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Hey guys, I was just wondering if anyone had used this training aid, and if it made a difference in your swing at all.  Particularly wondering if it's useful to someone around a 16 handicap that's still working on their swing, or if it's more to just build strength for someone that already has a solid swing.  I'm looking for a way to practice in my office between meetings, but I want to be able to correct some of my bad habits, not ingrain them even more!  Any other training aid suggestions would be appreciated as well!


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My teacher last year had me use one during some sessions.  I had a flipping issue and we used it to help me get the feeling of lag.  I would say it's a good tool as on long as it isn't really expensive. An impact bag is a really good one as well, although I don't know how that would go over in your office...

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The office is at home so I'm fairly certain I won't get any complaints :D Could you explain more about the impact bag? I've seen them before but never really understood what the point was...

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I've used one... I don't know if it helped. I can tell you though that when swinging it, I felt like I could feel where in space the club was and I could tell if it was on plane and if I was lagging well... not very helpful I know....

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The office is at home so I'm fairly certain I won't get any complaints :D

Could you explain more about the impact bag? I've seen them before but never really understood what the point was...


The impact bag helps you get the feel of a good impact position.

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