“It goes without saying that it is no good having a perfect setup, perfect grip and perfect golf swing if the whole thing is misaligned. It sounds obvious but many players simply do not spend enough time getting themselves on target.” Nick Faldo

Here’s a simple exercise you can quickly and easily do to check your feet alignment. It works perfectly with the Targetline System.

To do this golf alignment exercise I want you to setup to your shot as normal and get comfortable. Then just before you’re ready to hit your shot lay a club down against your heels without moving your feet. Now step back behind your ball and look down the target line, your intended Targetline and your heel alignment club should ideally be parallel.

The beauty of doing this golf alignment exercise is that it shows you exactly where you are aligning your feet and then you can simply change the golf club so it aligns correctly and then setup with the club touching your heels. If you’ve been aligning your feet incorrectly for a while it will feel strange aligning them correctly.  But simply keep practicing it and your new feet alignment will soon become second nature.

Having checked your feet alignment you must still check the alignment of your knees, hips and shoulders as they also have a big affect on your golf shots success.  The best way of checking this is to get a person to get a golf club and lay it across each part of your body once you’ve setup to a shot.  Remember, you want each part of your body to be aligned parallel to the starting direction of your intended shot.

You do NOT want your body to be aligned directly at your target. A good way to visualise this is to picture yourself setting up on railway tracks…with the golf ball on one rail and you standing on the other rail.

In golf, alignment is critical to your success and consistency. So check it often, because it’s very easy to align yourself incorrectly without even knowing. 

This stuff works, give it a try.