Learn All About The Types Of Golf Training Aids To Improve Your Skills

By Rosella Campbell


Since most golfers do not have regular access to a putting green on which they can practice their game, it can be very useful for them to have another way to improve their playing skills. Fortunately, there are many handy golf training aids on the market that golfers can use at home or on the golf course to help them perfect their game play.

Golfers should look for those training aids that will best help them to strengthen the particular skills they wish to work on. They vary by the type of assistance they offer, some act as visual guides, while others help one master the correct posture and technique. What's more, some can even be used year-round, inside, making them very convenient.

An alignment aid is made with the purpose of assisting the golfer in recognizing the manner in which he or she is positioning the club during a swing. Some alignment aids attach onto the head of the club and work by means of pressure sensors, while others such as alignment sticks consist of a pair of rods made from fiberglass that are placed on the ground and generate visual guidance for several types of swings.

Another way to get one's swing down pat is to use weighted golf clubs. There are some specially made training clubs designed for this purpose, or a golfer can simply apply lead tape or a weighted sock to the club's head as well, to help gain more precise control over the speed of one's swing.

Swing trainers are also popular tools that many golfers like to use to develop a stronger swing. Some are made to correct one's posture, and others are intended to improve arm strength and balance. There are swing trainers that work by making a clicking sound when the golfer has carried out a proper swing, and some that work off of air resistance to improve strength, as well as those which are fashioned after a standard golf club but are designed to develop balance, tempo, and arc.

Some kinds of aids are made to assist with the putt. Most of these are positioned on the ground where they function as visual references to help the golfer better assess the direction, squareness, and form when putting. Some of them give golfers the tactile and visual guidance needed to replicate the putting stroke of the pros, by means of an adjustable machine. A putting balance mirror, or attachments for alignment sticks can also be helpful in this respect.

Setting up a golf net where one intends to practice whether indoor or outdoors is a good way to keep track of balls and ensure that they don't get lost or damage another's property. Also, lightweight practice balls, which are made from plastic and have holes in them, are great for practice, and a ball retriever bag can make collecting them after use on the putting green much easier and faster.

Helpful guidebooks and DVDs are also available which many golfers find beneficial since they are not only filled with tons of great tips to improve one's game, but they also provide actual demonstrations by professional instructors or illustrations, which makes copying and mastering these techniques easier for the golfer who wishes to learn them.




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