Knee in Stance

The other day a friend of mine who is a single handicap golfer shranked a chip shot. He shranked not only once but few times. Well, there is a reason why he is a single handicap golfer, it doesn't take him too long to realize he has developed a serious problem. Average golfers might take longer to realize their problems, but not my friend, not him.

He later told me that it is the ball position in his stance that caused the shranking. Why is it caused by static ball position and not swing motion? This is what a confident single handicap is capable of, he trusted his swing. He explained that over the time the ball moved a little and little, until one day when the moon is full, the tide is risen and the wolf is howling, the ball had finally moved too much and the disaster then appeared. His coment is check my stance often to build a consistent swing.

I am sure my friend checks his stance constantly, it is really not easy to maintain single handicap. Though what and how to check ball position? I realize that if I open my feet a little, I feel the ball is more to the center than it is. If I tilt my shoulder a little more for a high lofted shot, the ball might seems a little more forward. Well, I decided to make use of my knees, while all other variables could change, my knees are always there to support my weight. If my body mass is at the center between my knees, my stance should be good for a balanced swing, so is the ball position, I believe.

Look no further than ball in reference to the knees, I think it will help me much to eliminate one of the common errors: the faulty ball posititon.