[yodeli]

Artistic license to get the point across. With the "extreme" it is easier to draw the diagram and show the "divot" and the "out".

Hi Wali, Golfguru is right: the drawings are exaggerated and not at scale. The purpose here is to put the emphasis on what happens between impact and low point and to see the role of the left shoulder as the center of the stroke.

The reality is less 'extreme' and, of course, the common ball position ranges from the middle of your feet to in front of the left shoulder.

However, you could choose to play a ball in front of your right foot with a wide stance...but to be geometrically correct, you would have to dig deep into the ground to low point and beyond with a divot the size of your stance - ouch!!!

This is maybe the reason why we usually shorten the stance with wedges !