05/16/2026
This is a before and after setup of a good player I work with. Oddly enough, this player tended to hit it the ball off the toe. Makes sense why they’d like to set up off of the heel.
The key for this player was to retrain their eyes to set up off of the middle of the club face, and then swing in a way “trying to hit it off of the heel” in order to get centre contact. Once the centre contact be came consistent, so did the carry distance.
But how much does centre contact really matter?
I see consistently on a launch monitor: a strike that is roughly ½ inch toward the heel or toe can cost 5 to 10 yards of carry. A more severe miss (¾ inch or more off-centre) can result in 10 to 20 yards of distance loss. Aka, the difference between hitting it on the green and hitting it in the water short.
Proper setup reduces the number of variables before the swing starts. Set up correctly, then learn to deliver the club correctly. Your ball just might thank you for it.
