Peanut05 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Does anybody have any tips on getting aligned right before taking a shot. I've been struggling with that a lot lately, mainly with my woods. I've tried finding a spot a couple of inches in front of the ball, but that's not really working that well. Yesterday on one hole, I found a spot about 6 inches in front of the ball on the line I wanted and tried to line up with that, but the guy standing behind me pointed out that I was still aimed well right of my target (about 30 yards right). Once I got readjusted, I hit a perfect drive right down the middle. I'm fine with my wedges and irons, but my woods are killing me and getting me in a lot of trouble lately. In my bag: Callaway Epic Subzero with Aldila Rogue Max 75 Stiff shaft Callaway Rogue Subzero with Project X Evenflow 6.0 75g stiff shaft Callaway Rogue 3 Hybrid with Aldila Synergy 60 HYB stiff shaft Callaway Apex irons (4-PW) with True Temper XP 95 stiff shafts Callaway MD3 wedges (50/54/58) SeeMore Original FGP Bridgestone Tour B RX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madi05 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I always get behind the ball with driver and visualize my shot by picking a Target most of the time trees part my target or houses and then i walk it in and take a small brush stroke towards my target and grip and rip it Sent from my SM-G950U1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 From my observations it seems that most people who aren't aimed properly tend to align to far to the right (for a RH person). Not sure why. I was at the range last week talking with my buddy that I walk with. He spends hours on the range (I can't do that), and he was hitting his driver to the right of where he wanted. I stood behind him and he was definitely aimed too far right. So, I told him to turn more to the left. He did. He was aligned perfectly, but just before his backswing he repositioned his feet to where he was aligned to the right again. I told him to put the driver down along his toe line, and sure enough, he was right of target. Place the club down the line toward the target, step up to the club to address the ball, pick up the club and take your stance with moving your feet alignment; hit away. After you hit, place the club along your toes to see if you are still aligned correctly. After a period, the new alignment will look normal. “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Place the club down the line toward the target, step up to the club to address the ball, pick up the club and take your stance with moving your feet alignment; hit away. After you hit, place the club along your toes to see if you are still aligned correctly. After a period, the new alignment will look normal. This! You can even leaver the club or alignment rod in place while you hit but only during practice rounds. The one other thing to look at is shoulder to feet alignment to ensure they are the same since the club will generally travel down the line made by your shoulders not the feet Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 This! You can even leaver the club or alignment rod in place while you hit but only during practice rounds. The one other thing to look at is shoulder to feet alignment to ensure they are the same since the club will generally travel down the line made by your shoulders not the feet It might for most swings, but for my single plane swing the tilt away from the ball at address actually aims the shoulders to the right, or slightly closed. “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 It might for most swings, but for my single plane swing the tilt away from the ball at address actually aims the shoulders to the right, or slightly closed. I am assuming you know through repetition the shoulder to foot relationship so that if the ball isn't traveling correctly you know where to look Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty1885 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 This! You can even leaver the club or alignment rod in place while you hit but only during practice rounds. The one other thing to look at is shoulder to feet alignment to ensure they are the same since the club will generally travel down the line made by your shoulders not the feet ^^ this. I did this for months. Playing alone most of the time has its perk. Like Kenny B said most people aim too far to the right mainly because they aim their shoulder to the target not 10-15 yards parallel to the target. This leads to many over the top, across the line move or pull. I draw the lines on my ball and use that to line up my shots off the tee not so much for putting. I use 2 alignment sticks, one for target another for the shoulder. At the range I use the line or logo to square everything up at address, repeat til it becomes second nature. I also do that on the course til I'm comfortable. The key is at some point the training wheels have to come off and you have to learn to trust your set up and not thinking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I am assuming you know through repetition the shoulder to foot relationship so that if the ball isn't traveling correctly you know where to look Yep! ^^ this. I did this for months. Playing alone most of the time has its perk. Like Kenny B said most people aim too far to the right mainly because they aim their shoulder to the target not 10-15 yards parallel to the target. This leads to many over the top, across the line move or pull. I draw the lines on my ball and use that to line up my shots off the tee not so much for putting. I use 2 alignment sticks, one for target another for the shoulder. At the range I use the line or logo to square everything up at address, repeat til it becomes second nature. I also do that on the course til I'm comfortable. The key is at some point the training wheels have to come off and you have to learn to trust your set up and not thinking about it. Yep! I line the ball up for both putting and driving. “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berg Ryman Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I mean this seriously, when I address the ball on almost every important shot except short flippy wedges I do an alignment check. I take my stance, the club to waist line, club to shoulder line, then drop it down to address. I find this helps a ton when I need to hit a certain shot off the tee when the pressure is on. It takes me back to being an beginner and serves as a reminder to keep the fundamentals solid. You should try it once in awhile. In a Hoofer Lite bag TSR2, 10 degrees, A1 setting, Fujikara Speeder NX Blue 50-S Stealth, 15 degrees, VA Composites Nemesys 70-S E722, 19 degrees, Oban Devotion 80-S JPX 921 Hot Metal Pro 4-P, Nippon 950GH Stiff Flex CBX Zipcore 50* (bent to *49) and RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 54* (bent to *55), DG 115 Spinner, Tour Issue Staff Model TG 60*, Dynamic Gold 120 S300 SIK Golf Flo-C Tour B-XS (2022 Model) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut05 Posted September 6, 2017 Author Share Posted September 6, 2017 I use alignment sticks all the time when I'm on the range, it's just playing that I have problems. It's hard to use those when you're playing in a round with a big group. I'm going to try to remember to use the club to align my shoulders on my next round. Hopefully that will help a little. In my bag: Callaway Epic Subzero with Aldila Rogue Max 75 Stiff shaft Callaway Rogue Subzero with Project X Evenflow 6.0 75g stiff shaft Callaway Rogue 3 Hybrid with Aldila Synergy 60 HYB stiff shaft Callaway Apex irons (4-PW) with True Temper XP 95 stiff shafts Callaway MD3 wedges (50/54/58) SeeMore Original FGP Bridgestone Tour B RX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxEntropy Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 This! You can even leaver the club or alignment rod in place while you hit but only during practice rounds. The one other thing to look at is shoulder to feet alignment to ensure they are the same since the club will generally travel down the line made by your shoulders not the feetAmen! A couple years ago, a friend took a picture of me at address and my shoulders/hips/feet were all pointing different directions. I use an alignment stick at the range all the time, but have difficulty "feeling" whether my hips and shoulders are pointing the same direction. I'm pretty confident many of my issues are related to alignment. Sometimes I just don't feel comfortable over the ball and have no clue what to do. Sent from my BLN-L24 using MyGolfSpy mobile app Driver: Epic Speed 9* (set -1) MMT 70X 3W: Tour B JGR Recoil 760ES 3H, 4H: Tour B JGR 19*, 23* Recoil 780ES 4-AW: Tour B JGR HF2 Modus3 Tour 105 SW: RTX Zipcore Black Satin 54* LW: TAIII Black 58* Putter: Scottsdale TR Senita Bag: BigMax Dri Active Lite Ball: TP5x or AVX (yellow) Pushcart: BigMax iQ+ Testing Complete, Final Review Posted: Sub70 TAIII Forged Wedges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDHolmes Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I use the shaft across my toe tips right before grip and rip. Of course this only works if you setup square without modifying foot position as in dropping right back a bit for hip issues....but those are other discussions. Sent from my SM-G920V using MyGolfSpy mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSauer Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 One big mistake that newcomers make, including myself sometimes, is that they try to align themselves after already standing in the address position. This is a big no no because it sorta messes with your mind and creates an optical illusion, and will almost always throw off your aim. I think my biggest issue with alignment is my shoulders. I feel like my trail shoulder is never in line with my lead, it's something I'm working on a lot right now. Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty1885 Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 One big mistake that newcomers make, including myself sometimes, is that they try to align themselves after already standing in the address position. This is a big no no because it sorta messes with your mind and creates an optical illusion, and will almost always throw off your aim. I think my biggest issue with alignment is my shoulders. I feel like my trail shoulder is never in line with my lead, it's something I'm working on a lot right now. Yeah that's quite common. Also another thing to keep in mind, the ball position would change a bit from time to time. Usually an inch or so back or forward. After a few iron shots if I didn't catch it clean then I'd do a practice swing and look at where the bottom is and make minor adjustment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut05 Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 I played this weekend and hit more fairways with my driver and 3 wood than I have in a long time. I think I have my alignment issue fixed with those for now. However, I pushed more irons and wedges right yesterday than I have in a long time as well. Everything was fine with those before. I think everything just switched on me. In my bag: Callaway Epic Subzero with Aldila Rogue Max 75 Stiff shaft Callaway Rogue Subzero with Project X Evenflow 6.0 75g stiff shaft Callaway Rogue 3 Hybrid with Aldila Synergy 60 HYB stiff shaft Callaway Apex irons (4-PW) with True Temper XP 95 stiff shafts Callaway MD3 wedges (50/54/58) SeeMore Original FGP Bridgestone Tour B RX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 I played this weekend and hit more fairways with my driver and 3 wood than I have in a long time. I think I have my alignment issue fixed with those for now. However, I pushed more irons and wedges right yesterday than I have in a long time as well. Everything was fine with those before. I think everything just switched on me. Yep! Then when you get the irons back on track, the chipping and putting goes south. Fix that... then you are back to driver and 3 wood problems. It's called the natural cycle of golf. “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Yep! Then when you get the irons back on track, the chipping and putting goes south. Fix that... then you are back to driver and 3 wood problems. It's called the natural cycle of golf. Apparently you know my game Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesmandan76 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 When i line up for a full shot i always hold the club out over my toe line to see where im pointed. It's FAST and easy and keeps me from developing bad habits in alignment. If you get used to lining up wrong it is hard to change. I used to only do this when my alignment had gotten way off, but now i do it to make sure it doesn't get off in the first place. By the way, if you want to actually lay the club down on the ground on your toe line, then stand behind it to check where it is pointed, then retake your stance... that is perfectly legal, so long as you pick the club up and use it to hit the shot... you can't use an extra club or alignment stick and leave it there while you hit. You could do it for a practice round though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Driver: TM M1 9.5* 4W: Wishon bent FLAT Irons: Mizuno MP20MB Wedges: 50/55/60 Mizuno Putter: Evnroll ER2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucklehead Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 I had an issue of not rotating my hips when I'd go back, so the pro got me to open up my back foot a bit. And any time I use an alignment stick, the pro told me to place it on my heels because they aren't as affected when I open my foot up Sent from my E6853 using MyGolfSpy mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Don't forget ball position!! You can be aligned correctly and still push/pull a shot because of ball position. I have a tendency to play iron shots a little too far forward, closer to driver/FW position, which results in pulled shots, fades that I don't want, and fat shots. Just laziness. “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSauer Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Don't forget ball position!! You can be aligned correctly and still push/pull a shot because of ball position. I have a tendency to play iron shots a little too far forward, closer to driver/FW position, which results in pulled shots, fades that I don't want, and fat shots. Just laziness. This is probably something I struggle with without even knowing. Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfinnut Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Once you line up & you think you're set .... drop your left foot back a bit, say 4- 5". This in turn will make you aim straighter without even thinking about it. Just make sure your hips & shoulders are along that same line as well. WITB: Do I like Titleist or what? Driver: TSR3 9* UST Mamiya Proto LIN-Q Blue Fairways: TSi2 UST Mamiya LIN-Q Blue 13.5* Driving Iron: U500 17* Blue Ventus HB Velocore Irons: T350 4 & 5, T200 6 - PW UST Mamiya Recoil Dart F4 105g Wedges: SM9 48*, SM9 52*, SM8 56* Modus Tour Wedge Putter: Newport 2 w/ Garsen Ultimate grip Ball: *ProV1 Left Dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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