Golf Ball Position Chart Jun 2026

Place a headcover on the ground 2 inches behind the ball.

CLUB | STANCE | BALL POSITION -------------|-----------|---------------------------- Driver | Widest | Inside Left Heel 3-Wood | Wide | 2-3" Behind Left Heel 5-Wood/Hybrid| Wide | 1-2" Behind Left Heel 3,4,5 Iron | Shoulder | 1 Ball Left of Center 6,7,8 Iron | Shoulder | CENTER 9 Iron, PW | Narrow | 1-2" Right of Center SW, LW, GW | Narrowest | Middle (Back for low shots) golf ball position chart

Miller explained that a golfer's stance is a landscape where inches feel like miles. For the driver—the "big dog"—the ball needs to be way up by the front heel to catch it on the upswing. For those short, biting wedge shots, you play it back toward the trailing foot to ensure a steep, spinning strike. Arthur adjusted his stance for his 7-iron, moving the ball exactly to the center of his feet, just as the Golf Sidekick chart prescribed. Place a headcover on the ground 2 inches behind the ball

Before you swing, run this mental checklist: For those short, biting wedge shots, you play