Training Aids

[PuttPutt]

There is a specific training aid for specific swing problem. I have used some like hinged putters and others, but is it good to depend all the swing problems with training aids?

[kfowler]

IMO, training aids have to be coupled with understanding what the issue is and how the swing aid is correcting it. I don't you can say "I slice, therefore I'm, going to use anti-slicer training aid." Well what's really causing you to slice in the first place. The swing trainer may or may not be addressing it. Another example I've had history with is the Medicus. They say that it gives instant feedback as to where your swing breaks down. While they may be true, unless you have someone one watching you, you really don't know where it broke down. Was it at the top, half way down or right before impact? Each can be caused by a different fault.

So I see them as a tool but not a cure in itself.