Alignment and swing tips - alignment rods

Using alignment sticks is a great way to improve your aim, check ball position and also to assist with swingpath and pane changes. You will see a lot of pros using these now at tour events and i am getting pretty much all my lessons to use them in some form when practicing.

Using alignment rods to assist with alignment & ball position

Some swing changes can also be assisted with these alignment sticks. By putting them in or along the ground in various angles and positions, changes such as swing path, swing plane and hip drive can also be assisted.

 Using alignment sticks to check swing plane

 Using alignment sticks to help swing path change

Using alignment sticks to help with hip drive

You can pick these sticks up nice and cheap and use them in a number of ways to assist your golf practice. Pick up a couple to help your golf.

Daniel Gale

PGA Professional

Dan teaches at The James Andrews School of Golf in East Sussex

Check out his website at www.dangalegolf.com