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Commit to making 2009 your best year for golf. In order to improve your swing and shave strokes off your score, you need to work on your fundamentals. Your alignment may be the most important factor in hitting a solid shot. If your alignment is incorrect, than you usually have to make some sort of compensation at impact to get your ball to fly on your intended target line.

To line up correctly every time you set up to the ball, start from the ground up. Many people mistakenly align their bodies up to their target line first, using their shoulders, hips and feet to line up to the ball instead of aiming the clubface to the ball. This sequence of lining the body up to the target first will cause you to be misaligned. Here is a checklist starting from the ground up to align yourself correctly every time you set up to the ball. LPGA Teaching Professional Kiernan Schindler demonstrates:

1 – Place your clubhead behind the     ball, taking care that the leading     edge is square to your target line.

2 – Adjust your feet so that they are     parallel to your target line.

3 – Check your knees to make sure     they align over your feet.

4 – Check your hips to make sure that     they a parallel to your target line.

5 – Check your shoulders to make sure     that they are aligned squarely to     your intended target line.

6 – Finally, make sure your head and     eyes are aligned squarely as well.

7 – The end result of your checklist will be picture perfect alignment.

Kiernan Schindler teaches golf in the Baltimore, Maryland area. For information call 415-269-3487