Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. Alignment sticks are some of the simplest — and most useful — training aids out ...

Palm Beach, Fla.— If I had to put a percentage on it, I'd say upwards of 97 percent of professional golfers use an alignment stick (or something very similar) on the driving range. Honestly, that ...