Anybody clear on Clampett's "Aiming Point"

[12 piece bucket]

Using yellow or orange driveway markers available at Lowes I select a distant target on the range. Then I establish a plane(target)line with the orange dowels. I use two in front of the ball and one behind. I use a forth to align my feet. Then I place a orange dowel in the ground vertically out in front of the furtherst dowel down the plane line. Then I place a Noodle(used in swimming pools and water sports) over the vertical dowel. This places it about 7 or 8 feet in front of the ball location. The goal is to hit the golf ball into the noodle. What was surprising to me was how far left of the target it appeared. I have used to vertical dowels and tried to hit ball thru them but never a big vertical target. I have always tried to visualize the plane line going to target and beyond but the big vertical made me realize I perceived the target to the right of where it was. Obviously those laser sticks would help but this is cheap. So I now have the plane line to trace, the magic of the forearm, the alternate target line to consider, aiming point, stepping into the ball left foot right foot squaring to target. setting the club with the left arm to adjust shoulder height, ball distance etc. Then putting the right hand on making sure I don't change my alignments. After all this I should be driving straighter using these left hand striker guides. . In fact at the range today I aimed at a number of targets and hit it succesfully at them. Tomorrow I play and we will see how many balls I loose. Jeff had set this up at Cuscowilla and I missed it. Also I guess you could throw balls at the noodle or even your club.

Got it now . . . so basically the pool noodle thingie is your start line reference . . . reckon you could start it left or right of it and hit curves back to the target as well no?

[bambam]

I shot that bit of video. I will see if I can find it and post it up later in the week.
Bambam did have all of the clips I took that week so he may beat me to the punch

Here it is:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lynnblak...361288 374434

For those who were there, you may remember watching Jeff Hull hit the dowel (sans noodle) 6 or 7 times in a row, including the last one with a driver pretty far back of the dowel!

[O.B.Left]

Thanks Bambam

Im really glad this came up .........never knew what was going on there. Im going to set up a station like that and give it a go. Ive always been really good at hitting tree trunks when trying to come out of the woods......

[bambam]

Thanks Bambam

Im really glad this came up .........never knew what was going on there. Im going to set up a station like that and give it a go. Ive always been really good at hitting tree trunks when trying to come out of the woods......

Bucket touched on another great way to use this setup for practice. You can intentionally hit the ball to the right or left of the stick to work on different shot shapes, or if you're struggling with a pull or push, you can work on hitting it to the opposite side of the stick to correct your motion. Adding the noodle would be good for that type of practice, as you'd have to really get the ball out and around the dowel.

Trying to hit that little dowel is a fun drill, and you get some funny looks at the range when you hit it.

[gmbtempe]

I have seen Vijay Singh set his umbrella up like this and hit fades around it. I can see the need for something to buffer the impact on the dowel.

I like it, cut a pool noodle a couple inches more than the dowel and you have a pretty neat training device!

[alex_chung]

Here it is:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lynnblak...361288 374434

For those who were there, you may remember watching Jeff Hull hit the dowel (sans noodle) 6 or 7 times in a row, including the last one with a driver pretty far back of the dowel!

Yea that was a good day that. I was further down the line trying my damm hardest to hit the bloody dowel. I think I was the last one to hit it, even my roomie Burner managed to hit the dowel several times before I did
Alex

[bambam]

Yea that was a good day that. I was further down the line trying my damm hardest to hit the bloody dowel. I think I was the last one to hit it, even my roomie Burner managed to hit the dowel several times before I did
Alex

Ha, I didn't hit it very many times either. It was pure dumb luck that golfguru happened to catch it on camera!

[Burner]

Yea that was a good day that. I was further down the line trying my damm hardest to hit the bloody dowel. I think I was the last one to hit it, even my roomie Burner managed to hit the dowel several times before I did
Alex

Brings back pleasant memories.

Now, if only there were some decent practice facilities it would be well worth another visit.

[alex_chung]

Brings back pleasant memories.

Now, if only there were some decent practice facilities it would be well worth another visit.

Yea I know...sheesh I don't know how Yoda puts up with it
Alex

[golfguru]

Thanks Bambam. I knew you would hit it with the masters instruction