It's nice to see you in the Forum, @sbjornst!! We hope to see you participating regularly in this great community going forward!
With regard to using an iron or fairway wood off the tee, there's really no difference in setup compared to how you would play the same club if the ball was in the fairway. The stock ball position is in 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). Of course you have some leeway based on personal preference and the type of shot you wish to play,
@mike9ferrucci - While you do have some leeway, in general once my students and members show some level of proficiency with the swing I suggest that they migrate to a stock S&T ball position that is in 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 they 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.)
It's nice to see you in the Forum, @sbjornst!! We hope to see you participating regularly in this great community going forward!
With regard to using an iron or fairway wood off the tee, there's really no difference in setup compared to how you would play the same club if the ball was in the fairway. The stock ball position is in 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). Of course you have some leeway based on personal preference and the type of shot you wish to play,
TS