Kip's Golf Myths - Keeping Your Hands Ahead of the Ball

[plankspanker1969]

@emncaity: As you should--I'm simply sharing my experience with and perception of this instruction. Google "Faldo iron setup" (image search) and look at the one of him in the pink shirt--maybe it is an optical illusion as described in the video, but it sure looks like the club lines up with his arm. The same search with Nicklaus shows one of him in a red shirt that shows his hands even with the ball with the driver and slightly ahead of the ball with irons. Am I misunderstanding what these g

[plankspanker1969]

If this is a "myth," why do great players such Faldo and McIlroy line up with their hands ahead? I put my hands in front of the area between the zipper and pleat so that my left arm extended straight into the shaft, and I was hitting a 6-iron (a '78 Hogan Apex blade!) onto a target green 193 yards away with that nice feeling of compression. My contact had not been solid and the shots were short before I made that one change, so I can't agree that setting up hands forward with irons is bad.

[emncaity]

@plankspanker1969

Yeah, I kinda think I'll go with Faldo, Nicklaus, et al.

[claytronica23]

Misleading title. "Hands ahead of the ball" refers to impact, not address. Nothing in this clip is wrong per se, but this info is a little....useless, to be honest. Set up however you want - the moment of truth is impact, where your hands do indeed want to be ahead of the ball for most shots (with some exceptions).

[RobertMirzakhanian]

45 years as an open tennis player. And now only 3 years ago picked up a golf club. And now scratch player. All the best players power and thoughts are the right side not left and left only serves the anchor of the circle

[RobertMirzakhanian]

Why are all the instructors making it so complicated. There are millions of thoughts in an amateur golfer mind. A natural swing move for right handers is to simply pick up the club with the right "Arm" and shoulder and let the left shoulder only follow and on forward swing everything should happen automatically without having to feel the left hip even though the left hip does turn but very gently. Not rapidly. Where that will create the tempo everyone is talking about. 45 years of an open tenn

[8hackattack]

BTW< Depending on the golfer, some golfers would benefit from a forward press and some don't. No absolutes at set-up. Impact is another matter

[8hackattack]

Nick Faldo played his best with a slight foward press, Sam Sneads trigger to start his golf swing; a forward press. Jack Nicklaus didn't tilt his spine away as Kip demonstarted her; Jack rotated his head. Ball position has something to do with the shaft leaning towards the target and as does a players grip, and flow swing players less shaft lean, spine tilt @ setup affects shaft lean. But no matter what, the lead hand is ahead of the club face at impact for standard shots up to hybrid at minimum

[8hackattack]

Again, at impact the lead hand should be ahead of the clubface at impact; all great ball strikers do, for standard shots from a level lie, the sweet spot of the club face contacts the ball the divot follows and the low point of the golf swing is towards the left shoulder. (RIGHT HAND GOLFER)

[sonicdeviant]

Doesn't seem like a myth with some of the pros I've seen; true, maybe it's not exaggerated, but the shaft of the club is definitely angled forward and inline with the left arm of some pros at address. Check INCHMARLODC here on youtube for some great slow motion pro swings.

[craigbell3440]

That makes a lot of sence!!! A lot of people say to keep your hands ahead of the ball, but whenever I try it, my swing and follow thru are crap!! It's not natural. Good job on the vid!!!

[jimsnyder1000]

very nice - great job bravo !!!!

[sharpnup]

Totally agree with his explaination, a neutral set up encourages the body to move to the fluid motion of a complete swing.

[BourneAccident]

This guy really explains the action of the golf swing very well. A +