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Old 07-17-2008, 01:06 PM
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Re: Setting up irons: Forward press

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Originally Posted by larryrsf View Post
It is mental, of course. But you must keep your hands ahead of the clubhead-- or said another way, the clubhead should never pass your hands. Good golfers TRAP the ball against the turf- striking down on it and then making a LONG divot after impact. Good golfers anticipate and plan the divot to be made--they hardly even look at the ball, so important it is to keep the clubhead accelerating through impact--with the hands leading.
As has been pointed out to you, trapping the ball against the turf is a *myth*.

There is one reason and one reason alone to hit the ball with clubhead still heading downward: cleaner contact. But hitting on a downward angle, you make it easier to hit the ball in the centre of the clubface without accidentally hitting the ground first.
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