Repeatable setup, every time.
The same correct positions, day after day. No guessing if today's stance matches yesterday's.
The research
Why your setup deserves your attention.
Most golfers spend their practice sessions working on their swing. The research says the problem often starts earlier at setup. Your stance width and ball position change the shot before you ever begin the backswing.
22ft
added 7-iron dispersion from one ball-width off the optimal position
Kim et al. 2018
½club
in carry distance lost from a single ball-width shift in ball position
Kim et al. 2018
¼in
is all it takes to shift driver launch angle outside the optimal window
Bradshaw et al. 2013
42%
more stance-width variation observed in lower-skilled golfers vs. pros
Langdown et al. 2013
On the three most important parts of the golf swing
The setup. The setup. And the setup.
Jack Nicklaus18 Major Championships
Meet Stance IQ
A precision training mat for the part of golf you never trained.
Just lay it down and train. The correct stance width and ball position for every club in the bag is already there - calibrated to your height, derived from Pro Tour-level data. No electronics, no calibration, no app.
- Sized to you. Six sizes from 4′10″ to 6′8″.
- Writeable, erasable zones. Capture your own positions over time.
- Roll, store, repeat. Built for the range, the sim, or anywhere you practice.
What changes
What changes when your setup is consistent.
Tighter shot patterns.
When setup variance shrinks, contact improves and shot dispersion follows. The research is clear on this.
Stand over every shot, sure.
Knowing your positions are right takes a layer of doubt out of the address position. You commit.
Your Ultimate Setup Coach
Alignment sticks are great for target alignment but Stance IQ is built for everything else in your setup.
| Features | Alignment Sticks | Stance IQ |
|---|---|---|
| Alignment guide | ✔ | ✔ |
| Recommended stance widths | ✘ | ✔ |
| Recommended ball positions | ✘ | ✔ |
| Based on Pro-Tour data / Sized by height | ✘ | ✔ |
| Writeable/erasable stance widths | ✘ | ✔ |
| Writeable/erasable ball positions | ✘ | ✔ |
| Ball position drills | ✘ | ✔ |
| Stance width drills | ✘ | ✔ |
Just as alignment sticks allow Tour Pros to practice better alignment to take on to the course, so Stance IQ allows golfers to practice the correct stance width and ball positions. Step up over your next approach shot with full confidence in your setup.
Find your size
Six sizes. One for you.
There are six sizes of Stance IQ to suit most golfers. Find the training mat that's right for your height.
The science
Read the research
Built on Tour-level data & research.
Stance IQ's positions aren't guesswork. They're derived from Pro Tour-level data and peer-reviewed biomechanics research from the top golf research institutes - the same studies that quantified how a single ball width error with your ball position changes the face-to-path angle by 2.7° which adds an additional 22 feet of dispersion to your 7-iron (or 155y/142m club). Kim et al., 2018
A note from the founder
The product came from frustration.
I named the company after a place (Skunk Works) where outsiders built things that actually worked. Stance IQ is built the same way: research-backed, stripped of gimmicks, designed to be useful the day you lay it down.
Not a quick fix. One small piece of a very large, complex puzzle - but one of the best pieces to start with.
Andrew Norman
Founder · Divot Works
