Our research has shown that most tour level players are NOT in the same position at impact as they were at address. Understanding this difference sometimes goes a long way toward improving the swing.

The most difficult part of address/impact for the golfer is the fact that this is a positional visual illusion. Proper impact looks different than it is. We usually see pictures of good players from the front view. However, it is important to appreciate the difference between address and impact from a top perspective. Since when we swing we really see ourselves from the top.

We are looking down from above our hands. Therefore, looking at pictures which show a front perspective are not as helpful as one shown from a top perspective. The front view is really an illusion because our eyes are behind the shaft at impact, which gives misleading visual information.

The player should recognize the substantial difference between Address and Impact. This difference is visual as well as kinesthetic (feel).

As you can see these two positions appear to be very different. In truth they are the identical position viewed from different angles. The top affords us the perspective most useful to us. It gives us an indication about just how extreme it must appear to produce an effective impact position.

One other issue to consider is the feel. The feel is always much more severe than expected.

Consider this, if your wrists are free and your arms are hanging it is nearly impossible to have your hands too far beyond the ball for impact. And the problem of every hacker is the hands are too far behind the ball at impact.