Alignment - All Wrong!!!!

Ichiro

As I am only really taking my first steps in Golf I will undoubtly come across many problems!

But the main one for me at the moment is alignment!
Its costing me about two shots every hole!!!!
At the range it's no problem with the mat all lined up for you,
but out there on the course, forget it I might as well play my approach shot back to the pin!

Advice please

Thanks

Dylan69

Use to have the same problem before but now i found a tip to help my alignment.

When getting ready to tee up, i look behind the ball and i look for an object/divot/mark/stone in front of the ball that is straight to my target and then i focus on that target before i swing away.

Helps me aligned to the best possible way.:D

whatawaster

Dylan69 wrote: »

Use to have the same problem before but now i found a tip to help my alignment.

When getting ready to tee up, i look behind the ball and i look for an object/divot/mark/stone in front of the ball that is straight to my target and then i focus on that target before i swing away.

Helps me aligned to the best possible way.:D

I do something similar i suppose. I don't pick out a mark on the ground like some people. I just take my practise swings from behind the ball and then face my target, walk straight to the ball and hit it. Whatever you do, i'd recommend lining up from behind the ball. It does help

Dylan69

Lining up from behind the ball is crucial to see where the ball will travel.
I like to imagine the shot that i want to hit and in some cases it happens when i swing and the ball travels to where i want it to go.
All postive thinking!!:)

Ichiro

I do line up behind the ball,
But the problem I have I think is my stance!
I think I'm facing the right way - then take the shot and Im not where I want to be!!

GreeBo

1) stand behind the ball and pick something 1ft in front of the ball
2) walk to the ball and put the clubhead down with your feet together,
3) take your correct stance by opening your feet and NOT changing the clubface.

My current problem is that I dont "believe" that spot I picked is correct once I take my stance. Consequently hitting everying right of where I Want it as I always think I am aiming left. Stupid game

Riskymove

my basic advice is get a lesson or two

things will go a lot better for you in the long run if you have appropriate grip, stance, alignment etc when starting out

Daddy2005

Lesson advice..if you in the wicklow northern area, there a guy called nicky from golfschool...worked wonders for me!!:)

col123

stand behind, pick spot ahead of ball, spot to the ball is target line, stand parallel to this line, it may help to imagine the line extending a few feet behind ball as well so ball is in center or forward of center of this line.

---

O

---

dont look at target just hit the ball. looking up will throw you off as you dont know whats straight yet.

after a round or two start adding looking at target.

try and do it by rotating head in such a way that the eyes track the imagined target line into the distance. if you stood up normally and looked over your left shoulder then took your stance your head would have the correct final turn position for looking at the target. look like an owl not a turtle.

when you can see the target with a parallel body and a head turned around your spine, your body may feel aimed left or right of the target due to where your at now.

some would say your body should feel aimed left of the target due to the body line and the target line converging into the distance like train tracks, but the body cant feel this convergence. if your body feels left but your no-peek shots were good just role with the feeling dont try and fix the feeling by tweaking your shoulders more to the right, thats a false setup that will breakdown at impact, normally causes weak wipes across the ball, weak fades or slices.

you dont have to do any of this to play good golf but if your alignment is out of wack, its a tried and tested method of getting it back on track.

Whyner

GreeBo wrote: »

My current problem is that I dont "believe" that spot I picked is correct once I take my stance. Consequently hitting everying right of where I Want it as I always think I am aiming left. Stupid game

very stupid game, this is exactly what I do when I putt, my view from over the ball always overrides my ground view

col123

Whyner wrote: »

very stupid game, this is exactly what I do when I putt, my view from over the ball always overrides my ground view

this is more difficult to fix as you need to be more precise with putting. you are more than likely right eye dominant, if you are you could try placing your eyes inside the ball target line rather than directly over the ball.

____O________

it will help you track the target line with your eyes and head swivel.

stockdam

col123 wrote: »

if you are you could try placing your eyes inside the ball rather than directly over it.

How do I open the ball to get my eyes inside it?

(sorry).

col123

stockdam wrote: »

How do I open the ball to get my eyes inside it?

(sorry).

"Harness in the good energy, block out the bad. Harness. Energy. Block. Bad. It's like a carousel. You put the quarter in, you get on the horse, it goes up and down, and around. Circular, circle. Feel it. Go with the flow."

Pauliee

What I find works best is pick a target on the horizon behind where your actual target and concentrate on this. The smaller the target the better. For example if there is a house on the horizon don't aim for the house but a window on the house.

soundsham

what if your looking at the gable end and there is no window:D

sorry

PeterJamesDoyle

What most pro's do (if you watch any coverage) is pick something about 4 or 5 feet in front of them, that is an intermediate target. That's your target line sorted. So just get the clubhead behind the ball pointing at that intermediate target. Get comfortable over the ball once you've done this.

They set the ball up at an intermediate target because it so much easier to aim at something in front of you, than something that is 200 yards away. All you have to do then is get your body parallel to your target line and trust your swing after that.

The last thing they may do before they make the swing is to take a quick glance at the target in the distance, just to program the brain with an image of where they want the ball to go.

Just believe in your ability. If your alignment is right before you make a swing, you've removed thinking about whether you are pointing the right way. Its one less thing to think about as you stand over the bal.