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I read in a few books saying at address the weight should be on the balls of feet. This just doesn't work for me. I think by instinct one tends to "push off" at downswing, hence losing the spin angle and a thin shot or top is produced.

I experimented with weight center around the middle of the arch of the feet, to make sure that I am flat-footed, hence there is very little lower body movement and I cannot push-off at downswing. This produces much more consistent ball contacts.

Any thoughts on this.

If you're in an athletic crouch it is easier to fall back than it is to fall forward. It you stand straight up with knees locked and crouch as if to begin to sit on a stool then you're in an upright athletic crouch...this is hard to do with too much weight on your heels so you must keep a little more weight to the front on the balls of your feet, specifically the arch side of the balls of your feet...you know, balance. It is crucial that you don't fall forward or backward at any time during the swing. You don't want to raise up or down either. Believe it or not, without that athletic crouch it is actually easier to do either one of these. Hope this helps.

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Weight distribution is about 60/40 balls/heels, or perhaps a bit more on the ball. Obviously you can't be 90/10 in either direction.

You should have weight evenly distributed between the balls and heels of the feet. A quick test you can do to make sure you aren't balancing too much weight on the heels is by making sure you can wiggle your toes while at address.

If you are very tall or have very long legs with short torso your weight should be even or nearer the heels with less lower body. Weight on the balls of the feet works best for shorter rounder body types with more lower body.

I disagree. The center of gravity is more towards your toes in a proper setup, not directly between the heel and ball of your foot.

The difference between 50/50 and 60/40 may be minor, but it's not "evenly distributed."

I think the distribution can be a personal thing. If you watch joggers, some land and push off on the balls only, some mostly balls and some arch, some land on heels. I think the key is that it's well balanced thru out the swing.

Before taking up golf, the concept of the "athletic crouch" is weight on the balls... because of playing tennis for 15 years and I need to push off at opponents striking the ball. This definitely doesn't work in golf, as I had the tendency to "push off" at downswing and jump out of the shot. I have mostly corrected the problem with weight at mid point between ball and heel, and visualizing at address that I do not jump out. Nowadays I can hit a dozen 5i and have only 2 thin/thick ones.

You just don't want to have your weight favoring your heels or toes. If you find it does favor either one, adjust your distance from the ball until you feel your weight is evenly distributed.

Advice from a teaching professional.......rarely a bad thing! Thanks JC

Are your knees properly bent? It's definitely evenly distributed according to many golf publications, like Tiger's book for example. You may be compensating for a lack of knee bend or something.

I'm not.

The point I will make now is that what you feel and what is reality is often different. Many people feel that their weight is slightly on their goes, but go ahead and stand straight up - that's "weight in the middle of your feet." To many it doesn't feel that way.