I’ve learned over the last year that widening my stance kills my golf swings and produces blocks and shanks. Like most people, my wide stance was based on traditional instruction. But in all shots, except while in the bunker, I have found that a narrower stance promotes an easier transition, more power, better weight transfer, and straighter shots. Thanks for this video! It’s confirmation I’m incorporating the right changes into my swing.
This information has helped me infinitely. I naturally have broad shoulders, and have been taught to have my feet shoulder width (esp on driver). I've experimented with narrowing my stance to varying degrees, and have found a much better sweet spot which allows for more consistent distance, trajectory, better strikes and much better rotations. My iron game has improved so much too. Awesome explanation and thanks so much. New subscriber here 👌👏🤝
i had been told to stand with my feet wider than my shoulders when using my driver. But my shoulders are wide. And when I stand narrow and swing with my 5 iron i get great flex and hit it almost as far as my driver, but with better accuracy and with less feeling of effort. Thank you for undoing this error!
Great info! Wide stance provides stability, but only the illusion of balance. The reality is the wide stance precludes the proper use of the legs and destroys the balance that allows one to make a great swing. Moving the feet in a couple inches from neutral and swinging a club is a great drill to feel the proper leg action and it also requires a lower effort swing to maintain balance. Thanks for all your insights!
This is so spot on, for the longest time I couldn't figure out why the ball would travel dead straight to the right whenever I'd try to crush the ball with my driver. Its because I'd widen my stance to compensate for swinging hard and it would drastically change my plane to the ball without me even really feeling it. I could do everything perfectly, nice low and long backswing, let the club lag, hit the ball dead center on the face, it would literally feel so perfect like it should be 300 yds down the pipe but the ball would travel down the first base line every. single. time.. being an athletic 6'4", it was so frustrating because driving should be my strong suit in competitive play but I never dared to turn it loose. It feels so good to finally know what the problem is. Now I'm slowly working on swinging hard with a NORMAL to even narrower stance and I tell you it makes all the difference in the world!
Wide stance is also a big factor for back issues, especially at the range where your see folk trying to murder the ball taking a big wide stance with their driver. 10/15 shots later they can hardly hit a 9 iron as their back is too sore to make a full turn.
@@nicholasdemetriades9154 yep it hinders your hip movement and puts all the rotation into your spine. Also, not enough hip rotation in your backswing is a good way to block everything to the right, as mentioned in my original post
Yes thanks for the confirmation. I just practiced and hit 120 pitching wedges,9,,8,7 irons. No problem. No pain. Accuracy much better as well as far less muscular effort! Can't wait to attack the flag stick. Usually I hit the green from 125 in but my birdie pctg.is too low because I'm generally 20-30 ft from attackable pins. Most of my shots were either straight or very slight draw. Also much easier to shape the shots without any hooks or slices! Let me know how many strokes you are saving! Good golfing!
I had both my hips replaced in the last 8 years…I JUST started to experiment with bringing my feet together closer like I do for chipping and now hit the ball better, farther, and more consistent than I ever did before I had my hips replaced! Wish I had known this 30 years ago!!!
A month ago I was really crushing the ball, focusing on turning my body first, but now I've struggled with turning my body and I've seen my stance is wider than ever, generating much less power. Was driving pretty bad my last round and by hole 15 I changed to a narrower more natural stance and went on to crush my last 3 drives. That's how it is ain't it?
Yep! Funny game we play. I can hit straighter and farther with an extremely narrow stance versus a stance width outside the hips even with driver! One day I injured my back on the range and didn't want miss my weekly round on the course so I popped a few pills and played 18 with an almost feet together stance on all shots. And an extremely light grip pressure. Swung with mostly arms because I had to with such intense back pain and shot 83! Not as good as my normal rounds but it taught me a few things especially not to do anything that hurts your ability to hit straight and far!
I'm 72 yrs old, and I must use a very wide stance for stability & able to have good ball flight, my feet are outside my shoulders & it just works for me
I friggin knew it. I could not put my finger on it but I always felt stronger and more fluid with a narrow stance on driver and irons. But guess what, cause of all the experts telling me shoulder with, I put myself in unnatural feeling positions. I too have super broad shoulders so it makes good sense
I think professional golfers have to take a lot of the blame for this, even golf pro's giving quick driver tips will say take a wide stance. The never point out that if you take too wide a stance you will restrict your turn, and hurt your back in the long run.
The pros who do take a wide stance are generally far more flexible than we are. You only need to look at one of the best drivers ever in Greg Norman to convince me of the merits of a narrow stance.
If you're trying to be on the long drive tour, completely different set of requirements. They're only trying to get 1 out of 6 inside a grid the size of the biggest fairway you'd ever see in your life. I'm a bit more interested in consistency!
Chuck your teachings are the same as my own philosophy. Jack N. stated he swung around his head as the center of gravity. A major set up check point is to hover the club at address position & adjust right leg & foot for stance & alignment. It is an amazing ck. point to set up balance points in stance. Stick to your thoughts, there is so much conflicting instruction out there. By the way, JO MO works great!
I love how Chuck has never played on the PGA tour, yet always ensures to lump himself in with pros every chance he gets. There is a big difference between a "golf pro" and an actual professional golfer.
I’ve learned over the last year that widening my stance kills my golf swings and produces blocks and shanks. Like most people, my wide stance was based on traditional instruction. But in all shots, except while in the bunker, I have found that a narrower stance promotes an easier transition, more power, better weight transfer, and straighter shots.
Thanks for this video! It’s confirmation I’m incorporating the right changes into my swing.
This information has helped me infinitely.
I naturally have broad shoulders, and have been taught to have my feet shoulder width (esp on driver).
I've experimented with narrowing my stance to varying degrees, and have found a much better sweet spot which allows for more consistent distance, trajectory, better strikes and much better rotations.
My iron game has improved so much too.
Awesome explanation and thanks so much.
New subscriber here 👌👏🤝
i had been told to stand with my feet wider than my shoulders when using my driver. But my shoulders are wide. And when I stand narrow and swing with my 5 iron i get great flex and hit it almost as far as my driver, but with better accuracy and with less feeling of effort. Thank you for undoing this error!
Great info! Wide stance provides stability, but only the illusion of balance. The reality is the wide stance precludes the proper use of the legs and destroys the balance that allows one to make a great swing. Moving the feet in a couple inches from neutral and swinging a club is a great drill to feel the proper leg action and it also requires a lower effort swing to maintain balance. Thanks for all your insights!
This is so spot on, for the longest time I couldn't figure out why the ball would travel dead straight to the right whenever I'd try to crush the ball with my driver. Its because I'd widen my stance to compensate for swinging hard and it would drastically change my plane to the ball without me even really feeling it. I could do everything perfectly, nice low and long backswing, let the club lag, hit the ball dead center on the face, it would literally feel so perfect like it should be 300 yds down the pipe but the ball would travel down the first base line every. single. time.. being an athletic 6'4", it was so frustrating because driving should be my strong suit in competitive play but I never dared to turn it loose. It feels so good to finally know what the problem is. Now I'm slowly working on swinging hard with a NORMAL to even narrower stance and I tell you it makes all the difference in the world!
Wide stance is also a big factor for back issues, especially at the range where your see folk trying to murder the ball taking a big wide stance with their driver. 10/15 shots later they can hardly hit a 9 iron as their back is too sore to make a full turn.
Yep. That's why my back hurts when I hit more than 50-60 balls. Too wide of a stance.
@@nicholasdemetriades9154 yep it hinders your hip movement and puts all the rotation into your spine. Also, not enough hip rotation in your backswing is a good way to block everything to the right, as mentioned in my original post
Yes thanks for the confirmation. I just practiced and hit 120 pitching wedges,9,,8,7 irons. No problem. No pain. Accuracy much better as well as far less muscular effort! Can't wait to attack the flag stick. Usually I hit the green from 125 in but my birdie pctg.is too low because I'm generally 20-30 ft from attackable pins. Most of my shots were either straight or very slight draw. Also much easier to shape the shots without any hooks or slices! Let me know how many strokes you are saving! Good golfing!
I had both my hips replaced in the last 8 years…I JUST started to experiment with bringing my feet together closer like I do for chipping and now hit the ball better, farther, and more consistent than I ever did before I had my hips replaced! Wish I had known this 30 years ago!!!
Agree. And as a 6"5 guy and slim i need a stance that is narrower than vogue.
This is a total “fixer” advice I needed to unlock my right hip in a swing. Thank You!!!
A month ago I was really crushing the ball, focusing on turning my body first, but now I've struggled with turning my body and I've seen my stance is wider than ever, generating much less power. Was driving pretty bad my last round and by hole 15 I changed to a narrower more natural stance and went on to crush my last 3 drives. That's how it is ain't it?
Yep! Funny game we play. I can hit straighter and farther with an extremely narrow stance versus a stance width outside the hips even with driver! One day I injured my back on the range and didn't want miss my weekly round on the course so I popped a few pills and played 18 with an almost feet together stance on all shots. And an extremely light grip pressure. Swung with mostly arms because I had to with such intense back pain and shot 83! Not as good as my normal rounds but it taught me a few things especially not to do anything that hurts your ability to hit straight and far!
This is a great explanation.
Thanks! Hope it helps!
Quality video, very well explained. Every time my game goes west I always come back to stance width👊
And here I am again
@@johnreid6435 hahaha
I'm 72 yrs old, and I must use a very wide stance for stability & able to have good ball flight, my feet are outside my shoulders & it just works for me
Hi Chuck, I clicked the link and signed in for the bonus video on stance width with every club but it's showing a different video? Thanks
I friggin knew it. I could not put my finger on it but I always felt stronger and more fluid with a narrow stance on driver and irons. But guess what, cause of all the experts telling me shoulder with, I put myself in unnatural feeling positions. I too have super broad shoulders so it makes good sense
Great information.. Narrow is usually better and the litmus test is if you can stick your finish at 85 pct speed. Think Geof Ogilvey swing.
0:51. 🤣🤣. Cracked me up
😂simple but true!
I think professional golfers have to take a lot of the blame for this, even golf pro's giving quick driver tips will say take a wide stance. The never point out that if you take too wide a stance you will restrict your turn, and hurt your back in the long run.
Unfortunately, they don't know any better either.
The pros who do take a wide stance are generally far more flexible than we are. You only need to look at one of the best drivers ever in Greg Norman to convince me of the merits of a narrow stance.
Which is probably why Tiger messed up his back.
So true, in fact narrower stance makes it easier to sling your upper body with your hips.
I agree totally with you,,,,,,But the Naysayers would say,,,,,,Then why do the Long Driver Contestants use Extremely Wide Stances?
If you're trying to be on the long drive tour, completely different set of requirements. They're only trying to get 1 out of 6 inside a grid the size of the biggest fairway you'd ever see in your life. I'm a bit more interested in consistency!
Chuck your teachings are the same as my own philosophy. Jack N. stated he swung around his head as the center of gravity. A major set up check point is to hover the club at address position & adjust right leg & foot for stance & alignment. It is an amazing ck. point to set up balance points in stance. Stick to your thoughts, there is so much conflicting instruction out there. By the way, JO MO works great!
thomas ross cool Thomas! Glad you like JoMo too! We’ve had a lot of great feedback on it!
I love how Chuck has never played on the PGA tour, yet always ensures to lump himself in with pros every chance he gets.
There is a big difference between a "golf pro" and an actual professional golfer.
Have you seen his swing? Its very very good. Probably if he didn't get injured he could of chased that dream of pro golfer.
I’m guessing he could give you strokes and still beat you.