Become a more consistent golfer

One of the top questions I get from students who come to work with me to get better is , "How do I become a more consistent golfer". Most of the time consistency goes back to a few fundamentals. Here is a routine I use all the time. See if it doesn't help your game.
Practice with a piece of rope or twine stretched out in a line pointing at your target on the range. Use two nails to hold the twine in place. This rope should represent the target line.Place a ball on a low tee on the rope. Now make small slow swings tracing the line with the club on the way back and through. Place an aiming stick out in front of the rope directly between the ball and the target. Learn to start the ball over the rod with no curve. This exercise will help you learn to start to swing the club on plane and start the ball online. You will become a more consistent golfer.

Stop the shanks.

Dewsweeper writes in and asks for help. They are sick with a case of the shanks and cant get rid of them. They have tried everything. Shanks can be tough but here is the quickest and best way I have found to get rid of them.

Shanks are caused when ball hits off hosel of club and shoots out to the right. It generally speaking never from the face being open at impact. Most of the time it is caused by a club face over rotating through impact in attempt to square the face. The more we shank it to the right the more we try to square it and close the face and the worse it gets.

Here is a fix hit small shots up next to a 2x4 about a balls width away. The small swings should be made trying to leave face open through impact. Swing shaft or heel of club to left away from ball and mis the board.