Two ingredients decide where the ball goes

Only two factors decide where your golf ball is destined to travel: the road on which your club is traveling and the clubface angle on that roadway. You constantly hear golf analysts mentioning swing plane or swing path. You also are very aware of whether your clubface is open closed, square, shut, laid-off or other position.

Your clubface should be on the railroad track line that aims at your target. Your hands should be hanging above the other railroad track located at your feet. You see Tour players using these directional sticks, which we call railroad tracks, all the time. When you start your backswing, stopping at waist high, (or when the shaft is parallel to the ground), the shaft should also be parallel to the outside railroad track and simultaneously above the inside track. At this point the clubface should be ALMOST toe up, slightly closed about a degree. If you've accomplished these two positions, you're set to deliver a good golf swing. This stage is literally called, "the delivery position".

All good players pass through this zone during their swing two times, going back and going forward. Pretty simple stuff, but commonly violated.