The backswing alignment of any golf swing is very important to what kind of shot you will see a golfer hit. According to most golfers, and personal experience, when the clubshaft is parallel to the target line, it results in a great straight shot. What does it mean when the clubshaft becomes parallel to the target line? In short, it is keeping the arc of the clubhead in a constant relationship to the target line back and through your swing. You always want to swing the clubshaft to a horizontal position at the top of the backswing to maximize the perfect hit. Many golfers, including myself, have a hard time keeping the club parallel to my line, instead many golfers point their club to the right or left of the target at the top of their swing which causes problems "because the forward-swinging path reciprocates the backswing path and delivers the clubhead across not along the target line during impact" (Nicklaus, 102).
If you tilt your head to the right, you can see that I am demonstrating a swing where my clubshaft is is parallel to my target line at the top of my backswing (it is hard to see at this angle).
If you tilt your head to the right, you can see that I am demonstrating a swing where my clubshaft is pointing to the left of my target at the top of my backswing (it is hard to see at this angle). Because it has the slight point to the left it will cause me to hit away from my target line. This type of swing is not recommended.
Why do you think not being parallel to the ball on the backswing
affects the path the ball travels?
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