Golf Grip Training Aid - Black

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So we’re confident that by reading on you’ll be able to make a decision on which golf training aid (or aids depending on your budget) is going to be the right fit for your personal golf goals. The overlap grip is where the pinky of the trail hand rests on top of the space between the index and middle finger of the lead hand. This helps the hands feel unified and connected, but also allows them to be in their more natural and hanging positions. 8. Grip type: 10-Finger When I watched some of the training videos and started using it correctly I immediately had a different feel to my swing and the wobble was gone.

This is most likely the most copied training product on the market. The gripping part, where you tie it to the club, is where most fake products break. Essentially, the Tour Striker PlaneMate is a set of resistance bands that connect to your body and your golf club. These bands sort of force you to swing on the proper plane. The concept is to build muscle memory, improve rotation and, ultimately, hit the ball with a square club face. This is a home run. A grand slam if you want. Something simple, universally adaptable and most importantly for us golfing types - something that works. That's right. You didn't mis-read that. An affordable, simple to use golf training aid that works." And between our editorial team (and a few buddies we rope in now and again) we’ve got most of the swing faults going. We’re not pros. We’re average golfers who love the game and want to get better year-after-year.

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However, if you are tired of the flying elbow in the golf swing, the fully inflated Tour Striker Smart Ball will get rid of it for good. While we opted for an affordable hitting net, we feel it’s worth spending money on a high quality hitting mat. Not only will you get an impact that better reflects the real thing (properly punishing mishits), the fairway like give in premium mats will also protect your wrists from injury. The TrueStrike mat (available in various size combinations) continues to be the best on the market. This rotation of the hands will produce a more square to open clubface, leading the ball to either fade or slice more, while also helping correct an unwanted hook.

We get it. The hope of getting better in golf can really make any training aid seem worth the money. Andy took up the game at the age of seven and even harboured ambitions of a career in the professional ranks for a spell. That didn’t pan out, but he still enjoys his weekend golf at Royal Troon and holds a scratch handicap.As a side note, he's made five holes-in-one and could quite possibly be Retief Goosen’s biggest fan. If you don't have a putting mat to pair it with, it works just as well on a short carpet which makes it an ideal travel companion as you can still work on your stroke even in a hotel room or decent sized lobby. Of course, the simplicity of it means that you could simply draw some lines on to your regular glove with a pen if you want. But Me and My Golf’s True Grip isn’t much more expensive than a regular glove. And it’s also in itself an excellent glove with great grip that fully conforms to the rules of golf, i.e. you can wear it on the course.

What do you want to work on? -First things first, what is the part of your game that needs work? Putting? Short-game? Grip? Whatever it is there will be a training aid to help so this is obviously the first question you have to consider. Indeed be very specific with this, because the more detailed you can be, the more a specific aid will help. Golf is one of the most technically challenging sports out there and playing just once a week is certainly not enough to see you make big improvements. It's therefore wise to think about practicing more. And while we all have very busy schedules that restrict us from getting out on the course perhaps as much as we'd like, a comprehensive golf training aid is an excellent way to improve your skills. Manufacturers produce a whole variety of equipment, including some of the best golf accessories on the market, that can help you improve all parts of your game. You can use these tools to work on everything from your putting to your driving to help you become a more accomplished player. You can, thankfully, feel it and learn it with the help of a straightforward piece of exercise equipment such as the Whatafit resistance bands. Jonathan Yarwood - British PGA Master Professional, Golf Digest Top 20 Teacher Under 40 & 20 year Tour coach. We’re not going to be particularly dogmatic in terms of which particular products you go for, as your choice is going to be dictated somewhat by budget.