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W
atching Golf Channel or
flipping through the pages
of golf magazines can
make it seem as if there's a quick fix
for every flaw that might pop up in
your game, with countless devices
to help with tempo, swing plane,
alignment, driving accuracy, putting
efficiency and more.
With so much information, it can
be difficult to distinguish the good
advice from the bad and the helpful
training aids from those that will add
more information to the already
crowded space in your brain
dedicated to golf.
To sort it all out, we asked Classic
Club's PGA Teaching Professional
Jason Smith for insight on three of his
favorite training aids.
AlignMent sticKs
These are among the least
expensive training aids in
the game, yet they can also be
the most effective.
Take them to the driving
range and set up one a few
inches outside your swing
path, lining it up directly with
your target. Then set down
a second stick parallel to
the first and closer to
your feet, giving you a
visual aid for lining up
to the target.
Alignment sticks help make sure
that your feet, knees, hips and
shoulders are parallel to the target
line. Practicing with alignment sticks
can help players learn what proper
alignment feels like, thus minimizing
one of the most common mistakes
golfers make.
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OrAnge Whip
The Orange Whip has become one
of the most ubiquitous training aids
in the game – you've likely seen it in
the bags of not only touring pros all
over the world but in the hands
of the guys in your regular
Saturday foursome. And
there's a reason it is so
popular – it's effective.
Swinging the Orange Whip
before a round of golf is a
great way to get your back and
other big muscles loose, and it
also helps tremendously with
rhythm and tempo. While the
original features a flexible
drive-length shaft with a
weighted orange ball in
place of the club head, there are also
models to simulate shots with irons,
wedges and your putter.
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Weighted cluBs
Swinging a weighted club on a
regular basis can help strengthen the
golf muscles and improve swing
speed and power. While these aren't
made for hitting balls, they can be
great tools to help golfers maximize
their yardages with every club.
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helping hAnds
Three training aids that can really help improve your game
Alignment
sticks are ideal
for making
sure you are
headed in the
right direction.
