Jump to content
IGNORED

Fred Funk Line Up.

TheChern06
 Share
Note: This thread is 6497 days old. We appreciate that you found this thread instead of starting a new one, but if you plan to post here please make sure it's still relevant. If not, please start a new topic. Thank you!

Recommended Posts

TheChern06 Member

TheChern06

So I go to my round today and on the range I flat out can not hit my driver. While im in the bathroom I see a article in golf digest and its a line up routine by Fred Funk.

What you do is, pick a spot welll down your line like a tree and the end of the hole. You put your club head on that object and draw a line with your clubhead and follow it with your eyes to your ball and pick a spot right in front of the ball that lines up with the line, like a tall piece of grass. You then line your club up and put your body parallel to the target line and swing away.

Today I hit 13/14 fairways with my driver and woods compared to a 4/14 yesturday.

Have any of you tried/ do this technique? If you don't I would highly reccommend trying it.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Administrator
iacas Hall of Fame Member

iacas

  • Administrator
So I go to my round today and on the range I flat out can not hit my driver. While im in the bathroom I see a article in golf digest and its a line up routine by Fred Funk.

It's a standard part of my pre-shot routine, and has been for about a decade. So yeah, I do it.

Erik J. Barzeski — ⛳ I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
Director of Instruction Golf Evolution • Owner, The Sand Trap .com • Author, Lowest Score Wins
Golf Digest "Best Young Teachers in America" 2016-17 & "Best in State" 2017-20 • WNY Section PGA Teacher of the Year 2019 :edel: :true_linkswear:

Check Out: New Topics | TST Blog | Golf Terms | Instructional Content | Analyzr | LSW | Instructional Droplets

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Awards, Achievements, and Accolades
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

oct411 Member

oct411

Better yet draw a line and a arrow on your ball and place that to the target line straight towards your target or you can always line up the writings on your ball to the target. When you ground and square your club head, line the club face perpindicular to that line and go for it. You can do that with putts too, I think most pros do that in putt setup to where they want to go when they they take the ball up and place the coin and when they place the ball back down, they line it up to the target with a mark or writing on the ball to the intended target point...
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Administrator
iacas Hall of Fame Member

iacas

  • Administrator
Better yet draw a line and a arrow on your ball and place that to the target line straight towards your target or you can always line up the writings on your ball to the target. When you ground and square your club head, line the club face perpindicular to that line and go for it. You can do that with putts too, I think most pros do that in putt setup to where they want to go when they they take the ball up and place the coin and when they place the ball back down, they line it up to the target with a mark or writing on the ball to the intended target point...

Personally, I never found that that worked for me except on putts because I'm so far away and the angle looks funny. Looking at a line that's oriented at the top of the ball from an angle will always make the line look curved. I think the spot alignment is easier.

Erik J. Barzeski — ⛳ I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
Director of Instruction Golf Evolution • Owner, The Sand Trap .com • Author, Lowest Score Wins
Golf Digest "Best Young Teachers in America" 2016-17 & "Best in State" 2017-20 • WNY Section PGA Teacher of the Year 2019 :edel: :true_linkswear:

Check Out: New Topics | TST Blog | Golf Terms | Instructional Content | Analyzr | LSW | Instructional Droplets

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Awards, Achievements, and Accolades
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

FAHooGolfs Well Established Member

FAHooGolfs

Personally, I never found that that worked for me except on putts because I'm so far away and the angle looks funny. Looking at a line that's oriented at the top of the ball from an angle will always make the line look curved. I think the spot alignment is easier.

I agree... plus, I found that constantly having to check and re-check the line/arrow killed the pace of play and it just got annoying for me. I'm much more of a feel player when it comes to putts anyway, so the idea of trusting a line I drew on my ball to be lined up properly caused me to second guess the line everytime I missed a putt.

In My Bag:
Driver: Titleist 983K 9.5°, Harmon HTD CB-65R
3-Wood: Mizuno MP-001, 13°, Harrison Striper Titanium
Hybrid 1: TaylorMade Rescue Mid TP, 16°
Hybrid 2: TaylorMade Rescue Mid TP, 19°Irons: Ping S59 Tour 4-PWWedges: Mizuno Black Nickel 51.06 / Cleveland Black Pearl 58.08Putter:...
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Diggitydog Well Established Member

Diggitydog

The line on the ball has really helped my putting. It does take and extra 5 seconds per shot to line it up but I have found that I envision the ball rolling to the hole while squatted behind it and then move the line to that direction. I stand back a couple of steps to view the direction and occasionally will change the line if I think the break is different. The biggest reason the half line helps me is that I can break putting into two separate tasks. Line and weight. Once I commit to the line I forget about it 100%. I have to trust the read from behind the ball. If it's wrong then I'll do better next time. My focus shifts from line to making a good stroke in the direction of the line and feeling the weight required for the shot. My putts are much closer to the hole now because I am able to concentrate on the weight of the putt.

Swing = Stacked and On Plane when possible.
In My Bag:
Driver: Ping G5 9° Alidila NV 75g Stiff
3-Wood: Nike SQ 15° Diamana Stiff (Stock)
Irons: NIKE FORGED SPLIT CAVIY (S300)Wedges: Taylormade RAC Fe2O3 (Rust) 52°/56°/60°Putter: Titleist/Cameron Newport 1.5Ball: Looking for a new...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Administrator
iacas Hall of Fame Member

iacas

  • Administrator
The line on the ball has really helped my putting. It does take and extra 5 seconds per shot to line it up but I have found that I envision the ball rolling to the hole while squatted behind it and then move the line to that direction. I stand back a couple of steps to view the direction and occasionally will change the line if I think the break is different. The biggest reason the half line helps me is that I can break putting into two separate tasks. Line and weight. Once I commit to the line I forget about it 100%. I have to trust the read from behind the ball. If it's wrong then I'll do better next time. My focus shifts from line to making a good stroke in the direction of the line and feeling the weight required for the shot. My putts are much closer to the hole now because I am able to concentrate on the weight of the putt.

Ditto what you said about splitting it up. Once I get the line down, I forget about it.

Then I simply "react" to the distance and hit it. It makes putting more like hitting a jump shot than something that requires actual analysis. And I can usually line up my ball while someone else is putting, so I rarely slow down play even five seconds. Plus I don't look at the putt from 20 angles or anything.

Erik J. Barzeski — ⛳ I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
Director of Instruction Golf Evolution • Owner, The Sand Trap .com • Author, Lowest Score Wins
Golf Digest "Best Young Teachers in America" 2016-17 & "Best in State" 2017-20 • WNY Section PGA Teacher of the Year 2019 :edel: :true_linkswear:

Check Out: New Topics | TST Blog | Golf Terms | Instructional Content | Analyzr | LSW | Instructional Droplets

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Awards, Achievements, and Accolades
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Note: This thread is 6497 days old. We appreciate that you found this thread instead of starting a new one, but if you plan to post here please make sure it's still relevant. If not, please start a new topic. Thank you!

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Want to join this community?

    We'd love to have you!

    Sign Up

  • TST Partners

    TourStriker PlaneMate
    Golfer's Journal
    ShotScope
    The Stack System
    FlightScope Mevo
    Direct: Mevo, Mevo+, and Pro Package.

    Coupon Codes (save 10-15%): "IACAS" for Mevo/Stack, "IACASPLUS" for Mevo+/Pro Package, and "THESANDTRAP" for ShotScope.

  • Posts

    • billchao
      Best Shot of the Week

      By billchao ·

      Hit my tee shot just into the penalty area and barely found it. Swung hard just in case I hit it. It was slightly downhill with a heavy tailwind. I don't actually hit my 9i 170 yards.
    • billchao
      My Swing (billchao)

      By billchao ·

      Right. The difference between being 120 out and 70 out for me (this is the important part) is negligible and not worth putting other risks into play off the tee.   Ok the argument against driver is that my shot cone is comically large. It puts every possible outcome into play. You can't see the green from the tee so there's a good chance I'd have to wait for it to clear which would slow down play. That's the third tee right in the middle of the firing range there. I really don't want to wait just to hit a terrible shot and I especially don't want to injure somebody. Yea I have no problem playing out of the rough short of the bunker if I'm just going to lay up short of the bunker, but I absolutely need to avoid flaring it right into the penalty area if I'm going to be laying up in the first place. As a general strategy I understand where you're coming from. But since we're specifically talking about me (this is a shot I'm going to have to hit on Saturday), I think the cost is fairly marginal. I hit the ball 8' closer on average from 50-100 than I do from 100-150 from the fairway and rough and the green success % difference is 4%. Bunker might as well be a penalty drop. Based on the data,  Here's my SG:A data compared to a 10: I honestly don't know how to use SG for decision making. That's why I was mostly looking at proximity to hole and green success rate for comparison. I mostly use SG as a way to track my progress. All good. Like I said, I appreciate the discussion. It makes me think. If I didn't want to see alternative/opposing viewpoints to my own I just wouldn't post anything. You should post it! In your own swing thread, of course. It's been a fun exercise.
    • bkuehn1952
      What'd You Shoot Today?

      By bkuehn1952 ·

      Played my first 2024 round at Pierce Lake. Boomed my first drive down #10 fairway, then slowly slipped into mediocrity. 83 (69.6/131). The high point was going 2 of 4 on sand saves. My sand game is pretty marginal but today I must have discovered the secret for a couple hours.
    • 4zim
      "5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

      By 4zim ·

      day 34. Technique practice. Became too quick and outcome oriented. need to slow down and work on technique again. 
    • iacas
      "5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

      By iacas ·

      Day 534, April 18, 2024 Practice before lessons today. Priority piece. No sim this time. 🙂 
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Welcome to TST! Signing up is free, and you'll see fewer ads and can talk with fellow golf enthusiasts! By using TST, you agree to our Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and our Guidelines.

  I accept
The popup will be closed in 10 seconds...