Aim Or Alignment

No matter what I do I never seem to have my body set in the right direction when setting up.I have tried marks directly in front and markers in the distance as guides but always seem to set up wrong,any hints or tricks to use?

Thank you for the quick response.Will give it a try.

I am glad i came across your response... I believe this will help me out as well! I do have a question though - does the club make a difference in how far back or forward the ball is in your stance where irons are concerned? I find that i hit the 3 well when i set up with the ball in line with the inside of my front foot, but if i move it back i slice. If i try to hit a wedge in the same manner it's not pretty... Any advice?

The railroad tracks can only function properly if the clubhead at impact suits the swing path.These two factors dictate ballflight more than feet position .Thats why Player and Trevino controlled their shots with closed and open stances respectively.

How can the pupil focus on alignment if the club is behind their heels out of their sight line.Some of the best coaches advocate the railway tracks but then again if you dont implement the fundamentals first grip ,stance ,ballposition,posture, and club face at address well how can you teach alignment.

hi
garry player and lee trevino did not have lessons or a coach to teach them, they both learned what worked for them to control the ball, with lee it was a really open stance and comming back to the ball with a inside to out swing, and he pushed the ball with his arms swinging away from his body and to the right and not around, the amount of fade was set by how CLOSED his club face was set.
the club face faced to the right of target the same as his stance and but his left wrist bowed out to square the face at impact.
it was a very complecated swing and he got there by hitting more ball than any player at that time
he would spend up to 3/4 hrs every day 7 days a week just hitting balls on the range as he could not aford to play on the course.
when he started playing for money and started playing on the course.
diffrent times then for both garry and lee as they played to put food in there belly's and that was there main driving force at the start.
so diffrent from now when player get $1,000,000,000 when still at school and not old enough to be a pro golfer.
bill

I think a key point is to make sure you put a cross down (ie. perpendicular clubs, one in line with your feet and one in the middle of your stance) when your practicing on the range lined up at your target. if you do then you eyes and body will get so used to getting set up in the correct alignment then it will be natural when you get on the course and wont even worry about it. The key is to feel comfortable over the shot - even if you are slightly out in alignment then you wont go to far wrong.

I wont sat i dissagree with you but i believe there is a happy medium out there too many pros if thats what you want to call them screw people up to fix them.This creates return bussinness and for whay its worth i think it stinks and the reason why is the pga hold all the cards.I know a chap who quailified under the WORLD GOLF TEACHING FEDERATION and he would put most of these guys to shame.Monopoly does not mean you can do what you like and the powers that be over coaching bodies can see this and it will change.
As for the likes of player and trevino you are trying to compare two individuals with tremendous talent and skill with some amateurs that struggle to take their head covers off their clubs.Gifted sports people are not made they are born good amateur golfers you can make.

i see i have a lot to learn