Video Tip - Alignment
To me, analogies are useful in teaching golf because so much of the game is not normal, not logical, and often - certainly in the case of hitting down - downright counterintuitive. When it comes to alignment the analogy I use most often compares golf with rifle shooting. When shooting a rifle if you are misaligned you simply miss the target. The rifle isn't going to make a compensation in order to try to get your shot on target. In golf, however, when you are misaligned you a) don't realize you are misaligned but b) do know where the target is. The tendency is to try to find a way to direct or steer the ball to the target despite the misalignment, and this can do tremendous damage to your swing. If you are consistently aimed too far right (the overwhelming tendency in golf) and constantly trying to swing "around" to the target many flaws can creep into your golf swing in repeated so doing. Now, one of the reasons many (most) golfers aim too far right is because of the misconception that you must aim your body at the target when hitting a golf ball. The trouble is, if your body is aimed at the target, where is the clubface aimed? Watch this video for more on the basics of alignment... knowing how to align properly can mean hitting more targets and saving your golf swing. To watch this video tip click here.
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