| Duffers, do you consistently miss fairways and | | | | aimed down the target line does two things to insure |
| greens to the right? Do you often come up short of | | | | proper golf swing alignment. He suggests you do the |
| the green on your approach? Do you sometimes hit | | | | same |
| the ball flush only to realize it was pulled severely? | | | | - Imagine the golf ball setting on the outside rail of a |
| Then you need to read further and learn the simple | | | | set of train tracks. Then align your feet, knees, hips |
| steps to eliminate this swing fault forever. | | | | and shoulders over the second rail. This places your |
| Those ball flight patterns are a strong indication of | | | | body parallel to the intended target line or the |
| improper golf swing alignment. This is a very | | | | outside rail. |
| common swing fault. Dooley Duffer, my long time | | | | - Place the right hand on the golf club from |
| golfing partner, knows this all too well. He suffers | | | | underneath by tilting the shoulders until the right hand |
| from occasional alignment problems causing him to | | | | comes into contact with the grip. This prevents the |
| lose distance and accuracy on all his full shots. He was | | | | shoulders from turning open to the target line. Be |
| doing his best to adjust for the sudden change in | | | | most careful to keep the shoulders aligned with the |
| power and accuracy. He moved up a club, | | | | hips, knees and feet. The shoulders are most likely |
| strengthened his grip and moved his right foot back a | | | | the issue when your alignment is off because the |
| bit all in an attempt to straighten out his ball flight. | | | | right shoulder tends to move forward and around |
| Nothing worked to his satisfaction. | | | | when the right hand is placed on the grip. |
| Golf swing alignment is easy to correct if we just | | | | Remember the best way to swing the club on the |
| add an alignment check to our pre-shot routine. It | | | | proper path is to begin from a proper position |
| may take some effort to work it into your routine | | | | completely aligned to the target line. If we start out |
| but once you do so you will always be certain that | | | | incorrectly aligned we will either hit an errant shot or |
| you are properly aligned to the ball and the intended | | | | we must compensate to strike the ball correctly. |
| target line. Dooley still sometimes skips his alignment | | | | Dooley learned this golf swing alignment technique |
| check and has to deal with the errant shot. But he | | | | from the best resource available on the internet, and |
| knows right away how to correct it next time. | | | | eBook called “How to Break 80” by Jack |
| Here is what Dooley does to check his golf swing | | | | Moorehouse. He has learned a lot from this work and |
| alignment during his pre-shot routine. Once he | | | | he feels very comfortable recommending it to other |
| addresses the ball with the club in the left hand only | | | | duffers looking to improve their golf swing as well. |