Alignment on and off the golf course!

This may sound like such a simple thing to do but so many people get it wrong. They either aim too far left or too far right of where they believe they’re aiming. It doesn’t sound like it could have much effect on your golf swing, but trust us, it does. Shot’s you believe have gone too far left or right of where you think you’re aiming, may in fact end up exactly where you were aiming. The ones you hit straight at the target, in fact, are either pulls or push shots. Aiming off line is actually having an effect on your swing path and club face position at impact.

To get correct alignment on all of your shots require discipline. It has to be a routine that you can rely on every single time. This needs to start on the driving range. When you practice, always choose a target to aim at. This not only focuses your mind on the practice, but more importantly actually tells you if you are hitting it at your intended target, which ultimately in golf is what you want to do every single time. Once you’ve chosen a target, lay a club or an alignment stick down on the ground, pointing towards the target. When you first do this, it may feel like your aiming too far left or way right of your target. This will instantly tell you, out on the golf course you are aiming either too far left or right of your intended target. Don’t adjust the club on the floor so it feels comfortable for your aiming, trust where the club is aiming on the floor and hit some balls. Straight away you will notice a difference in ball flight and its direction, hopefully for the better!

So how do you take this out onto the course?

Stand behind your ball before you hit, pick something out on the ground within a club length of the ball, which lines up with your target and the ball. Then line your club face square to the point you’ve picked out, rather than the flag which could be over 150 yards away, you are now aiming at the target. Give it a try and see how you get on.

Note:

Players who draw the ball will always aim slightly right, players who fade the ball will always aim slightly left, there is nothing wrong with this as the player has to allow for some movement in the ball flight.