Warren Bennett demonstrates a simple yet effective alignment stick drill designed to master the ball's starting line and subsequent spin. By practicing intentional fades and draws around a visual marker, golfers learn to diagnose whether their swing path or club face is causing their misses. The video emphasizes the importance of starting the ball away from course trouble and provides practical tips for translating range practice to the course.
Starting line is largely determined by the club path and face at impact; use a physical marker like an alignment stick to verify it.
If the ball starts on the correct line but doesn't curve, you need to work on your club face (spin control).
If the ball starts on the wrong side of your marker, you need to adjust your hand path and club path.
On the course, aim to start the ball away from trouble rather than aiming at trouble and trying to curve it away.
Dedicate a portion of your range session to shot-shaping (5-10 balls per side) to build confidence for pressurized situations.
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