Driver face at address | Golf Monthly

I would move the ball forward to just inside the right toe, this will lead to an upward attack on the ball helping to get it airborne easier,also helping to close the face through impact as the club will be closing at the strike. This should help with the dreaded slice as well. Try it, if it starts to go too much left bring the ball back a little at a time until you find your ideal set up position.


I'd worry that this would lead to too much of a descending blow for most right handers, and might cause too much backspin. ;)

The general concept is that the ball will leave the clubhead in teh way the clubhead is facing, so if you can get the clubhead back to exactly where it was facing at address, then a closed face will start the ball off to the left of target ( unless you have allowed for that with your setup and stance ).

However, if you don't get back to the same position, eg too little wrist action/ too much body movement might keep the clubhead miles behind your body, so the face will be open at impact causing a high short fade.

Which is a shot I can play irrespective of how I set up, and no matter how much I tell myself I don't want to.

If your swing is good, set up with the clubface square.

If your swing is bad, work on your swing. :)

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