[YodasLuke]

For taller golfers, is the preferred address taught to bend slightly with the knees and more at hips (increasing the angle of spine in relation to perpendicular, say ~35-40 degrees, or more accurately moving the spine angle _towards_ horizontal) or more at the knees and less at the hips (moving the spine more perpendicular to the ground, say to an vertical angle of 15-20* )? With the former, the arms hang nearly straight down, but probably 9-12 inches from my thigh. The latter has arms much nearer the body but at a slight angle away from the knees.

I can get the clubhead to the ground either way, but am curious as to how you would approach it. The TGM aspects that I am adding to my game has helped immensely, cutting strokes quickly and making the game a bunch more fun. But until I can get these down, there is still much inconsistancy...

Oh, I am 6'8", current clubs are 3* up and 2" long. Was a 20+ HC but now down to a 15.

TIA,
jwh

I've fit a few NBA players, 2 at 6'11". Just to give you an idea about extremes, one needed 3" long and 6* upright. For the longest time, most manufacturers wouldn't make the club that long. I called one major manufacturer to order a set and they told me they wouldn't make them that long or that upright. They said, "we can add an inch and make them 2* up." I said, "The guy's 6'11"! Here, I'm going to let you tell him that you won't do it." I ended up fitting him in Henry-Griffitts, and he loves them.

The latter example that you gave reminds me of George Archer. I always felt sorry for him, as it looked like he was playing with a junior set of clubs. I'm sure, at the start of his career, "standard" sets were all you could get. I know he suffered from lower back problems for a long time. His back always looked a little too straight, from what I remember.

I find as people get too much knee bend at address, it's harder for them to maintain that precise amount of bend throughout the stroke.