Summary: In this article you'll discover two simple things you can do to check your alignment helping you to hit your shots longer, straighter and more consistently.

Golf Alignment -- Two Great Tips

How you align yourself when setting up to hit a golf ball has a critical affect on how good your golf shots are going to turn out.  But don't believe me.  Read what a golf legend has to say on this alignment issue…

"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 - Winner of 6 Major Championships

So hopefully you now understand the importance of golf alignment.  And if you do, here's a simple exercise that you can quickly and easily do to check your feet alignment.

To do this golf alignment exercise I want you to setup to a golf shot as normal and get comfortable. Then just before you’re ready to hit your shot, get two golf balls and without moving your feet place them directly behind your heels so they’re touching your feet. Now take your feet away and go back behind your ball down the line of your target and see how good your alignment was.

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 balls so they align correctly and then setup with these balls 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.

Now that's an easy way to check your feet alignment.  But you still have to check the alignment of your knees, hips and shoulders as they also have a big affect on your golf shots success.  And the absolute 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.  But remember, you want each part of your body to be aligned parallel to the starting line of your golf shot. 

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

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.  But now you know exactly what you need to do to check your alignment so you have no excuse.  Please make sure you check it regularly.