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About Eddie Kilthau
Expertise
I am a PGA golf professional specializing in teaching the game.

Experience
I played collegiately at Arizona State University, then turned professional in 1981. I became the shortest player to ever play in the United States Open at Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh & missed my PGA Tour card by 2 shots in 1986 at PGA West, La Quinta, California. I have been teaching for 26 years in Phoenix, Arizona & I am currently the Director of Instruction at the Vistal Club in Phoenix and owner of Victory Golfworks.

Business Administration, Arizona State University. PGA Business School I - 1986, PGA Business School II - 1992, PGA Advanced Business School III - 1995. Certified PING Clubfitter - 1999. PGA Teaching & Clubfitting Seminar - 1992. Numerous Southwest Section PGA educational seminars.

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Golf - Alignment on practice mats

Expert: Eddie Kilthau - 10/23/2009

Question
A thing that I've always been confused about. For an alignment aid, I should align the club to the LEFT of my target, so that it is parallel, correct? How should I align my mat to the target?

Answer
Hi Jeff:

Picture a line from your ball to the target and extending behind the ball indefinitely. That line is called your target line. You align the clubface perpendicular (leading edge) to the target line. A line across your toes is called your toe line. That line should be parallel left of the target line. So once your set up to hit a shot and you are lined up correctly (square), your shoulders, forearms and feet would all be parallel to the target line. Aligning your mat to the target is moot. You need to align the clubface square to the target line and you need to make sure your shoulders, forearms and feet are parallel left...that is what we call a square set up and it gives you the best chance to hit it at your target.

Eddie Kilthau
PGA Member

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