Comments on: Training Aids http://thesandtrap.com/extras/tap-ins/training_aids Golf News, Reviews, and Commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:22:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: kiwi http://thesandtrap.com/extras/tap-ins/training_aids#comment-4270 kiwi Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:27:58 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/extras/tap-ins/training_aids/#comment-4270 http://www.proplayfittingsystems.com/ I've just discovered this. Not really a training aid, but I thought they worked great. http://www.proplayfittingsystems.com/

I've just discovered this. Not really a training aid, but I thought they worked great.

]]> By: Everardo http://thesandtrap.com/extras/tap-ins/training_aids#comment-4253 Everardo Sat, 03 Feb 2007 15:09:38 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/extras/tap-ins/training_aids/#comment-4253 There are only two I use and by far the easiest and most cost effective one for me is an old broken shaft. Stuck in the ground next to me (ala Vijay) it helps keep my swing more upright. My most common slip seems to be when I let my swing get to flat. There are only two I use and by far the easiest and most cost effective one for me is an old broken shaft. Stuck in the ground next to me (ala Vijay) it helps keep my swing more upright. My most common slip seems to be when I let my swing get to flat.

]]> By: Miles Dowsett http://thesandtrap.com/extras/tap-ins/training_aids#comment-4227 Miles Dowsett Fri, 02 Feb 2007 08:33:20 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/extras/tap-ins/training_aids/#comment-4227 In my experience, the best bit of winter training you can do is find a small patch of grass, clear it of snow, and chip to a target from 30 yards and in. You'll hit the course in the spring with a killer short game that will get you out of trouble when you hit the course with a little winter rust. Also, hitting on matts at a range during the winter could potentially put your golf game back by months when the spring comes around and you hit off the turf again. A matt can be very forgiving for an average player; the club bounces of it and an unsuspecting player could be hitting the ball heavy all winter without even realising it! Then they hit off the grass and they get the shock of their lives! Just be very careful. In my experience, the best bit of winter training you can do is find a small patch of grass, clear it of snow, and chip to a target from 30 yards and in. You'll hit the course in the spring with a killer short game that will get you out of trouble when you hit the course with a little winter rust.

Also, hitting on matts at a range during the winter could potentially put your golf game back by months when the spring comes around and you hit off the turf again. A matt can be very forgiving for an average player; the club bounces of it and an unsuspecting player could be hitting the ball heavy all winter without even realising it! Then they hit off the grass and they get the shock of their lives! Just be very careful.

]]> By: Ger63 http://thesandtrap.com/extras/tap-ins/training_aids#comment-4226 Ger63 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 23:19:28 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/extras/tap-ins/training_aids/#comment-4226 One of the best, and cheapest, training aids I have used during the off-season is a 2 pound dumbell. Grip it like a club, swing back slowly and stretch to a full extension and allow the weight to drop your hands down into the hitting zone. Do it slowly, pay attention to where your hands are and let the release happen naturally. It's great, easy to do and really helps with tempo. Cheers, Ger63 One of the best, and cheapest, training aids I have used during the off-season is a 2 pound dumbell. Grip it like a club, swing back slowly and stretch to a full extension and allow the weight to drop your hands down into the hitting zone. Do it slowly, pay attention to where your hands are and let the release happen naturally. It's great, easy to do and really helps with tempo.
Cheers,
Ger63

]]> By: SuaSponteMn http://thesandtrap.com/extras/tap-ins/training_aids#comment-4222 SuaSponteMn Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:39:04 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/extras/tap-ins/training_aids/#comment-4222 Being from the same neck of the woods as Allen, I struggle with the same off-season challenges. I've had success this off-season with one of the more common weighted clubs you'll out there for sale as well as focusing stretching to increase range of motion. The only knock I've got on the club is the training grip that I've been too lazy to have regripped. I've measured my improvement based on results at a golf dome here locally and have noticed improvements in consistency. I think training aids are no different than golf clubs, different ones work for different people, some don't work for anyone, but there certainly isn't one that works for all. -Mike Being from the same neck of the woods as Allen, I struggle with the same off-season challenges. I've had success this off-season with one of the more common weighted clubs you'll out there for sale as well as focusing stretching to increase range of motion. The only knock I've got on the club is the training grip that I've been too lazy to have regripped. I've measured my improvement based on results at a golf dome here locally and have noticed improvements in consistency.

I think training aids are no different than golf clubs, different ones work for different people, some don't work for anyone, but there certainly isn't one that works for all.

-Mike

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