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When I was teaching golf, one of the most frequently asked questions was “How far should I stand from the ball?” I understand why. You can look down and measure how far apart your feet are. You can even place the ball in the right spot in your stance if you pay attention. Distance to the ball is more difficult. It feels more abstract.

You can use the length of the club as a general guide, but that only gets you so far. Small adjustments, such as choking down, reaching out or changing arm position, can throw things off. In my experience, finding the right distance often requires a bit of trial and error. Here are some tips to get it right.

How far to stand from the golf ball with a driver

Because the driver is the longest club in your bag, you’ll naturally be farther from the ball than you would with your irons.

Here’s a simple routine to find the right distance:

Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart and the driver held out in front of you.Let your upper arms rest lightly against your ribcage and allow the grip to sit around belt-high.Hinge forward from the hips (not the waist) until the club naturally reaches the ground. Don’t squat, just hinge.Add a slight knee flex to get into a balanced, athletic stance.

At this point:

Introduction

Sub 70 continues its mission to deliver premium irons at direct-to-consumer pricing with the 2025 iron lineup: 669 TC, 669 MB, 699 V3, 699 Pro V3. Four Forum testers – JB2334, Mason_S, TheBirdieMasterLOL, and Kuehlcam – each put a different model through weeks of on-course and launch monitor testing.

This review dives into each tester’s impressions, covering first looks, sound and feel, performance data, forgiveness and real-world playability, ultimately exploring whether Sub 70 irons can compete with established OEM giants.

Key highlights from testers

Performance summary

Testers praised:

Excellent distance consistency across all models
Forgiveness balanced with shot-shaping potential
Impressive looks, with subtle issues in build quality

Key features

The 2025 Sub 70 irons lineup includes:

669 TC: tour cavity player’s iron with precision and control
669 MB: traditional muscle-back for ultimate workability
699 V3: hollow-body design for forgiveness and distance
699 Pro V3: forged-face player’s distance iron blending distance and feel

Overall impressions

All testers agreed Sub 70 delivers performance comparable to major brands at significantly lower prices, with personalized ordering and a direct-to-consumer model that enhances value.

The FedEx St. Jude is the first tournament of the 2025 FedEx Cup playoff series. How does it all work? Here's everything you need to know.

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PGA Tour fans asked for a harder setup at the Tour Championship. This month, they'll see what it looks like.

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In the September 2005 issue of GOLF Magazine, Jack Nicklaus shared his four key fundamentals for solid ball striking.

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Nelly Korda hasn't won this season and has now dropped to No. 2 in the world. But her 2025 dip doesn't say anything bigger than the obvious.

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After a shocking blowout victory, Cameron Young set up a Ryder Cup redemption story for both him and captain Keegan Bradley. Or chaos.

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Between 1956 and 1968, JoAnne Carner and Anne Sander reached the U.S. Women’s Am final a combined 12 times, with eight victories.

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Over nearly three decades, Bob Zokoe has compiled and catalogued what he believes is the world's largest collection of golf memorabilia.

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How to watch the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tenn., this week, including a full FedEx St. Jude Championship TV schedule.

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This top teacher shares two setup keys that will help you flight your wedges and give you more control into the greens.

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After just a one-year run (short by wedge category standards), Callaway is replacing—or I suppose building on—the original Opus with the new Opus SP wedge lineup. It’s fair to say that while the original Opus marked a huge (and necessary) step forward in the category, the quick turnaround suggests Callaway felt it could do better … and fast.

Conceptually, think of Opus SP as blending the spin-enhancing ideas behind Opus Platinum with the tour-validated shaping of Opus—specifically Shape 6, the prototype shape that became the blueprint for the final version.

But here’s the thing: Callaway isn’t just tweaking around the edges this time. They’re fundamentally rethinking how wedges create spin and, if this approach works, it could change how we think about short-game performance.

Rethinking spin

At the heart of the Opus SP design is a fresh approach to the typical wedge story. With the new wedges, Callaway is championing the concept of “Efficient Spin“—or spin per degree of launch. Ultimately, the objective is to generate the lowest launch with the highest spin possible. On the course, this gives you the ability to fly the ball low with the confidence that it will stop quickly.

Spin Pocket: The star of the show

At the heart of this approach is the new Spin Pocket design (the “SP” in Opus SP). While most wedge spin stories center on groove design and face treatments (and, to be sure, there’s some of that here), Callaway is leaning into a new method of raising centers of gravity as the foundation of Opus SP’s increased spin rates.

PUMA GOLF is one of those brands in the golf apparel space that doesn’t necessarily get the love it deserves.

Between high-level collabs with Palm Tree Crew, and their ever-expanding collection of Arnold Palmer gear, the Germany-based sportswear giant tends to get lost in the hullabaloo of well-marketed “d-bag” golf polos.

If you’re never given them a real look, take this as your sign.

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The latest AP collection from PUMA GOLF is everything that I love about golf apparel. Subtle, unique, and wearable. It pays homage to one of the game’s giants without the need for brash designs and seemingly screaming colors.

Speaking of colors, the color scheme for this drop is unique to say the least – relying on Panton’s color of the year, Mocha Mousse, for an elegant and elevated look. Hits of pale pink complement the bronze hue for something that is as classy as it is understated.

“Next generation” is one of those phrases that’s on the verge of becoming a cliché. Personally, I blame the Star Trek franchise, but it is what it is.

The new Mevo Gen2 personal launch monitor from Flightscope lets you know in no uncertain terms that this is the next generation. It is, after all, right there in the name.

We don’t know much about the new Flightscope Mevo Gen2 beyond what’s in the press release. However, based on what has been supplied, we are at the very least intrigued by this “next generation.”

The information provided suggests that the new Mevo Gen2 is either a refinement of Flightscope’s Mevo+ at a significantly lower price or an improvement to the standard Mevo at a substantially higher price.

Or it could be an entirely new Mevo option, smack dab in the middle.

If you’re like most golfers, your game has changed, but your clubs haven’t. Swings evolve. Bodies slow down or get stronger. You might play more now or a lot less. But most golfers don’t update their equipment nearly as often as they should. That’s how you end up with a bag built for someone else.

Specifically, the golfer you used to be.

Maybe you’re aging out of your old swing. Maybe you’ve finally improved past your beginner set. Either way, if your gear doesn’t match the player you are right now, it’s probably holding you back.

You’ve never reconsidered your iron type

Still playing blades even though your ball striking is inconsistent? Or using oversized game-improvement irons even though your consistency has improved? If your player’s irons, player’s distance, game-improvement or super game-improvement have stayed the same but your game has changed, it’s probably time for a switch.

Too often, golfers lock into a certain iron style and never re-evaluate. The forgiveness, launch and workability you need now might be very different from what you needed when you bought those clubs.

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