Stance Width
 

How does stance width affect the stroke? Besides affecting the relative location of low point, what are the effects of excessive, insufficient, and optimal stance width? Thanks.

affects trajectory in this way.....Wider and Further from the ball..increases the "Overtaking Rate of Components" thus creating a slightly higher trajectory....note: more true with angled hinge action...the opposite would be true for lower...narrower and closer to the ball....

AS.....Food for thought!!

The wider the stance the more tilt you'll have at impact and the further your upper body will be from the ball. Thus the higher flight....opposite for lower.

I always have difficulty transfering the weight to the left and finish the swing all the way to the back. I did some experiment and found that if I used a narrowing stance, I can transfer the weight easily from the downswing. I used to have a wider stance. I also saw some pro hitting balls with a relatively narrow stance with the left foot flare out.

Is it true that narrow stance (relatively) transfer weight better than a wider stance?

It's also about GEOMETRY . . . as you pull you right foot back what happens to your left shoulder????

It moves back too! Where is low point located? Under your left shoulder.

Check it out in a mirror. For the longer clubs you are playing the ball closer to low point so you take a wider stance vicey vercy for the short sticks and chips. Then of course you could adjust for "specialty" shots.

A more narrow stance makes it easier to turn in both directions and most people are not flexible or athletic enough to use a wide stance and get 'full participation' from the pivot.

A good 'swing' keeps you in balance, regardless of how wide the stance is. Using a wider stance to fix a balance problem is a band-aid in my opinion.