I See This Optical Illusion Ruin So Many Golf Swings (Take Dead Aim With This)
PGA instructor Milo Lines demonstrates how the optical illusion of parallax tricks golfers into bad target alignment, forcing compensations like pulling or swinging over-the-top. Through lesson tee footage and a golf school demonstration, Milo shows how to use intermediate targets and alignment stick stations to achieve accurate alignment and start lines.
Standing to the side of the ball creates a visual illusion (parallax) that makes a straight alignment look pushed to the right.
Aiming too far right often causes golfers to pull their arms across their body to force the ball back on target.
Use an intermediate target 1-2 feet in front of the ball on your target line to accurately square the clubface.
Walk into your setup right-foot-first while standing behind the ball to preserve proper optical alignment before building your stance.
Practice with a two-stick alignment station to calibrate your eyes to true parallel alignment.
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