Hi Patty
Good to hear from you and thanks for the questions.
There's no question that when you look at driving a club forward which is placed on the ground with the Core you would want a motion that would have the club/ball forward in your stance. This would probably create more of a 'sweeping' action than 'digging'.
Exceptions would be if the 'job' was different and you needed a different application of the club.
So what would be an example of this??
If you had a 'divot' lie you would need a different type of contact and the easiest way to show this would be that if we understood that now instead of 'sweeping' the ball away it needs a contact as if you were taking more 'turf' and almost imagining that you were driving the clubhead into the ground.
Another example might when your ball lies in thick rough and you wanted to get through the grass with a 'steeper' motion to get the club on the back of the ball.
I think the 'standard job' of driving something forward that we would do with the club on the floor and the Core is a great 'reference point' as to where 'normal' is.
As with lots of things to do with golf, it's very easy to 'over do' things and that's why I always use the club on the floor and the Core in my practise sessions because right before I hit any shots I'm looking at something that will never change from one day to the next and always needs the same solution, i.e. clarity of the 'job', a position to set up to help you do the 'job' and a swing/motion that would achieve a good result.
It's not that a forward ball position is the 'secret' it's more that we're searching for the 'appropriate position' that is correct to do the 'job' in front of you.
Probably for you Patty, it will feel like the ball position is very forward because of your background and where you're used to positioning the ball.
I hope this helps.
Good golfing
Paul
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