How to find the correct set-up every single time

[TheDeanAbides]

There's a real pattern of ams posting swings here with poor setup conditions. It's nearly always a case of not enough ankle bend and shin tilt causing their butt to be sticking out too much. This nearly always means that the pelvis will try to find balance in the golf swing and cause EE. 

 

There's a simple way to find the perfect set-up position with every shot and on every lie, and I thank Tracey Reed for showing it to me. It goes like this:

 

1) Take your grip and address the ball with your right foot in line with the ball and your left foot behind you and up on your toes. This establishes the correct amount of forward bend.

2) Bring the left foot in whilst looking at the target and move your feet left and right to create the stance. Always be looking at the target. 

3) Lift your feet up and down as you look at the target until you feel in perfect dynamic balance. 

 

Now you can look back down at the ball. If you're lucky the club will still be right behind the ball as you set it initially, but it's more likely that it'll be out of position as your body found balance. Do not be tempted to just move the club to the ball - instead step back and go through the process again. 

 

After doing this several times you will calibrate better and generally find the club in position when you look down at it. 

 

One thing to watch out for is to be sure that you don't come out of your forward bend when you look down to the target as this will change your balance point. 

From here it's so much easier to swing with power and efficiency because your body isn't wasting any energy trying to find balance throughout the swing. 

[TheDeanAbides]

@BigTerp1524 here you go. Apparently everyone else of Wrx sets up correctly and didn't need this. 😉

[BigTerp1524]

4 minutes ago, TheDeanAbides said:

@BigTerp1524 here you go. Apparently everyone else of Wrx sets up correctly and didn't need this. 😉

Thanks!!

[TheDeanAbides]

Just now, BigTerp1524 said:

Thanks!!

Let me know how you get on. Make sure that you follow it to the letter and avoid the temptation to look down as you take your stance or just go with it if it's close. 

[hoselpalooza]

lots of different ways to build a good set-up.

 

i use a variation of mike austin's set-up (0s-49s of below video). 

 

i think the most important part of building a good set-up is to be deliberate about it and to do exactly the same thing every single time... until you find a reason to change something. and then you keep doing that thing exactly the same, every single time. 

 

p.s. i come out of my forward bend to feel the weight of the club head and to check my balance, then i get right back into it. lots of different ways...

 

 

[getitdaily]

There is no perfect setup. There is an optimal setup for each player. Setup can help minimize a swing flaw.

 

Swing too flat, setup more bent over. Swing too steep, setup more upright. Have a hard time with a lateral shift? Go stack and tilt. Hard time with reverse pivot, setup with a feeling of more weight on the back foot. Etc.

 

Setup is just another component in matchups.

Edited March 9, 2021 by getitdaily

[TheDeanAbides]

6 hours ago, getitdaily said:

There is no perfect setup. There is an optimal setup for each player. Setup can help minimize a swing flaw.

 

Swing too flat, setup more bent over. Swing too steep, setup more upright. Have a hard time with a lateral shift? Go stack and tilt. Hard time with reverse pivot, setup with a feeling of more weight on the back foot. Etc.

 

Setup is just another component in matchups.

This is how to find perfect balance and the optimum forward bend for you. It's not the same setup for everyone, although it sets the centre of the pelvis over the ankles, which is something seen in every good swing.

 

  If you need to tweak your setup because of a swing fault by all means mess around with your balance... Or you could fix the fault. 

[b.mattay]

I like this idea! Gave it a shot in my backyard with some foam balls and found it prevented a set up with excess hip flexion! Nice! 
 

For the record, doing just step 1.) was enough for me! 

Edited March 11, 2021 by b.mattay

[Tshapiro1000]

I think the best setup comes from having solid mechanics and having a full understanding of your swing. Realistically, you have to compensate for something depending on how your ball lies, the terrain and the shot you need to make. And, if you’re dependent on a ‘perfect’ setup routine a lot of that goes out the window once you’ve left the tee box. I think practicing with alignment sticks is important for developing a good setup because over time it forces you to really understand your swing. The key here being ‘over time’. Don’t expect good results the first few times out. In fact, once you start using the sticks things could get worse before they get better. 

[TheDeanAbides]

6 hours ago, Tshapiro1000 said:

I think the best setup comes from having solid mechanics and having a full understanding of your swing. Realistically, you have to compensate for something depending on how your ball lies, the terrain and the shot you need to make. And, if you’re dependent on a ‘perfect’ setup routine a lot of that goes out the window once you’ve left the tee box. I think practicing with alignment sticks is important for developing a good setup because over time it forces you to really understand your swing. The key here being ‘over time’. Don’t expect good results the first few times out. In fact, once you start using the sticks things could get worse before they get better. 

I'm sorry that you've misunderstood my post. This method of setting up is designed to find balance in every situation and especially on tricky lies. 

 

It works. 

[TheDeanAbides]

11 hours ago, b.mattay said:

I like this idea! Gave it a shot in my backyard with some foam balls and found it prevented a set up with excess hip flexion! Nice! 
 

For the record, doing just step 1.) was enough for me! 

Glad it helped. 👍🏻

[me05501]

The info from this video, starting about 1:00, helped me get in a more consistent setup routine. Much like with putting, I’ve found that using a routine frees my mind from a lot of negative thoughts by replacing them with positive intention.