The position of the ball can be boring in exercise – but it can have great benefits.
Zephyr Melton
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Cohesion is No. 1 indicator of a great golfer. Everyone can hit one good shot or play one good hole, but the key to the size is constant shots, good holes and good rounds.
This is not an easy task. Even the best players in the world create bad swings, tagey cards and shoot high results. There is no such thing as an excellent turtleneck. The best we can do is minimize errors and be as consistent as possible.
With all moving parts in a swing it is very difficult to make exactly the same movement with each shot. But although the moving parts of the swing are difficult to recreate, the basics in the configuration are not.
Things such as attitude, alignment AND ball position They are not the most exciting things to exercise, but they are one of the easiest things to do consistently. That is why this season I devoted myself to practicing these bases every time.
How to practice the perfect position of the ball
Although exercising in winter is not the easiest thing to do, I try to reach the simulator several times a week to get to some repetitions. In the past, I just used this time to keep my body and the golf muscles worked. But this season I decided to be obsessed with the basic foundations.
Recently, which I worked on the most, there is a ball position. And for help in measuring the position of the ball, I bring with me a yard for every training session.
I like to arrange a stick on the ground, indicating my target line, and then I stand with the center of my attitude in the middle (with an 18-inch sign). Then, with every shot I hit, I put the ball in the same exact place in relation to the traces on the stick.
This ball position will differ for each club. For example, with my wedges, I want the ball to be in the middle of my attitude, so before each shot I put it in a queue. With short irons I put the ball on a 16-inch sign. In the case of longer irons, I move it a little more and set the ball with a 14-inch sign. The ball is at the level of 10.5 inches for water forests, and then for the driver I like that it has a 9-inch character.
Is the exercise tedious this way? Yes – but the benefits are worth it. I no longer guess or contribute to the correct position of the ball. Now, when I hit, I know exactly where the ball should be in my position for every club.
