October 28, 2024 Wright Balance® Zoom

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Why is stance width narrow to wide so important? What about ball position?

Below is an edited Zoom video on Stance Width and ball position by Core Zone.

Question

True or False

Ball position is most forward in the Anterior Zone / Upper Core Player when compared to the Interior and Posterior Zone Player's ball position.

Answer

True

Question

The Anterior Zone / Upper Core Player plays from a stance width that is:

A. Wide

B. Just outside the shoulders

C. Narrow

D. None of the above

Answer

C. Narrow

Question

True or False

The Narrower Stance Width of the Anterior Zone / Upper Core Player creates a natural sequence of motion allowing separation of the hips and shoulders.

Answer

True

Question

True or False

The Anterior Zone Upper Core Player starts their backswing with the Lower Core (trail hip)

Answer

True

Question

Which of these statements is True?

A. The Posterior Zone / Lower Core Player has the widest Stance Width and the least amount of side bend.

B. The Lower Core Player has the widest Stance Width and the greatest amount of side bend

C. The Lower Core Player has the narrowest Stance Width and the greatest amount of side bend

D. None of the above **

Answer

B. The Lower Core Player has the widest Stance Width and the greatest amount of side bend as shown in this image from a 2010 magazine article on power. Note the wide stance and the side bend. Also note that my hips approximate being parallel to my shoulders in this image.

Question

Side Bend

A. Sets the angles of the body

B. Sets ball position as the player sets posture

C. Is greater in the Posterior Zone Lower Core Player

D. All of the above

Answer

D. All of the above

Question

True or False

Side Bend only involves a hip bump

Answer

False

The trail shoulder and hip bump work in tandem to create the angles for the most efficient motion and ball position

Question

True or False

The Downswing Path Test is a simple way to determine the accuracy of Stance Width, Side Bend and Sequencing of Motion.

Answer

True