1. 1. BEFORE EACH SHOT, APPROACH,
THE BALL FROM BEHIND AND PICK
YOUR TARGET LINEYOUR TARGET LINE.
ALIGNMENT

2. 2. THEN WHEN TAKING YOUR
STANCE ALIGN YOURSELF
TOWARD YOUR TARGETTOWARD YOUR TARGET.
ALIGNMENT

3. 3. ALIGN THE CLUBFACE
SQUARELY THEN ALIGN YOUR
BODYBODY.
ALIGNMENT

4. 4 AT ADDRESS YOUR BODY (FEET4. AT ADDRESS YOUR BODY (FEET,
KNEES, HIPS, FOREARMS,
SHOULDERS AND EYES) SHOULD
BE POSITIONED PARALLEL TO THEBE POSITIONED PARALLEL TO THE
TARGET LINE.
ALIGNMENT

5. 5. WHEN VIEWED FROM BEHIND, A
RIGHT-HANDED GOLFER WILL APPEAR
AIMED SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE TARGETAIMED SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE TARGET.
THIS OPTICAL ILLUSION IS CREATED
BECAUSE THE BALL IS ON THE TARGETBECAUSE THE BALL IS ON THE TARGET
LINE AND THE BODY IS NOT.
ALIGNMENT

6. 6. THE EASIEST WAY TO
CONCEPTUALIZE THIS IS THE IMAGE
OF A RAILROAD TRACK THE BODY ISOF A RAILROAD TRACK. THE BODY IS
ON THE INSIDE RAIL AND THE BALL IS
ON THE OUTSIDE RAIL.
ALIGNMENT

7. 7. USE YOUR CLUBS AS
ALIGNMENT AIDS WHEN YOU
PRACTICE LAY ONE CLUB ON THEPRACTICE. LAY ONE CLUB ON THE
GROUND PARALLEL TO THEGROUND PARALLEL TO THE
TARGET LINE. LAY ANOTHER FROM
TOE TO TOE TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION OF YOUR STANCE.DIRECTION OF YOUR STANCE.
ALIGNMENT

8. 8. NOW, LAY ANOTHER CLUB,
PERPENDICULAR TO THE TARGET LINE
EXTENDING FROM THE BALL BACKEXTENDING FROM THE BALL BACK
TOWARD YOUR FEET. THIS WILL
INDICATE THE BALL POSITION.
EXAMINE YOUR ALIGNMENT ANDEXAMINE YOUR ALIGNMENT AND
BALL POSITION.
ALIGNMENT

9. 9. HOLD A CLUB ACROSS YOUR
SHOULDERS AND CHECK ALIGNMENT
TOWARD THE TARGET. REPEAT FORTOWARD THE TARGET. REPEAT FOR
THE HIPS AND THIGHS. IN A SQUARE
STANCE THE SHOULDERS HIPS ANDSTANCE THE SHOULDERS, HIPS AND
THIGHS SHOULD BE ALIGNED
PARALLEL TO THE TARGET!
ALIGNMENT