Body Alignment in Golf

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

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

3. 3. ALIGN THE CLUBFACE
SQUARELY THEN ALIGN
YOUR BODY.
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4. 4. AT ADDRESS YOUR BODY
(FEET, KNEES, HIPS,
FOREARMS, SHOULDERS
AND EYES) SHOULD BE
POSITIONED PARALLEL TO
THE TARGET LINE.
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5. 5. WHEN VIEWED FROM
BEHIND, A RIGHT-HANDED
GOLFER WILL APPEAR AIMED
SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE TARGET.
THIS OPTICAL ILLUSION IS
CREATED BECAUSE THE BALL
IS ON THE TARGET LINE AND
THE BODY IS NOT.
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6. 6. THE EASIEST WAY TO
CONCEPTUALIZE THIS IS THE
IMAGE OF A RAILROAD TRACK.
THE BODY IS ON THE INSIDE
RAIL AND THE BALL IS ON THE
OUTSIDE RAIL.
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7. 7. USE YOUR CLUBS AS
ALIGNMENT AIDS WHEN YOU
PRACTICE. LAY ONE CLUB
ON THE GROUND PARALLEL
TO THE TARGET LINE. LAY
ANOTHER FROM TOE TO TOE
TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION
OF YOUR STANCE.
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8. 8. NOW, LAY ANOTHER CLUB
PERPENDICULAR TO THE
TARGET LINE EXTENDING FROM
THE BALL BACK TOWARD YOUR
FEET. THIS WILL INDICATE THE
BALL POSITION. EXAMINE YOUR
ALIGNMENT AND BALL
POSITION.
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9. 9. HOLD A CLUB ACROSS YOUR
SHOULDERS AND CHECK
ALIGNMENT TOWARD THE
TARGET. REPEAT FOR THE HIPS
AND THIGHS. IN A SQUARE
STANCE THE SHOULDERS, HIPS
AND THIGHS SHOULD BE
ALIGNED PARALLEL TO THE
TARGET!
ALIGNMENT