| How you align yourself when setting up to hit a golf | | | | these balls touching your heels. If your feet have |
| ball has a critical affect on how good your golf shots | | | | been aligned incorrectly for a while then it will feel |
| are going to turn out. But don't believe me. Read | | | | quite strange when you align them correctly. But |
| what a golf legend has to say on this alignment | | | | keep practicing and before long, your new feet |
| issue... | | | | alignment will become second nature. |
| "It goes without saying that it is no good having a | | | | So that is a great and easy way to check the |
| perfect setup, perfect grip and perfect golf swing if | | | | alignment of your feet. But you still have to check |
| the whole thing is misaligned. It sounds obvious but | | | | the alignment of your knees, hips and shoulders as |
| many players simply do not spend enough time | | | | they also have a big affect on your golf shots |
| getting themselves on target." | | | | success. And the absolute best way of checking this |
| Nick Faldo - Winner of 6 Major Championships | | | | is to get a person to get a golf club and lay it across |
| So hopefully you now understand the importance of | | | | each part of your body once you've setup to a shot. |
| golf alignment. And if you do, here's a simple exercise | | | | But remember, you want each part of your body to |
| that you can quickly and easily do to check your feet | | | | be aligned parallel to the starting line of your golf |
| alignment. | | | | shot. |
| To do this golf alignment exercise I want you to | | | | You do NOT want your body to be aligned directly |
| setup to a golf shot as normal and get comfortable. | | | | at your target. A good way to picture this is to |
| Then just before you're ready to hit your shot, get | | | | imagine yourself setting up to hit a golf shot on |
| two golf balls and without moving your feet place | | | | railway tracks. Imagine the golf ball on one rail and |
| them directly behind your heels so they're touching | | | | you're standing on the other rail. |
| your feet. Now take your feet away and go back | | | | Golf alignment is critical to your success and |
| behind your ball down the line of your target and see | | | | consistency so check it often, because it's very easy |
| how good your alignment was. | | | | to align yourself incorrectly without even knowing. |
| The beauty of doing this golf alignment exercise is | | | | But now you know exactly what you need to do to |
| that it shows you exactly where you are aligning | | | | check your alignment so you have no excuse. So |
| your feet and then you can simply change the golf | | | | please make an effort to check it often...because it |
| balls so they align correctly and then setup with | | | | can only do your golf game good. |