Practicing with a club on the ground

[ks8829]

who practice at the driving range with a golf club on the ground for alignments? I saw Vijay Singh practice with a shaft in the ground at an angle of his swing plane.

[rubbery]

I should really start. One of my biggest problems is that I always set up to the left without noticing and then, sure enough, I stand on the tee box puzzled as to why my drive just sailed straight into the gunch on the left.

[Wazzu8]

I used to cut/slice it so I'd aim left.. Now that I got lessons and hit it straight, I ended up on the left in one but it's all good I was only like 70 out.

[chingali]

I ALWAYS practice with alignment aids. I used to use clubs but for the past 10 years have used 2, 3 or 4 old shafts depending on what I am working on.

I remember when I was first learning my teaching pro would always say to me, "You aren't going to hit it if you aren't aiming at it properly".

[Bluenoser67]

Yeah I always throw a 3 wood down on the ground when I start my practice at the range. It just saves me from stepping behind the ball and lining up every shot. I know that my feet are aligned and I line up my hips and shoulders off that. Then I can find out who I brought to the dance before a game.

[Magnus]

I use those plastic driveway markers. They are as long as a club, and are $1.99 at Home Depot. Perfect for your toe line, ball line, etc. I use 3 or 4 to setup a whole 'alignment station'. I find after 10 minutes doing this - it fixes most of whatever is wrong with my swing. Most faults come before you even start your swing - I am 100% in agreement with that thought.

[Treemagnet]

I place a club at my feet pointing just left of my target to start and then after 12-15 swings I'll take it away. This helps to see if something goes wrong at least I know it was'nt my allignment at the target

[mellojoe]

I have to. I've only been playing for a short while, so I need to practice on my alignment. On the course I often don't trust my alignment, so the club on the ground helps me to learn what to look for when I'm lined up properly.