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How To Use Golf Training Aids To Improve Your Swing
Are you looking for better consistency?
Do you need to improve your accuracy?
Desperately wanting to add more yards? Or maybe you just want your
swing to look a little better so your buddies won't tease you
anymore. These are all great reasons for doing some work on your
swing. The question is...what is the best way to go about it?
There are so many factors of the golf swing that it can be
intimidating just figuring out what to do first: grip, stance,
alignment, takeaway, swing path, shoulder turn, wrist cock, tempo,
timing, weight shift, etc. It's impossible to work on everything at
once unless you enjoy tangling yourself into a pretzel. Here are
some tips on how to find where to start, and on how to use golf
training aids to help you improve your swing.
1. Learn! Get at least one book and one video about the golf swing
and learn the basic concepts before you start tinkering. This can
really save you some time and heartache. Learn about grip, stance,
and alignment. Learn about swing path and clubface angle and how the
two combine to affect the flight of the ball. There are lots of
great golf videos and books out there written by guys who have spent
their lives figuring out the best way(s) to swing, so take
advantage!
2. Get lessons from a PGA pro! At the very least, take three lessons
to check your grip, stance, and alignment before you start working
on your full swing. Swing work is worthless unless you start from
the right position, and you can get good instruction about the
alignment basics almost anywhere.
3. Get some golf training aids! Golf training aids can really help
you get results faster if you use them consistently. Here are some
suggestions for golf training aids that will get you going quickly:
a) Molded grip. These are invaluable for learning how to grip it
before you rip it. Make sure you get a grip/club combination that
allows you to actually hit balls, because this is the fastest way to
get used to the new position.
b) Swing Path. The club should approach the ball on a slightly
inside out path for optimum distance. Get a swing path training aid
to help with this. They can range from a foam barrier that
physically prevents you from coming over the top, to a mat that sits
on the ground as a visual aid.
c) Swing plane. Swinging the club on plane for the entire swing can
help with your consistency. A variety of training aids exists from
laser pointers for a visual aid to a large hoop that forces you to
stay on plane.
d) Tempo. Get a golf metronome and use it during practice sessions.
This will help you groove your swing rhythm and gain consistency.
e) Release. Your wrists must release properly through impact to get
good club head speed and clubface angle. Get a release training aid
to help with this.
f) Weight shift. You absolutely must shift your weight onto your
right foot in your backswing and then back to your left foot as you
swing through (for right handers). Many players have a problem with
falling back as they swing through, which causes a nasty slice
and too high ball flight. Get a golf training aid that forces you to
shift the weight onto your forward foot as you swing through the
ball and you will gain distance and directional consistency.
If you follow all of these suggestions, you will definitely see results quickly.
Good luck and stay focused on your swing goals!
Improve Your Swing
Looking for better consistency? Need to improve your accuracy?
Desperately want some more yards? Or possibly you just want your
swing to look a little better so your buddies won't tease you
anymore. These are all great reasons for doing some work on your
swing, but what is the best way to go about it?
Improve Your Chipping
The 18th hole is a lengthy par 4 with a tricky elevated green.
You've missed the green to the right on your approach. Your ball
sits about 8 feet off the green in the first cut of rough. The lie
isn't too bad, but it's a tricky shot.
Improve Your
Putting
Drive for show, putt for dough. Relax the nerves, trust your
line. Eyes over the ball, smooth take away. Accelerate through the
ball, and...
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