How great would it be to have a golf pro in your bag to use whenever you needed?
For those of you who are not quite familiar with the term golf training aid, it is a device (and there are many to choose from) which will help you to swing the right way.
I’ll tell you why I love the idea of golf training aids. Because that’s the way we have learnt new skills ever since our first steps in life. We as human beings learn best by imitation. We watch, imitate and repeat.
I personally tend to get overwhelmed at times by the amount of information we’re told about our swing faults and ways to correct them.
A golf training aid can get you swinging the right way by utilising muscle memory without the mental overload of advice and tips coming in from all directions.
It’s called habit. Learn something, keep repeating and ‘hey presto’ you have a habit on your hands. But if that habit yields positive results, then it’s definitely a habit worth keeping.
A golf training aid can also be stored easily anywhere. In a drawer, under the bed, in the car, the garage, in a shoe box etc depending on size.
Now, let’s have a quick look at the type of popular golf training aid available, review and price them:
- Swing Plane Trainer: An arc system where the golf club can only swing along a perfect plane which will help to induce a consistent set up position and muscle memory for a repeatable correct golf swing. There’s nothing worse than practicing the wrong way, this gets you swinging the right way.
Explanar Golf Training System : $899.95 - Designed by Luther Blacklock. A Great way to learn without overwhelming yourself with swing thoughts. You learn by muscle memory swinging only the right way!
Explanar Jr. Training System : $699.95 - Start them off young. Get the kids swinging the right way early on and you may have a little woods on your hands.
- Dual Hinged Collapsible Iron: When you swing this club, unless you swing it correctly, it will collapse every time. If you swing too quick it will collapse also. This is good as it teaches you to swing the right way and with the right tempo. It hits like a real golf club so if you swing it well which prevents the hinges from collapsing, the golf ball actually travels similar to being hit with a normal club.
Medicus 2000 Dual Hinge 5 Iron : $99.95 -Neat training device. This gets you swinging with the correct tempo along the right swing path otherwise the club collapses. So you cant swing too quick or of line which is great for teaching you through muscle memory. See below for different club numbers of the medicus.
Medicus Dual Hinge 7 Iron Trainer : $99.95
Medicus Dual Training Pack : $259.95
- Inside Approach: This is an elevated padded guide bar which is angled slightly to force you to swing the correct in-to-in swing path instead of the out-to-in slice swing path helping to rid that slice. By repetitive use, your poor swing habit can be turned into a good swing habit.
Inside Approach Golf Swing Trainer : $39.95 - Nice little easily portable training aid which gets you to swing along the right plane to avoid those nasties in golf.
- Laser Trainer: You attach a laser device to your golf club, harmless of course! (not the kind of lasers in sci-fi movies-). And when you swing, laser lights are emitted which show you where your club is pointing at various points of your back swing. Comes with a golf matt which has various grid lines where the laser shines onto describing your swing.
Laser Trainer : $89.95 -Butch Harmon endorsed lase trainer not only teaches you the correct swing plane for all your clubs including the putter, it also teaches you how to play other shots including the fade and draw.
- Weight Transfer Tool: This tool is designed with the weight transfer aspect of golf. It teaches to properly transfer our weight from ball address, during the swing, impact and follow through by forcing us by its design to maintain a proper stance, rotation and balance during the whole swing. This is a good idea if poor weight shifting is a factor in your game or creeping into it.
8 Board Golf Swing Trainer : $119.95 - gets you balanced and gets you rotating with the correct weight shift. Easily portable device and includes an instruction dvd and carry case.
- Swing Tempo Metronome: This device gets you to swing along to timed signal sounds which mimic the ideal tempo of the golf swing. There is also a vibrate feature which is great if your on the golf range and not looking for a fight! This can be adjusted to suit any of the three major parts of your golf swing.
Swing Tempo Golf Training Aid : $129.95 - Nice little device that gets you swinging at your ideal tempo. Just set it to a tempo that you desire (even a tempo like the big easy Ernie Els). Comes with a vibrate as well as audio if quiet is what you need.
- Putting Plane Alignment Systems: These type of tools focuses on the putting swing path. It will get you to align all your shoulders, clubface, eyes and swing path for that perfect putting stroke. Since your putter head can only move between one or two specifically designed rails, your swing path cannot deviate away from the correct swing plane.
EyeLine Golf Putting Square Alignment System : $59.95 -Gets you to align you eyes, shoulders and putter correctly. You can only swing the putter back on the correct path using this device which gets you swinging along the correct path with the right technique. Comes with a putter guide also.
Opto-Smart Putting Laser Trainer : $49.95 - This laser allows you to instantly see if your putting stroke if moving off target in any part of the swing. The laser extends out some feet helping you on those longer putts.
Stance Minder Golf Trainer : $89.95
Designed by PGA Touring Professional Larry Hinson, endorsed by both the 5-time PGA tour winner and NBC sports commentator Roger Maltbie and one of the most respected golf teachers in the world Hank Haney.
- Proper foot position
- Proper Ball position
- Correct distance from the ball
- Correct posture
- Hand position at address
- Head position at address
- Club face alignment
- Body alignment to the target
Lastly, another bonus with the Stance Minder is it comes with a free Hank Haney’s tips and secrets video, Stance Minder video guide and a Stance Minder carry bag.
.....You Could Also benefit by using an indoor putting green to practice the skills you have learnt from the putting aids listed above.
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