Open Stance

Sneakylong · 2020-04-18T14:40:41+00:00

Anyone play with an open stance? Bubba Watson comes to mind. He hits cuts and draws with it. I've been using it for a while with good results. Works bes...

Tinker

I like to play fades and I’m comfortable with a slight open stance. Like to hit knockdowns and short wedges from an open stance. A full mid or long iron I try to play square unless I am trying to fade. I don’t have much consistency with a closed stance or a draw.

DonM

A hidden factor is eye dominance. If your trail eye is dominant, you might like an open stance. Lead eye dominant, you might like to lean or turn your head back, ala Jack.

I’m RH and right eye dominant, and if I could, I’d use an open stance. I use the Moe Norman swing. He was left eye dominant. I struggle with turning back in the swing because my eye doesn’t want to get turned away.

Sneakylong

For whatever reason my path is straighter. I normally swing too much to the left. This seems to help keep the path of the club more down the line rather that left.

For whatever reason my misses aren't as bad. Like I said, I'll ride this epiphany until it doesn't work anymore.
And I can hit draws and fades like Bubba with open stance. A closed stance for me encourages me too swing too far left.

sdandrea1

Sneakylong For whatever reason my path is straighter. I normally swing too much to the left. This seems to help keep the path of the club more down the line rather that left.

For whatever reason my misses aren't as bad. Like I said, I'll ride this epiphany until it doesn't work anymore.
And I can hit draws and fades like Bubba with open stance. A closed stance for me encourages me too swing too far left.

Where you been Sneaky? SWMBO is shopping for Brady jerseys - we're hoping to hit a game or two in Tampa. 😁

braveheart

In my experience, the open stance does not allow me to turn enough in the backswing. My backswing is not long as it is and coupled with a quick tempo it’s not good. It creates a more over the top swing and increased pulls. If I try to hold it off, I’ll get fat shots.
A closed stance, assists me with a better backswing and more of an inside path. I can then hit straighter shots with a draw at times.

Sneakylong

sdandrea1 Where you been Sneaky? SWMBO is shopping for Brady jerseys - we're hoping to hit a game or two in Tampa. 😁

Yup, we're Bucs fans now. 😀 My wife's boss has season tickets and we hope to get to a a game. Patriots are in rebuild mode.

scotts33

To me the best fader of the golf ball.

Tinker

I try to model my swing after Travino

scotts33

Tinker That down move he makes for many is hard to replicate plus Lee Buck took it back outside and came back inside no OTT there at all. 😄

ode

scotts33 I was gonna say watching driver swing he def goes back outside but then drops it in the slot. Seems like he'd get a hold off baby fade with that motion.

Tinker

I do the take it back outside, drop it down inside. The leg action is hard to duplicate

azgreg

I was a bigger fan of Bruce Lietzke's swing.

scotts33

azgreg I was a bigger fan of Bruce Lietzke's swing.

More OTT and probably why he didn't practice much. More like the recreational golfer.

scotts33

azgreg I was a bigger fan of Bruce Lietzke's swing.

The Lietzke video I posted was in response to azgreg. I'd agree Lietzke was square. I would think most open stance players are faders in general not all. Double cross hook it OB left. lol

colej

I like the open stance for less than full shots. Most of the time I’m pretty square.

KCee

I like an open stance at times; seems to help me make a 3/4 swing. Use it a lot with shorter irons and wedges. Only on longer clubs when hitting out of the rough or when the lie is uneven.....so pretty much everywhere on my home course. Can't seem to make it work with driver or 3w though.

Typhoon

Bruce doesn't look like he has an open stance, looks pretty square, he just comes over the top.

KCee

scotts33 Double cross hook it OB left. lol

That was me yesterday. It was so darn windy and I hit a few pull draws at the wrong time.

Sneakylong

I played today with the open stance (except irons). Great results again with the driver and woods. Crushed the driver. Can hit draws and fades.
Also, 3 of us played 18 in 2 hours and 50 minutes. This single cart thing is the answer to slow play. Need to invent a single golf cart.

azgreg

Sneakylong

johnnydoom

Sneakylong Last time I went I saw three people zipping around on what looked like motorcycles, but their golf bags were angled up from under the seat with the bag opening towards the handle bars. Don’t know who made them but they sure looked cool.

Found it. It’s call a Finn Cycle.

https://www.finnscooters.com/