A golf alignment system and method that allows a golfer to properly align his
or
her feet in relation to the already positioned golf club prior to attempting a
shot. The invention comprises one or more substantially horizontal alignment stripes
disposed upon a pair of shoes worn by a golfer. The alignment stripes may be of
any color or material provided they are visually discernable from the rest of the
shoe. The present invention uses aligned stripes skewed at a slight angle, offset
from the longitudinal axis of the golfer's shoes. Because a human's back or heel
portion of the foot is narrower than the front portion, adjacent horizontally disposed
alignment stripes on each individual shoe, when brought together, would not result
in a series of horizontal lines. However, when utilizing the present invention
at the beginning of the alignment process before the golfer actually strikes the
ball, the golfer brings his or her feet together or very close to each other. In
this position, the front portions of the golfer's feet are slightly splayed out
due to the wider front portion of the feet and narrower heel portion of the feet,
such that a series of parallel horizontal lines are formed. The golfer may then
glance down at a vertical alignment channel that is created by the newly formed
sets of parallel horizontal lines, and use it as a guide in order to align his
or her feet in respect to the putter face and original target line, which in turn
then aids the golfer in aligning the rest of his or her body for a proper golf shot.
