Aiming the shot...mine are going right

[Bill Miracle]

For those of you that have followed some of the threads of my struggles and successes after my lessons with Brian....an update and question.

I am now hitting the ball with most all clubs with a lot of compression, great trajectory, and either straight or a slight draw. My weird little set up routine is working. One big thing that seemed to help....I changed my irons. I had some Cally Fusion irons that I had reshafted by a PCS class A club fitter. I wanted to try some different heads and found some MacGregor M565s with the same shafts (rifle TF 5.5) . Got 'em at a good price so I bought them. I used these irons exclusively for about 5 months.

Since forged heads wear faster, I decided to start using the Cally's for the practice range and use the Macs for play on the course. I noticed my course shots consistency was terrible compared to practice range. So, decided to hang up the Macs and play the Callys exclusively. MAGIC!

It ended up...the MacGregor factory installed Rifles are half a flex stiffer than my 5.5 (actually stepped to 5.7) Callys. The Mac were rating out to about a 6.2. I could feel the loading much better on the Callys and this seemed to produce better control. Maybe I am getting more lag as I am better able to stress the shaft???

Anyways, to make a long story short....using the Callys and working my a$$ off on my swing changes are paying off.

What I am fighting now is.... aligning right when I am positive I am aligned properly to the target. During a scramble on Wed, I hit about 6 killer shots into the green....all ending up pin high...only about 20-30* right of the intended target. I thought I might be blocking the shots but the other guys playing with me said "it went perfectly where you aimed it". In all instances, I was aimed too far right. These shots would have all ended up with short putt opps vs. not being able to use my ball.

The way I aim is: stand back, look at the target line. Try to find a target 1-2 feet in front of the ball to line up with. Get the bottom edge of the club 90* to the target line. Once this is set, set my feet and check shoulders and hips.

So, any tips or comments about fixing this would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Bill

 

[shootin4par]

when you are over top of the ball spend mre then 50% of the time looking at the target and see if that helps, most all golfers look down at the ball too much and that adds tension

 

[Bill Miracle]

Thanks for the reply.....actually...

I am looking at the target a lot!!!! Still, I am lined up so I am going right of it. Looks to me line I am on it.

I would swear I am pushing the shot but...I got 3 other golfers behind me saying "we were going to say something but..thought you might be trying to draw it" "it went right where you aimed".

They started lining me up different but...it was at the end.

 

[shootin4par]

I am looking at the target a lot!!!! Still, I am lined up so I am going right of it. Looks to me line I am on it.

I would swear I am pushing the shot but...I got 3 other golfers behind me saying "we were going to say something but..thought you might be trying to draw it" "it went right where you aimed".

They started lining me up different but...it was at the end.

at the range put a shaft down on your intended flight line

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

Question:

Was your WHOLE BODY aimed right or just parts of it like: feet, shoulders, etc?

 

[Bill Miracle]

From what I understand....everything was...

Question:

Was your WHOLE BODY aimed right or just parts of it like: feet, shoulders, etc?

I felt like I lined up correct but was told I was lined up to shoot right of where I was aiming (in these cases it was either the flag or on the tee box)

 

[bcoak]

I have this problem as well. Couple of things that help me:

1. Get behind ball and raise club up so it goes through your ball and your intended target. Pick a spot a few inches in front of you from this aiming procedure, aim club at this spot and then put body in perpendicular to clubface/parralel to line. This, excepting the plumb bob, is what Jack N. did.

2. Shaft on ground when practicing

3. I actually started picking a spot out in front of ball to my intended target, stepping in w/ one foot and moving the club back and forth at/over that spot (up and down the line ) and pretending the club was painting a ball line going over that spot and to my target and then move my body in parallel to that "painted" line. This worked best for me, esp. in short shots.

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

I felt like I lined up correct but was told I was lined up to shoot right of where I was aiming (in these cases it was either the flag or on the tee box)

you didn't answer my question. WHAT was lined up to the right?

Was it your whole body/club/etc?

Was it only your feet?

Was it only your hips?

Was it only your shoulders?

etc

Please let me know which.

 

[Bill Miracle]

I don't know........

you didn't answer my question. WHAT was lined up to the right?

Was it your whole body/club/etc?

Was it only your feet?

Was it only your hips?

Was it only your shoulders?

etc

Please let me know which.

I'm just going by what others behind me said. They are pretty good golfers. All agreed, you were lined up/aiming right. I assume it ALL was going that way as I usually check everything to make sure I am set up properly. I think I am just doing something that causes me to line everything up right.

 

[mb6606]

I stand behind the ball and stretch my arms out like parallel train tracks.
Next with your arms draw an imaginary stance line in the ground. Step in along this line.

At the range line the stripe of the ball pointed directly at your target. Square your club up to the ball line and step in.