Ultimate Guide to Ball Position

The Ultimate Guide to Ball Position is a short golf blog post that looks at my theory of 16 ball positions with 14 clubs in the bag. Most amateur golfers around the world have problems with ball position. The majority of beginners tend to start with a single ball position for all types of shots. This is because they have enough to think about as it is, without having to think about the position of the ball, too. 3 Ball Position Theory Many coaches claim that there are 3 ball positions. One for the woods (Left of Centre), one for the irons (Middle of the Stance) and one for the shorter irons (Right of Centre). I would agree with this theory for beginner golfers but not for advanced players. My Ultimate Guide to Ball Position Full Swing This includes the 16-ball positions theory. 12 of the ball positions are for the full swing. In my bag, I carry 14 clubs. Driver, 3 wood, 5 wood, 4 Utility, 4,5,6,7,8,9 iron, PW, 54° & 58° wedges & Putter. Every club in my bag has a different length, except for the 54° & 58° wedges which are the same length. Therefore I have 12 different ball positions for a full swing. That’s right, I have 12 different ball positions with a full swing Short Game Ball Positions The putter has a ball position, which is just left of the centre of the stance, therefore I should stroke the ball on the upswing (Ball position 13) My chipping is always played from off the back foot with my ball position opposite my right shoe. This is to help promote a descending movement through impact. (This is my 14th ball position) Pitching and bunker shots share a left-of-centre ball position. This helps to increase the loft, which will also introduce the club’s bounce. (Ball position 15) The last ball position is for a lob shot. This tends to be further left than for a pitch shot, which helps increase the loft on the club. (Ball position 16) What are your thoughts? What do you think of The Ultimate Guide to Ball Position? Please leave a comment below or fill out a Contact Form. To read more of my golf blog posts, click here. Image by HeungSoon from Pixabay