Swing Extender

[iacas]

So I have used the swing extender for a couple of nights now. I have to say that I don't know if it is worth the $30 IMO. Maybe I have shortened my swing enough with the use of TourTempo, but I just don't seem to notice the extender there during my swing. It also seems to shift around quite a bit on your arm. So, you will find yourself adjusting it after a few swings or so.

Then it's probably not quite tight enough.

If your swing is already stopping before you lose a 90° angle in your right arm, sell it to someone you know for $30 and be done.

[misty_mountainhop]

Thought I'd have to give this a go....been overlong in the backswing for a while now and pretty sure it's this sort of flexion of my right elbow which hopefully this aid will help. Got to be worth a shout.

For info, ordered mine 6 days ago and it arrived yesterday. That's direct from the inventor to the U.K. Not bad at all. Let you know how I get on.....

[hippyboy]

Thought I'd have to give this a go....been overlong in the backswing for a while now and pretty sure it's this sort of flexion of my right elbow which hopefully this aid will help. Got to be worth a shout.

What was the carriage charge to UK?

I've emailed to ask them but not had a reply yet.

[misty_mountainhop]

What was the carriage charge to UK?

$13 P&P; to the U.K. I ordered it direct from his web site via the PayPal link.

Tried it today down the range. Definitely has potential although at the moment I'd call it a Swing Shortener - I always knew I wasn't that supple! Took 15-20 balls to get used to it but very good in the end; didn't lose anything noticeable for distance but definitely seemed to gain some accuracy/consistency. Good ball striking as well. Need to practice with it quite a bit more and get some muscle memory laid down. Impressively simple idea....wish I'd thought of it.

[TN94z]

$13 P&P; to the U.K. I ordered it direct from his web site via the PayPal link.

It felt short because you reached the end of your swing as far as flexibility is concerned. It is called a swing extender because your arc was bigger I would think. If it keeps your right arm from breaking down, then that keeps your left arm extended to its full potential...hands further from the head. I had actually started working on this myself a week before I saw Iacas' post on it (working on shortening my swing...not the device). I noticed one weekend that my left arm was really breaking down on my backswing which was causing me to have a little "cast" motion with the club as my arm was straightening back out.

[Futuresport]

ok I'm definitely a happy buyer now. I may have had more to correct than some, which is why this thing is so beneficial to me.

either way, played two more rounds after work and was blown away by the accuracy and consistency of my iron play.

13/18 greens is about average over those past two rounds. hit the flagstick from about 160 out with my 9 iron, something I've never done. if I'm hitting 6 iron or less, I'm almost guaranteed a GIR.

still struggling with the driver and 3 wood though. shortening my swing hasn't seemed to solve any problems with those clubs.

I've gotta say, I hit the range about 4-5 times a week though, so the results came fast. certainly isn't the magic bullet, but I appreciate the thread iacas, feel like I just opened up a whole bunch of new doors in a matter of 2 weeks.

[sonicblue]

Had an idea, documented here for my patent ;)...

I had the Izzo Smooth Swing a while ago, a different approach toward a similar goal, keeping a quiet, unified takeaway/backswing.

http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...TEGORY_ID=7095



I thought, there should be a way to combine these two, but because both loop around the upper arm in the same spot, there really wasn't a way to. Talking to my mom, who has serious sewing skills, revealed a simple answer. I removed the strap from the Swing Extender, cut off about 6" of the soft velcro side, and sewed that to the cuff of the SS. I then took a few strips of adhesive "hard-side" velcro and, adding epoxy for strength, adhered them to the bottom of the SE. Now, I slide the SS onto my arms, and then just velcro the SE to the proper spot on my bicep area. Voila! A dual training aid!

My golf league has ended, so I'm entering full 'swing tuning' mode for the fall, where I don't necessarily care if my scores falter. Stay tuned for results.

[misty_mountainhop]

It felt short because you reached the end of your swing as far as flexibility is concerned....

Really?!? Never would have guessed! Sorry; couldn't resist

. Been using it on quite a few practice sessions now and I think it's beginning to help somewhat. Definitely a decent swing training aid. Consistency with strike/accuracy appears to be genuinely helped somewhat. Had a weird experience the other day with it. Hit ~80 balls with a 6-iron wearing the Extender and then took it off and hit another ~50 or so. Whoa! The first 10-20 after removing it were odd feeling to say the least. Anyone else have the same sensation? Anyway, definitely worth putting in a lot of off-season practice with it.

[Stuart]

This is the single BEST training aid i've ever used...PERIOD. I really believe that anybody who plays golf should try this training aid out.

I have always struggled with my left arm bending, and while I've still managed to get down to a low-ish handicap, that has more to do with good hand eye coordination than perfect technique. I used this training aid last weekend while in Barbados for a week, as I had been struggling a bit with my game. I used it for 15 minutes, and then went out a shot an ever par round on the Royal Westmoreland course. The score was the least of it. My ball striking INSTANTLY improved considerably. Its hard to imagine that this little thing could help me so quickly with something I've struggled with for so long. I got home a couple of days ago and ordered 2 of them. I figure my friends are going to want to try it out so I bought an extra one.

http://swingextender.com/

[kennay92]

iacas has already reccomended this to me, but i guess im finally going to have to cave in and just spend the $30 after reading all thses good things.

[colin007]

yeah, me too, i dont know whats taking me so long. i think im just depressed that winter is right around the corner...

[Stuart]

I got mine the day before yesterday...spent a few minutes with it....then went out and shot a 1 under 69. LOVE this thing.

[hipcheck4u]

I just ordered one of these after reading everyone's comments. A quick question for anyone who is still reading this thread: can you wear a training aid like this during a round, or is there a rule against that?

[iacas]

I just ordered one of these after reading everyone's comments. A quick question for anyone who is still reading this thread: can you wear a training aid like this during a round, or is there a rule against that?

You can't. But if you're just out for a practice round, it doesn't matter much.

But the golf course is for playing and the practice range for practice, so I don't know if I'd mix that.

[wedge player]

You can't. But if you're just out for a practice round, it doesn't matter much.

i think it be good to do on course so your used to doing it in a real life scenerio

[tws1098]

i think it be good to do on course so your used to doing it in a real life scenerio

I agree, based on my teaching and coaching experience, the more "real" you can make practice, the better results you

should have. It may also be an advantage to keep it on through the end of the round, when some may tire and typically slip into some bad habits.

[hipcheck4u]

I received my swing extender yesterday and took it to the course today. I used it while practicing my swing in my living room last night and again this morning during my warm up. I think that it has helped me be more aware of where I should stop the backswing- and of the fact that I need to work on flexibility in my trunk. I didn't use it on the course because it is a little more distracting when swinging the club than I thought it would be- not to mention the rule against doing that (thanks iacas)

[iacas]

I think that it has helped me be more aware of where I should stop the backswing- and of the fact that I need to work on flexibility in my trunk.

You only need about 45° of flexibility. Your hips should turn back, too. What you just said leads me to believe you're restricting your hip turn.