I have always been intrigued by the
sport of Golf, but I never really took action until the 8th grade when I took golf lessons. I
love the fact that you have to do everything almost completely perfect in order
to come out with a solid score in Golf. I love this because it pushes me to be
the best golfer I can be if I want the good results. While reading the book How to Hit Every Shot (The Ultimate Guide to
Shot Making and Scoring) I plan to learn every shot that I am capable of
hitting. One thing that I have learned from this book is that the most important thing about golf is learning the Basics.
“You don’t need a
magic want to make the ball bend to your will. The secret to hitting every shot
is hidden in your setup” (Golf Mag. 11). This is telling us that no matter what
you learn about golf, nothing works unless you have a good setup within your
stance.
The first picture shows a middle stance; this is where you put the ball in between your back and front foot, but I still usually line in up a little bit closer to my back foot. This is a good stance to hit a normal shot. This stance does not add any loft to the club which will create a normal shot depending on the club you use. The second picture shows a front stance; this is where you put the ball lined up with the inside of your front foot. This is a stance that adds a ton of loft to the club. This means that the ball will fly much higher than a normal shot will. The third picture shows a back stance; this is
where you place the ball line up with the inside of your back foot. This is a good stance to keep the
ball low and hit farther than usual. All
of these stances work great but need to be used in certain situations. For
example, a front stance will not work when you are hitting out from under a
tree, this is because you must keep the ball low so you would need to use a
back stance.
Throughout the rest of the book I
look forward to learning the different types of shots that I am able to hit
while playing golf, things like hitting out of sand, hitting with certain
clubs, and hitting out of trouble spots with a good outcome.
Question: What stance do you guys think would work best when you need to hit the ball over a large tree?
Question: What stance do you guys think would work best when you need to hit the ball over a large tree?
