Find the center of the stand to better contact with the iron

Welcome to Shaving Stroke, a Golf.com series, game’s smartest minds to share their tips to help you, well, shave! Today, 100 golf teachers, Joe Plecker, explains how to find your stance center and make clearer approach shots.

Everyone wants to tag their hardcore like a professional, but most people don’t even understand where to start when it comes to pursuits. Obviously, you want to go within range to bend the swing – but what should you do?

A great starting point is to understand where the true center of your position lies and why it is so important to firm contact. In the text below, Golf 100 teachers, Joe Plecker, shows a quick way to find the center and explains how it can help you hit more solid iron shots.

Find your true center

Taking the ball with the sternum as the center is the real center of the position. Playing the ball too far forward or back can lead to poor contact and poor offline shots. If you want to consistently hit crisp shots with a hardcore, you need to find this true center.

The true center of the position is consistent with your sternum. To make people feel like they are standing on the ball, hang a golf club from the center of the chest, right on the sternum. The shaft should be suspended like a pendulum.

Check out the photos above and see what I mean.

From here, take a pose, keeping the sternum and chest in the position of the swing throughout. This will ensure contact with your iron.

Start practicing this with a moderate swing speed – not the fastest you can swing. Note the feeling of the surface of the club and where the divorcee occurs. If done correctly, you get a more central strike and a little bit ahead of the ball.