The key to solid alignment in your practice is convenience if it is a pain to keep your lines straight you give up that is why eyeline made the priactice t rods thicker and smoother with a crosspiece that allows you to easily slide them for new turf or longer clubs alignment and ball position are critical for good shots add more rods to create the perfect practice station to fit you get really crazy and add the 360 degree mirror it has slots to fit perfectly on the top rod practice made