Patent ID: 8864607

Claim:
A method for aligning a golfer with a ball, comprising the steps of: placing an elongated alignment guide on the ground with a longitudinal axis of the alignment guide aligned with the desired trajectory of a golf ball, the alignment guide having a series of club markings along a first edge identifying the location at which the ball should be placed when using a specified club, the club markings including one or more of drivers, fairway woods, 4 iron or hybrids, 5 to 9 irons, wedges, and clubs for specialty shots not included in the other club heads; placing a golf ball in the club marking corresponding to the club being used to hit the ball, but offset from the alignment guide by a few inches; standing on the opposite side of the alignment guide as the ball, the alignment guide having a second side oppose the first side with a plurality of paired foot markings along the second side, the paired foot markings equidistant from and centered on the location for the 8 or 9 iron or a wedge; aligning a corresponding location on each of the golfer's feet with a different one of a pair of the foot markings; and swinging the club and hitting the ball.