Determining straight away ball position

I am in search of ideas for a simple but effective way of teaching a novice how to discover the "straight away" ball position for different clubs. Trial and error method is lacking. What I currently do: I have the student place the club on the horizontal plane with the arm and club at low point, then like a door move the club "up plane" until the player thinks that the clubface is now slightly open to the target line (I also use the magnet deal that attaches to the clubface to show where it is pointing) then the player lowers the arm and club onto the inclined plane. Is there a better method? Are there any flaws in what I do?

Originally Posted by okie I am in search of ideas for a simple but effective way of teaching a novice how to discover the "straight away" ball position for different clubs. Trial and error method is lacking. What I currently do: I have the student place the club on the horizontal plane with the arm and club at low point, then like a door move the club "up plane" until the player thinks that the clubface is now slightly open to the target line (I also use the magnet deal that attaches to the clubface to show where it is pointing) then the player lowers the arm and club onto the inclined plane. Is there a better method? Are there any flaws in what I do?

OKIE,

I may not be following... do you mean how to get set up consistently? It only took me 51 years, and Yoda to teach me! This is the preview for the premium video. Pay close attention to how Yoda has Mr. Gay setting up the same way EVERY time.

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Kevin

Originally Posted by KevCarter OKIE,

I may not be following... do you mean how to get set up consistently? It only took me 51 years, and Yoda to teach me! This is the preview for the premium video. Pay close attention to how Yoda has Mr. Gay setting up the same way EVERY time.

Video.wmv

Kevin

Yes in essence how to set up consistently and correctly based on shaft length and degree of off-set and hookface. There is one straightaway ball position for every club.

Originally Posted by okie Yes in essence how to set up consistently and correctly based on shaft length and degree of off-set and hookface. There is one straightaway ball position for every club.

Sorry my friend, I don't think my ideas are much help to that question, and I'm not sure how to answer.



Kevin

Originally Posted by okie I am in search of ideas for a simple but effective way of teaching a novice how to discover the "straight away" ball position for different clubs. Trial and error method is lacking. What I currently do: I have the student place the club on the horizontal plane with the arm and club at low point, then like a door move the club "up plane" until the player thinks that the clubface is now slightly open to the target line (I also use the magnet deal that attaches to the clubface to show where it is pointing) then the player lowers the arm and club onto the inclined plane. Is there a better method? Are there any flaws in what I do?

Hard to say boss . . . straight away is basically when there is no divergence between the face and path right? So straight away could depend on lotsa stuff. But . . . . generally the more back the ball is played the more "out" in the plane so to hit it straight back the face has to be open some. Closer to low point the more you want to close the face.