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Video’d myself the other day and noticed I’m playing the ball far too far back in my stance. Problem is I was making a nice ball turf contact ! So over time my unconscious self has cheated and moved the ball back until I can take the divot I wanted.

Went to the field last night to work on this left heel position using the Ben Doyle routine described above. Lots of divot before ball, no divot shots and high shots.

Any suggestions for what I need to work on (drills etc) so I can take a divot ahead of this new forward ball position?

Aiming point? Lateral move?

(I’m building a hitting pattern).

Thank you

You got it . . . Aiming Point forward . . . Shift hips foward.

Brian Manzella has a good drill you may want to try . . . remove the ball. Set up in the "Doyle Ball Position Procedure" as you have done. Take a divot on your practice swing. Now continue swinging and making the same divot longer in the direction of the target until you can't anymore.

Another one . . . there is actually a video out here on this one. Head to the bunker. Draw a line perpendicular to your plane line. This will be your "ball position" line. With no ball make divots on the left side of the line.

Remember your frame of reference isn't necessarily the ball . . . OBLITERATE THE PLANE LINE. Down and through the Aiming Point. Take the Lag ALL THE WAY DOWN to both arms straight.