I have been going through the program and came upon a section that has caused some confusion. During the majority of the system, we have a "one ball position" moniker. However, in the long iron/ hybrid section it mentions moving the ball around. I have been trying to use the one ball position system with mixed results and now wonder if I have been doing something incorrectly.
thanks.
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You do have some leeway. The Stack & Tilt book's "suggested" starting points for ball positions are the middle of the stance for short irons, two balls inside the lead heel for middle irons, and creeping more forward for the longer clubs - the farthest forward being even with the inside of the lead heel for the driver (with the stance width increasing as we move from shorter to longer clubs). From there we can make incremental tweaks to see how different positions affect impact quality and shot shape. For example, my personal preference for the shorter clubs tends to be a position that is slightly forward of prescribed. (By the way, I strongly suggest using alignment sticks when monitoring ball position - one on the foot line, a second one parallel to the first to mark the target line, and a third perpendicular to these to show ball position – as our side-on view from above tends to skew our perspective of the actual location of the ball relative to our stance.)