Orange Whip Fullsize Golf Swing Trainer - 47"

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The Lag Shot has both a 7 iron and a driver head. These are clubs that require slightly different swings to be successful, so being able to train both with the same premise is a huge advantage to the system. The downswing/release should end up with your body facing the target when the maximum range of motion is reached. Full Swing The Sklz Gold Flex trainer is a lower-cost version of the Orange Whip. I wasn’t able to test these at the same time (side by side), but my reflection from both is that the Sklz Gold Flex trainer doesn’t match the Orange Whip for feel and balance when swinging. The purpose of the torso twist is to rotate your torso to become more flexible and improve the coordination between torso movement and foot movement.

All golf training aids featured in this guide were tested by our editorial team. All photos are our own, and were taken in our testing setup. Best Golf Training Aids 1. The Lag Shot No, the Orange Whip does not count as a club in your bag. Clubs are governed by rule 4 in the USGA Rules of Golf, and are defined as an implement designed to be used for striking the ball. Since the Orange Whip is not designed to be used to strike the golf ball, it does not count as a club. Does a Lag Shot count as a club in your bag? Swinging the club with this combination increases your flexibility and targets your golf muscles that require extra strength for a smooth swing. Flexible Shaft This golf training aid increases your flexibility and strengthens your golf muscles through its proprietary weighted and counterweighted system. It will also improve your range of motion while avoiding injury. The orange whip is straight out of the 1980’s film, The Blues Brothers, and it’s basically an orange Julius with booze. So naturally, it’s amazing.Although the primary function of the Orange Whip is to improve your tempo and stability, you can also increase your swing speed. Given that the Lag Shot is designed as a tool used to hit the golf ball, it is considered a club in your bag regardless of whether you intend to use it on the course or not.

Over time, he began to realize how difficult this aspect of the game was to teach. The majority of his students couldn’t quite get the correct feeling. So he tested a lot of training aids to create a “tour pro motion.” The result is the best-selling, Orange Whip swing trainer. What is the Orange Whip swing trainer? Moving to South Carolina and producing the Orange Whip from a rented house, Jim soon started reaping the awards, with many of the top 100 golf instructors and professional golfers adding it to their training regime. Yes, the Orange Peel Balance trainer is an awesome upgrade to the swing trainer. It has a concave surface so your stance will adjust to the center and balance your course. It will help create all possible slope conditions that you will find on a golf course. The extra weight has the effect of pulling against your arms as you start your downswing and try to pull down on the club handle. This slows down your arm swing and encourages you to rotate your body towards the target as you start down.The ball of the Sklz Gold Flex is slightly heavier at 2.5 pounds compared to the 1.9 pounds of the Orange Whip. There is, however, a counterweight towards the handle of the Orange Whip that makes the overall product weight higher. Because the ball of the Sklz Gold Flex is heavier, the entier product feels heavier and the combination of that extra weight and less shaft flex really help with strength and flexibility. Standout Features Cost The Orange Whip aid makes it easy to practice this move as the club is counterweighted. Take the club away like you would on your normal swing and really try to exaggerate the ‘L’ shape with your arms and the club. As you make your downswing, unhinge and release through impact to create power. Then on your follow-through you will hinge again into an ‘L’ shape. Teaching tempo and balance are some of the most difficult parts of coaching, as this differs between golfers. This video explains the concept of tempo in golf. The flex of the Sklz Gold Flex is considerably less than that of the Orange Whip. The extra flex of the Orange Whip help make it a better tempo/rhythm training tool while the lower flex and higher weight help the Sklz Gold Flex to work on your strength and flexibility. Final Thoughts on Sklz Gold Flex vs Orange Whip Review 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.

To answer if the Orange Whip works we need to think a little deeper about how golf training aids work. There are a load of these around. The O.G. is the Orange Whip, which is basically a weighted orange ball on the end of a flexible shaft. Get your timing wrong and you’ll slam that orange ball into the ground. This teaches you patience in transition, and lets you “feel” the golf swing. Simple yet effective. You could argue the Orange Whip does both of the above, but I would suggest the Orange Whip focuses on the latter. When you swing the Orange Whip the extra weight and flexible shaft alter the forces applied to your body. But if you’re a slicer (I’m not, my miss is a hook), then getting your wrist into a better position at the top of your swing and of course at impact will probably be your priorities. Although with that being said, no part of the golf swing works in isolation, and the whole thing is a chain reaction so really, you want to get your wrists doing the right thing at all points.The combination of a super flexible shaft and heavy club head create the conditions to produce perfect rhythm and sequencing in the golf swing. These are the secrets that pros understand which allow them to be so incredibly consistent. The Orange Whip is longer than a standard driver. This forces you to exaggerate the sequence of the golf swing and can lead to a faster change in your golf swing. The Lag Shot is standard length and can be used without perfect timing.