Setup for longer clubs

Thanks Steven For the helpful info. I asked because in Tom’s Hybrids/Long Irons and The Driver video sections, he says what I wrote on bumping the hip and ball position. I wanted to make sure I was not misunderstanding it, and also clarifying for Woods.

You have some leeway with ball position. There is the simplicity of keeping it consistent relative to the inside of the lead heel and adjusting the stance width depending on the length of the club as Steven mentioned. Alternatively, we can start with a ball position that is in the middle of the stance for short irons, two balls inside the lead heel for middle irons, and incrementally more forward for the longer clubs - the farthest forward being even with the inside of the lead heel for the driver (again, 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.

With all clubs you should bump your hips targetward at setup (while keeping the upper torso and head in place) to preset the forward weight load. With the short and mid irons we are setting 55% weight forward; with the longer clubs more like 60%.

Tom,

Could you please clarify if you still recommend the following? In your Hybrid/Long Irons and The Driver videos on the new website, you recommend

for Driver: 1 clubhead back of lead heel and bump hip 1” forward,

and for Hybrids/long irons: 1/2 clubhead back of lead heel and bump hip 1.5” forward.

For Woods: no recommendation. Is it same as driver?

Thanks Tom.