Check out the video above, where Golf.com succinctly goes through a recent study on intermediate targets by the Pinehurst Golf Academyโs Eric Alpenfels.
Not much unlike his studies on the โAim Small, Miss Smallโ philosophy, Alpenfels โ along with his research partner Dr. Bob Christina โ found that what most golfers have been doing all along when it comes to their aim may be way off base.
The video is pretty clear, but the details โ which are here โ are fun to look at, too. Essentially, itโs this:
Golfers who looked only at an intermediate target โ instead of a distant target, like the green or fairway โ just a few inches in front of the ball, hit their shots a lot more accurately and with more power.
Check it out, and try it the next time you play.