Where is the club suppose to rest b-4 swing?

[mont86]

Maybe I am completely out of my head, but this weekend when I was watching the pros, I noticed that right before their swing, their clubs were setting on the ground. My question is how close too the ground should the club be right before I swing?

[GreeBoman]

Re: Where is the club suppose to rest b-4 swing?

errr most people rest the club on the ground before they swing (though hover woods from the tee)
Greg Norman used to reccommend hovering everything always.

[mont86]

Re: Where is the club suppose to rest b-4 swing?

I do hover my clubs, but I rarely take a divot, on the down swing when the club strikes the ball how does my body lower itself to take a divot?
Or maybe I'm not dropping into to the slot?

[GreeBoman]

Re: Where is the club suppose to rest b-4 swing?

well if you want to take a divot you should setup with your club on the ground and then lift it off without moving your core (so use your arms) your arms should straighten out during the down swing.

[LowPost42]

Re: Where is the club suppose to rest b-4 swing?

Greg Norman used to recommend hovering everything always.

The reason for the above is that the rules state that you have addressed the ball once you have taken your stance AND grounded the club. By never grounding the club, he's never addressed the ball. Therefore, if the ball moves while he's standing over it, he can never be assessed a penalty for it.

[mont86]

Re: Where is the club suppose to rest b-4 swing?

The reason for the above is that the rules state that you have addressed the ball once you have taken your stance AND grounded the club. By never grounding the club, he's never addressed the ball. Therefore, if the ball moves while he's standing over it, he can never be assessed a penalty for it.

Tricky!..Lowpro do you ground the club? I would have thought more people
would have responded. I have the thought that maybe I'm holding the club to high at address??? I haven't been out since I questioned this theory.
I hold off about a 1/4 in. or so.and if I raise at all that would make it higher.

[LowPost42]

Re: Where is the club suppose to rest b-4 swing?

I actually hover the club more than most golfers, I find.

I like to hover my driver. I'll often hover my club in thick rough, too.

But for fairway shots or irons off the tee, I'll ground my club. I find that hovering introduces tension - and sometimes it throws me off if I've become too tense in my swing.