@@golffm6924 I have one of those things too, which I just remembered that I actually have it, I think its down the bottom my bag, oops. I watched all the way through and found it very good, thank you. I personally find even if lined up correctly I tend to get extremely lazy with the lower body and swing from the top far to often, it's a work in progress, all the time. If you're not paying attention to, or trying to, the fundamentals what are you doing, thanks for the insightful information AND taking the time to lay out the train tracks 👍
30 years of pain finally released , love it😂 One more thing that i learned that works: as u approach the ball and have aligned the club to your chosen spot, Then look at the target while aligning your feet👍
Lovely! Under valued subject. I think general YT channels expect everybody just knows. After 24 years this was recently made clear to me in a ad hoc lesson by a pro. :-) What took me so long is my natural (over)draw tendency. I am/was that 10% bracket of hooky swings. Once I started to try and get less of an inside-out swing, my driver was the first one to start going right, which made me ask the pro, and voila! hidden flaw uncovered.
Good to hear. It's amazing how long it can go on for with people. They just keep assuming it's something more technical and intricate that's at fault, when actually they're just compensating constantly and trying their best to get the ball back to the target from the wrong aiming position.
Thanks and yes that's the plan. I only have a finite amount of things to say however, but I'll start getting it out there as soon as I can. Not to say I can't learn anything new though, in which case that will be relayed also. Thanks for watching.
Great video. I learned this many years ago and I still feel my aim is slightly off at times. Must have taken a long time getting that rope marked off 150 yards out. Thanks for taking the time to do that.
To be a good player you need to hit the inside quadrant of the ball. Most amateurs can’t do this from a square stance IMO. It takes quite a lot of skill to shallow with the hands. That’s why I adopt a closed stance - to enable me to be able to hit from the inside.
If someone is struggling to stop making the over the top move I sometimes use a slightly closed foot alignment as an aid to feeling the inside path, trying to hit deliberate hooks to start feeling the opposite swing path. But ultimately I would always want to work them back to a square alignment and neutral swing path.
Totally true ! 😂 It's an optical illusion caused by the golf stance - I stand back facing the target and pick out an object on the fairway eg a leaf a piece of discoloured grass in line with target and I try my best to aim for that when I take my stance on the tee !- helps ok ! It's a priority before you do other corrective stuff ok! I swing gently that's another mega topic as I find errors flow from energetic swings - with me anyway ? I go gently - lose distance but am improving at getting the ball onto the fairway ! Good lesson 👍
It is an optical illusion and good to hear you've got a system. And your'e right softness in the hands and arms is a big problem I see a lot, the vast majority of people grip way too tightly and have to force everything. I'll be doing something on this definitely at some point.
There's a whole host of things it could be, but if you force yourself to aim properly and try to hit to the target from there you will begin to change things.
Fine if you use the alignment guides but in reality you are simply not able to put a club down against your toes when you are playing a club competition as you will be done for slow play. The hard thing is working out in real time on the course where your toes are lined up to. Easy to get the club face on target by picking a spot 2 feet in front from behind the ball but I’m yet to hear any teaching pro give a practical method to ensure feet alignment is parallel to that target line.
It’s also against the rules of golf to put an alignment aid down. Aiming at something on the ball to target line 2 feet in front is as good as you can get, you’ll be either perfect or close enough, it’s very difficult for your feet to get way off line doing this, it would look and feel completely unnatural. Practice on the course with both methods, use alignment aids when it’s quiet and you’re just playing a few holes or with someone who doesn’t mind and then test yourself with the intermediary target method also, laying a club down along your feet once you’ve tried your best and then walking back and checking it. Aiming is a skill in itself you need to work at and develop.
I can confirm not everyone does, certainly not this 12 handicapper. LOL. Just been taught this 2 weeks ago. I learned to play golf 24 years ago, and my wife swears we were taught to aim properly, but apparently I forgot and she didn't. I just got away with it for a long time because I have a hook tendency.
This is sooooo good. Very helpful video. Thanks!
Great, thanks, be one of the few good aimers.
You are bang on! I bought one of the devices with a magnet and pointer on it. It really helps me get my aiming when practising.
Yes, those things are really useful for getting the clubface aligned and then its easier to see where your feet should be. Cheers
@@golffm6924 I have one of those things too, which I just remembered that I actually have it, I think its down the bottom my bag, oops. I watched all the way through and found it very good, thank you. I personally find even if lined up correctly I tend to get extremely lazy with the lower body and swing from the top far to often, it's a work in progress, all the time. If you're not paying attention to, or trying to, the fundamentals what are you doing, thanks for the insightful information AND taking the time to lay out the train tracks 👍
30 years of pain finally released , love it😂 One more thing that i learned that works: as u approach the ball and have aligned the club to your chosen spot, Then look at the target while aligning your feet👍
Yes 30 years of seeing the same thing over and over and over again. Had to wait the 30 years just to make sure it wasn't just freak coincidence.
Lovely! Under valued subject. I think general YT channels expect everybody just knows. After 24 years this was recently made clear to me in a ad hoc lesson by a pro. :-)
What took me so long is my natural (over)draw tendency. I am/was that 10% bracket of hooky swings. Once I started to try and get less of an inside-out swing, my driver was the first one to start going right, which made me ask the pro, and voila! hidden flaw uncovered.
Good to hear. It's amazing how long it can go on for with people. They just keep assuming it's something more technical and intricate that's at fault, when actually they're just compensating constantly and trying their best to get the ball back to the target from the wrong aiming position.
More instructional videos from yourself would be great! You have a nice way of explaining things😊
Thanks and yes that's the plan. I only have a finite amount of things to say however, but I'll start getting it out there as soon as I can. Not to say I can't learn anything new though, in which case that will be relayed also. Thanks for watching.
Great video. I learned this many years ago and I still feel my aim is slightly off at times. Must have taken a long time getting that rope marked off 150 yards out. Thanks for taking the time to do that.
Thanks a lot, thanks for watching.
To be a good player you need to hit the inside quadrant of the ball. Most amateurs can’t do this from a square stance IMO. It takes quite a lot of skill to shallow with the hands. That’s why I adopt a closed stance - to enable me to be able to hit from the inside.
If someone is struggling to stop making the over the top move I sometimes use a slightly closed foot alignment as an aid to feeling the inside path, trying to hit deliberate hooks to start feeling the opposite swing path. But ultimately I would always want to work them back to a square alignment and neutral swing path.
Totally true ! 😂 It's an optical illusion caused by the golf stance - I stand back facing the target and pick out an object on the fairway eg a leaf a piece of discoloured grass in line with target and I try my best to aim for that when I take my stance on the tee !- helps ok !
It's a priority before you do other corrective stuff ok!
I swing gently that's another mega topic as I find errors flow from energetic swings - with me anyway ? I go gently - lose distance but am improving at getting the ball onto the fairway !
Good lesson 👍
It is an optical illusion and good to hear you've got a system. And your'e right softness in the hands and arms is a big problem I see a lot, the vast majority of people grip way too tightly and have to force everything. I'll be doing something on this definitely at some point.
Just had a lesson on this. But i draw it. Varying amounts. I am left handed playing right handed. Sure that has something to do with it. Dominant eye!
Yes could be but there are of course other reason you're drawing it, hard to say without seeing.
@golffm6924 lessons go along way. Good video. 👍
My aim is so bad. No matter what I do, it goes to draws left. It’s like I can’t open my club face at all.
There's a whole host of things it could be, but if you force yourself to aim properly and try to hit to the target from there you will begin to change things.
Fine if you use the alignment guides but in reality you are simply not able to put a club down against your toes when you are playing a club competition as you will be done for slow play. The hard thing is working out in real time on the course where your toes are lined up to. Easy to get the club face on target by picking a spot 2 feet in front from behind the ball but I’m yet to hear any teaching pro give a practical method to ensure feet alignment is parallel to that target line.
It’s also against the rules of golf to put an alignment aid down. Aiming at something on the ball to target line 2 feet in front is as good as you can get, you’ll be either perfect or close enough, it’s very difficult for your feet to get way off line doing this, it would look and feel completely unnatural. Practice on the course with both methods, use alignment aids when it’s quiet and you’re just playing a few holes or with someone who doesn’t mind and then test yourself with the intermediary target method also, laying a club down along your feet once you’ve tried your best and then walking back and checking it. Aiming is a skill in itself you need to work at and develop.
Just aim at a spot a couple of feet in front of the ball. Doesn’t everybody do this?
No, the majority of people accidentally aim miles right and just assume they are aiming correctly taking little or no care with it at address.
I can confirm not everyone does, certainly not this 12 handicapper. LOL. Just been taught this 2 weeks ago. I learned to play golf 24 years ago, and my wife swears we were taught to aim properly, but apparently I forgot and she didn't. I just got away with it for a long time because I have a hook tendency.
Good to hear you are on the straight and narrow now!