| There are many factors that determine the end | | | | should be shoulder-width apart and parallel with the |
| result of your golf shot, your stance is the start of | | | | ground. The players' weight should be on the inside |
| your swing and having a good stance will lead to | | | | of the right foot and knee. Hold the club in the middle |
| great success. The entire shot is determined by the | | | | of your stance. The club head should rest gently on |
| way you setup. There are three main elements that | | | | the ground, centered approximately 18 inches in front |
| comprise the proper golf stance: grip, stance, and | | | | of your toes. Allow the club head to lay centered |
| body placement. Your grip must be firm with hands in | | | | behind the golf ball so it dose not touch or move it. |
| their proper places. The stance is crucial to making | | | | The final element of the setup is proper body |
| your weight shift correctly. The golfers' body | | | | placement. The knees should be bent slightly, the |
| placement must be comfortable, with all elements in | | | | same posture that they will be in if the golfer sits on |
| their proper places. The proper golf starting position | | | | a bar chair. Watching the golf ball at all times is a |
| allows for the perfect golf shot. | | | | crucial factor in golf (don't look up to early). |
| The backside of the left hand should be placed even | | | | Setting up the perfect golf shot is like a space |
| with the end of the club. The right hand should be | | | | shuttle preparing for a launch. The space fight |
| directly below the left with the left-hand thumb | | | | depends on every detail of the launch setup. The |
| facing down the shaft and the right-hand thumb | | | | launch will be waved off if one element is not |
| must be wrapped around the grip facing left(for a | | | | perfect, to avoid a disasters crash. This is equally |
| right-hand player). Next lock the right pinky finger | | | | true of your golf shot. If your golf shot is not set up |
| with the left index finger, turning you hands into a | | | | properly, you will have a disastrous shank (missed |
| single unit. The golfer should have a comfortable soft | | | | hit). Proper setup of the golf stance will afford any |
| grip. A common analogy is to hold the club like you | | | | golfer a good platform from which to launch the |
| would a bird, tight enough so it could not fly away | | | | perfect golf shot, thus enabling greater enjoyment of |
| but not so tight that you could kill it. | | | | the game of golf. |
| The next crucial element is the stance. Your feet | | | | |