swing is just fine and it’s your setup that needs work. <\/p>\n So here are a few things to think about in your setup, all of which make a difference:<\/p>\n Grip alignment (orientation of Vs) * This will vary by the club used, must be the same per club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A friend of mine told me while we were playing one day, that someone looked into how it is that Justin Thomas, who isn’t a very big guy, drives the ball so far. One of his keys is that he hits the ball on the center of the clubface. Every time. It might have been on impact … Continue reading Your Setup–One Key to Consistent Contact<\/span> ![\"](\"https:\/\/therecreationalgolfer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_1213b.jpg\")
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\nGrip pressure
\nWhere on the handle you place your hands *
\nClubface alignment (open, square, closed)
\nDistance from the ball *
\nLocation of the ball in your stance *
\nPosture of your back
\nAmount of bend in your neck
\nAmount of bend in your hips and knees *
\nShape of your arms
\nDistance between your elbows
\nHeight of your stance *
\nDistribution of weight across the feet (front-back, side-side)
\nAmount that your toes are turned out
\nAlignment of feet
\nAlignment of shoulders
\nThe feeling that you are “in the slot”<\/p>\n