Aim Your Golf Swing Intuitively

Something I’m not sure recreational golfers pay enough attention to is aim.* You can’t hit the ball north if you are aimed to the northeast.

I use an intuitive method of aiming that never fails me.

Step behind the ball on a line connecting the ball and the spot downrange you are aiming for. Find something on the ground about a foot in front of the ball on that line — a piece of dirt, a distinctive blade of grass, or the like. This establishes an aim line.

Step up to the ball and put the clubhead down behind the ball so the grooves are square to the aim line. Hold the clubhead there and turn your head to look at the target.

Now comes the intuitive part. Without moving your head, and as you look at the target, step into your stance. Your feet will automatically find the places that put your stance parallel to your aim line.

As you’re learning to do this, put an alignment stick on the ground behind you. When you are aimed to your satisfaction, pull the stick against your heels and step back to check that the stick is parallel left to the aim line.

The proof for me that this method works comes whenever I have a swing lesson. I step into the shot like this and the pro, standing behind me to look down the line just says one word — Perfect.

* Aim is the direction you are set up to swing at. Alignment is the geometric relation of the lines across your feet, knees, hips, elbows, and shoulders.

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