I use the thin reflector sticks that Lynn used at The Barclay's. I will put 2down for the target line (plane line) then place one in the ground standing up 10-15 feet away on the same line. I practice tracing the plane line and hitting the vertical rod with the ball. The stick will not break and the ball will travel into the range without coming back. It is really cool to see how many times you can hit that little stick. You will definately know if you have "straightaway ball flight".
Nice.
There was a time when I played golf with friends as our 'babies' were growing up and we had day care duties sometimes. We joke that we could put the kids in the middle of the fairway and they would be safe.
I can see my kid on the stick- safe as a bug in a rug.