Where do you place the ball on iron shot

[Ezgolfer]

In the middle , closer to toe or heel ?

I see lot of golfers on the range place the ball closer to heel of the iron. Thoughts ?

[The Boom Bapp]

[quote name='Ezgolfer' post='818492' date='Dec 9 2007, 11:48 PM']I see lot of golfers on the range place the ball closer to heel of the iron. Thoughts ?[/quote]


How well did they hit the ball?

Balance issue possibly but then do what ever is comfortable for you!

[jeffy]

This guy hit it pretty well; here is his take:

[url="http://youtube.com/watch?v=Dro8rhBZUJs"]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Dro8rhBZUJs[/url]

[wkuo3]

[quote name='jeffy' post='820226' date='Dec 11 2007, 11:37 AM']This guy hit it pretty well; here is his take:

[url="http://youtube.com/watch?v=Dro8rhBZUJs"]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Dro8rhBZUJs[/url][/quote]
One of my favorite players, but what does this clip has to do with the ball position close to the heel of the club face?
I know some put the ball closer to the toe to encourage a inside to outside swing, but rarely see anyone does the opposite.

[Sandman600]

Interesting this post I wondered the same. Lately I've been placeing the more towards the heel of the club on all my equipment even my putter and noticed that that make more solid contact verses the middle position

[jeffy]

[quote name='wkuo3' post='820237' date='Dec 11 2007, 11:42 AM'][quote name='jeffy' post='820226' date='Dec 11 2007, 11:37 AM']This guy hit it pretty well; here is his take:

[url="http://youtube.com/watch?v=Dro8rhBZUJs"]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Dro8rhBZUJs[/url][/quote]
One of my favorite players, but what does this clip has to do with the ball position close to the heel of the club face?
I know some put the ball closer to the toe to encourage a inside to outside swing, but rarely see anyone does the opposite.
[/quote]


Sorry; guess I can't read...

[JerseyGolfer]

I've been doing the same and also playing the ball a little further back in my stance with a more open foot and shoulder stance. I seem to be making much better contact and have a lower trajectory. The only thing is a miss when I hit it fat.

[PurePursuit]

Depends on the club, with blades or even my MP60's the sweet spot is closer to the heel than the toe. So I address the club where I want to make contact with the ball.

[jeffy]

This is a friend of mine, one of the top amateurs in the Met area for several decades. He addresses everything in the heel, irons through driver. He likes to take it back outside, then drop it inside, and sort of stands-up at impact, which draws the arms in: you can see how much his upper body moves away from the target line by relating his head to the last range-net pole in the distance. Can fade it or draw it, though I think he has a better "fade" swing.

 

 

 

[aviator]

I just figured out what I have been doing wrong all this time, it's the SOCKS!!!

[jeffy]

[quote name='aviator' post='820343' date='Dec 11 2007, 12:55 PM']I just figured out what I have been doing wrong all this time, it's the SOCKS!!! [/quote]

Well, I don't dress him...

[par36golfdeercreek]

the head pro at the golf course that i work at does the same thing somewhat, except he places the ball on the toe of the club almost outside the toe of the club.....hes about a 1 handicap and almost passed his PAT missed it by 1 stroke (played last 5 holes in like 6 over par)


neways.....he can hit the snot out of the ball ....ive tried the same and ive done the same

he says he does it because it makes you "go after the ball" which make sense kind of

[chughes60]

I have seen with my swing that it has to do with raising your body up in the swing resulting in toe hits so myself and other people, to make up for it line up with the heel of the club so that when they lift it pulls the toe to the proper position for a clean strike.

[muxi87]

[quote name='par36golfdeercreek' post='820489' date='Dec 11 2007, 02:33 PM']the head pro at the golf course that i work at does the same thing somewhat, except he places the ball on the toe of the club almost outside the toe of the club.....hes about a 1 handicap and almost passed his PAT missed it by 1 stroke (played last 5 holes in like 6 over par)[/quote]
a head pro that hasn't passed the PAT...and has failed in his most recent attempt at that???

Kinda odd...

[Swingtheclub]

[quote name='par36golfdeercreek' post='820489' date='Dec 11 2007, 02:33 PM']the head pro at the golf course that i work at does the same thing somewhat, except he places the ball on the toe of the club almost outside the toe of the club.....hes about a 1 handicap and almost passed his PAT missed it by 1 stroke (played last 5 holes in like 6 over par)


neways.....he can hit the snot out of the ball ....ive tried the same and ive done the same

he says he does it because it makes you "go after the ball" which make sense kind of[/quote]


Lol he almost passed his PAT then he can almost be a PGA member someday

Most 3 or 4 handicaps could pass a Pat we are only talking 15 over the course rating for 36 holes

That means if par is 72 and the rating is 70 155 for two rounds gets it done thats a 77 and a 78.


[b]The sweet spot on irons is towards the heel and actually higher up the face. Manufacturers have been trying for years to lower it and move it over, with some success that is why a lot of Pro's and low handicappers set their irons up more towards the heel.[/b]

[pocketfulladoubles]

For long clubs, I keep it just out past the center of the face. For shorter clubs I keep it just in from the center. The reason is that with my driver and 2 through 4 iron, my club moves out a bit. I don't get this on a 7i and shorter. I try to contact just inside the center toward the heel. I'm talking a couple millimeters here, nothing drastic. I used impact tape to align all my clubs and hit and hit and hit them until I was puring it and figured out where the sweet spots were, and where to set up to get me there. Lengthy experiment, but worth it in the end. The problem is that it only works if I'm playing several round per week. Anything less and my swing deteriorates too fast.

[beachgrovejunior]

[quote name='par36golfdeercreek' post='820489' date='Dec 11 2007, 12:33 PM']the head pro at the golf course that i work at does the same thing somewhat, except he places the ball on the toe of the club almost outside the toe of the club.....hes about a 1 handicap and almost passed his PAT missed it by 1 stroke (played last 5 holes in like 6 over par)


neways.....he can hit the snot out of the ball ....ive tried the same and ive done the same

he says he does it because it makes you "go after the ball" which make sense kind of[/quote]

That sounds rather fishy...

back to the topic, i try and put it pretty much dead center of the sweetspot, cause thats where i want to hit it. Sometimes i put it a bit on the toe though if ive had a S%@#nk"or two