Note from the Surge: Travel day today, so I'm using a “page” from my old tips booklet on Stance. These illustrations are only meant as a general reference. Soon we'll be using photos when we can.
Stance:
Width…shoulder side, inside of feet to outside
edge of shoulders. Building Effect (Illustration
A) vs. Eiffel Tower (Illustration B). Building Effect
has legs in line and in balance with the hips; joined
in the hip sockets. Eiffel Tower has the legs
angled into the hip socket with pressure of opposing/
contradicting angles caused by feet
wider than shoulders.
Premise: Narrow feet'wide knees'both feet
slightly flared out, right foot 5 to 10 degrees…
left foot 10 to 15 degrees.
Weight Distribution:
1. Pre-loaded/60%+ heavy right foot.
2. Front to back on feet = centered over
arches/insteps.
3. Wide knees/over ankles/outward pressure…
Ride the skinny horse.
Reasons:
1. Allows external rotation of the knees,
always moving together in the same direction
at the same time.
2. Allows instantaneous load over and onto a
flexed right leg (like pitching).
3. Right hip socket; knee and foot are in a
straight line = perfect load.
NOTE: Should feel like you sit or sink over and onto a
flexed right leg because when you load, the leg receives
your weight. You feel the load on the thigh and hamstring,
the big leg muscles.
KEY: Stance Width-Changes as club gets longer,
Wedge-Outside edge of both feet under outside
edge of shoulders. Driver-Center of right foot
under outside edge of right shoulder-inside
edge of left foot under outside edge of shoulder.
Maximum change is thus 3-4 inches from
wedge thru driver and maintains look of Building
Effect.
NOTE: 9 iron – driver: Center of right foot is under outside
edge of right shoulder for all shot/clubs. It is only the left
foot that moves to change stance width.
I'll be off the road tomorrow. For those in the U.S. who have ice on the roads instead of in a glass in front of the fireplace, I know how it feels. Drive carefully!
The Surge!