How to align your lower body for golf?
Your lower body, or golf stance alignment, should be easy because of that rod you set down for yourself. If you watch good players practice, they almost always use an alignment rod on the ground to help them. Align your knees, hips, and shoulders. This step is made significantly easier with Swing Align. Shoulder alignment at address is the most ...
How far behind the ball should you line up a golf shot?
Lining up a golf shot from anywhere other than 5 feet behind your ball is going to give you a skewed perspective that will almost always result in misalignment. When you practice always pick a target and trace an imaginary line from the ball to your target. After that set an alignment rod on the ground to the left of your ball (if you’re a righty) ...
What is proper golf alignment?
Proper golf alignment is the first step to executing a great swing, and to hitting a great golf shot. If you set up with the proper golf alignment, particularly your shoulder alignment at address, you’ve set yourself up for success. If you set up poorly you’ve set yourself up ...
Why is golf fundamentals important?
All golf swing fundamentals are important. They each have their role to play, and no great swing can exist without them. Because of this it’s hard to put one above the others, with one key exception - proper golf alignment.
Why is it so hard to align your golf clubs?
Golf alignment is difficult because golfers don’t typically work on their alignment , and because it is nearly impossible to see how you are aligned with any accuracy if you're practicing alone. From your perspective at address it is hard to see ...
Why is it so hard to align your shoulder in golf?
Golf alignment is difficult because golfers don’t typically work on their alignment, and because it is nearly impossible to see how you are aligned with any accuracy if you're practicing alone. From your perspective at address it is hard to see if your shoulder alignment is open or closed relative to your target line.
Why is alignment important in golf?
Golf swing alignment is critical because a slight error can put you 10 yards off your mark - even more when hitting a driver. And alignment plays a key role in your short game and putting. Luckily we have some golf swing alignment tips to help you keep your aim true. Stand behind your ball first.
Target Line is More Important Than Stance
Many golfers spend hours and hours working on their stance line and they don’t understand that the target line is the one that really matters. Now the reason I say that, is because a lot of golfers swings work from in to out, so at the moment they hit the ball the club is traveling across their foot line.
Adjust Your Stance to Hit on the Target Line
So they to aim their body out to the right so they can match their swing, so at the moment of impact the club is traveling down the target line. We have other golfers who go the other way, their swing drops to the inside and swings in to out.
About the Instructor
Steven Bann is director of the Pure Golf Academy in Australia and instructor to PGA Tour Pros Stuart Appleby, Robert Allenby, and K.J. Choi.
How far away should you stand from a golf ball?
Stand 4-5 feet away from the ball, directly behind it, and trace an imaginary line from the target back to the ball. It’s imperative that you stand behind the ball to see this line. Trying to do it while standing in the address position will create an optical illusion and almost always, result in poor alignment.
Why is alignment important in golf?
The importance of alignment in golf. Without proper alignment, your body receives mixed signals from your brain, with regards to your body position and your intended target. If your eyes are looking towards the target but your body and club face are actually aligned to the right or left of it, you’ll need to make adjustments in your swing, ...
