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I've been experimenting with different stances lately. In particular, I've been flaring my right (trailing) foot out about 20 degrees, keeping my left (lead) foot pretty much perpendicular. This helps me to get a fuller turn, but I still tend to block shots off to the right, because I have wooden hips.
cmays recently mentioned the Tom Stickney web site, and I read this article, HOW YOUR STANCE-LINE INFLUENCES YOUR HIP'S ACTION with great interest. So today I tried keeping my right foot pretty much perpendicular to the target line, but flaring my left out a full 45 degrees, which felt odd. In addition, I dropped my right foot back about an inch, closing my stance slightly. This worked pretty well with the driver and other woods. Once I got the feel of it, I hit some nice long and straight drives. With the irons, I reduced the flare to about 20 degrees, but I still kept the stance closed about an inch. With the longer irons this seemed to cause a hook; but the mid irons were pretty straight.
But it got so bloody hot that by about the 15th hole I was losing focus, and even having trouble maintaining a good grip, due to sweat. So I lost track of what was going on with the stance. At one point, I tried flaring the right foot 20 degrees, and the left 45. I proceeded to hit a very long, straight drive, but the stance felt very odd. That was probably my best drive of the day, however.
cmays recently mentioned the Tom Stickney web site, and I read this article, HOW YOUR STANCE-LINE INFLUENCES YOUR HIP'S ACTION with great interest. So today I tried keeping my right foot pretty much perpendicular to the target line, but flaring my left out a full 45 degrees, which felt odd. In addition, I dropped my right foot back about an inch, closing my stance slightly. This worked pretty well with the driver and other woods. Once I got the feel of it, I hit some nice long and straight drives. With the irons, I reduced the flare to about 20 degrees, but I still kept the stance closed about an inch. With the longer irons this seemed to cause a hook; but the mid irons were pretty straight.
But it got so bloody hot that by about the 15th hole I was losing focus, and even having trouble maintaining a good grip, due to sweat. So I lost track of what was going on with the stance. At one point, I tried flaring the right foot 20 degrees, and the left 45. I proceeded to hit a very long, straight drive, but the stance felt very odd. That was probably my best drive of the day, however.