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Survey: The Best Training Aids in Golf

BY MyGolfSpy
Mar 30th 2017
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Which Training Aids Actually Work?

There are hundreds if not thousands of golf training aids on the market right now, and it seems as if more are being added by the minute.

Smooth your tempo, make better impact, hit it farther and shave enough strokes off your card to earn a spot on the PGA Tour. There are training aids designed to improve literally every aspect of your game.

Some come cheap (less than 20 bucks), while the cost of others can creep well into the hundreds. Technology comes at a cost, right?

But which training aids actually work? Which ones actually help you play better golf?

We want to cut through the garbage and help narrow your focus on a select few of the very best training aids in golf.

To that end, we want to know a little bit about your game and the training aids you’ve used to improve your game.

Please take this brief survey and let us know about your experience with golf training aids.

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dang3rtown

7 years ago

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Jimbo

7 years ago

+ 1 for Dr. Scholl’s foot powder. Best instant feedback ever.

Todd

7 years ago

Greg Norman secret. Poorer players who rely on their hands to square the face will find this aid impossible at first.

Jim

7 years ago

Pivot Pro for those who sway. Matzie Swing Trainer for grooving a better swing and path. Recently added a Speed Whoosh and DST Compressor that are ok as well.

Uncle Jesse

7 years ago

Stubby Putter.

Forces you to groove your putting stroke and hit the center of the putter face at the same time. Very natural to use as it is just like a regular putter so the training translates to the course very easily.

Fun too!

Greg

7 years ago

I have tried a few but nothing has stuck, so it is all about tempo and contact.

Kyle D Goins

7 years ago

A mirror

Soggygolf

7 years ago

The Momentus heavy club, Speed Woosh, Tour Stryker, Never Miss putting aid and, alignment sticks all grace our household. The Alignment sticks and the Momentus get the most use year in and year out. The most helpful… maybe the Never Miss!

Ronny

7 years ago

For 25 years I have played golf and never broke 80. In 2015 I bought the skytrak and started breaking 80 frequently in 2016. 2017 has a lot of promise for me.

dang3rtown

7 years ago

Dave Pelz putting tutor. It’s cheap, it’s not fun but it will take strokes off your game.

Stevegp

7 years ago

This is a helpful thread. Knowing what actually works based on REAL golfers’ comments rather than trying to see through exaggerated advertising claims and marketing spin is beneficial.

Todd Addison

7 years ago

The pocket ball! Park golf cart in bounds…drop ball from pocket slice fixed.

Greg Baldwin

7 years ago

12-16″ piece of 2×4. Set it down, put the toe end of your putter against it, and swing back and forth about 100 times regularly

john mcgee

7 years ago

speed whoosh excercises the muscles that can make you swing faster.after using it for 6/8 swings my swing speed increases 5 to 10 mph.age 75 h/cap 17 hitting further than younger golf mates.

Matthew

7 years ago

SKLZ Gold Flex has helped me improve my swing tremendously!

John Duval

7 years ago

Best training aid for me has always been my shag bag, a chipping green and a couple of hours to myself. #ShortGame

John M Domagal

7 years ago

Swingyde. Inexpensive, easy to use for every shot in the bag including putting

Phil Morin

7 years ago

The inside approach ! Multiple functions

Robert Dwyer

7 years ago

I have an old Swing Speed Stick which I’ve had since they were introduced. I always use it prior to a round. First to stretch shoulders, arms and lower back. Then to make a few swings until I get the swing speed indicator over 95.

alan

7 years ago

Hogan’s Angle Swing trainer

xjohnx

7 years ago

Dirty Larry Navigator
Holeout Golf’s AntiSway Pro
Skypro

Blucg

7 years ago

I believe the IZZO smooth Swing Trainer proved to me to be the best because of its simplicity (both arms are tucked in during the back and forward swings), you get a real feel for the golf swing, and it’s relatively inexpensive.

Joel R

7 years ago

Buying an Eyeline Golf putting mirror was the best thing I ever did for my game.

Drew

7 years ago

The SKLZ Gold Flex (cheaper but just as effective version of the Orange Whip) never leaves my golf bag.

Tim

7 years ago

Skillz Gold Flex. It’s similar to the Orange Whip but cheaper. By far. The best trainer I’ve ever used. It helps with timing, lag and great warm up before a round. My distance increased because of better timing and and had a better understanding of my release point. My friends have asked me what I’ve been doing different. I shrug my shoulder and say I don’t know.

talljohn777

7 years ago

The Tour Striker Smart Ball to deal with the dreaded chicken wing and encourages you to keep your arms and body working together in a connected swing.

The Tour Striker Club to train a pure strike. It intuitively teaches you the correct way to deliver the “sweet spot” of the golf club to the ball.

David W

7 years ago

Tour Striker irons have been the best for me also.

Doug Zepp

7 years ago

Orange whip trainer and Zepp Golf work for me.

Rand Feura

7 years ago

Pure Path might have been helpfu (2 years ago) but better quality materials were needed to increase durability.
Speed Whoosh helps me warm up and dial in the release point.
A simple 4″ diameter rubber ball from a 99 cent store between my elbows really does help reduce the chicken wing effect.

Bob R.

7 years ago

Tour Tempo Micro Player

Ed Russo

7 years ago

I have three swing training devices that really stand out for me that actually work. The best is the Putting Fork Pro. Simple, effective and easy to carry around in your golf bag. Any putting flaws are quickly diagnosed and the bottom line is it will help your putting.

The next best device I have ever purchased and almost the equal to the Putting Fork Pro is the Super Speed golf training system. It’s not cheap at $199, but it’s worth every penny. It just flat out works. You must be dedicated and stick to the program, but your distance will increase as will your club head speed.

My other favorite training device is the Orange Whip. So simple yet so effective. It’s great for tempo, timing and stretching while in use. I was very skeptical at first, but after using it for several months now I can’t seem to do without it. It’s also great for warming up with. I keep it in my golf bag constantly.

I’ve tried many different golf training aids in the past but these are my top three products that I know from personal experience do what they say they are supposed to do.

W. Scott

7 years ago

The Power Chute!

Jerry

7 years ago

In 2006 I started a venture to build a swing training device, EvolSwing. We began researching in a different way since personal experience and observation of professional training systems weren’t effective. We consulted PhD’s of Kinesiology and Brain Studies and realized that most training aids are geared towards different skill levels and rarely does one size fits all. Take the expensive computerized devices. All essentially work to provide swing data post swing. This data is only useful to the golfer if he is skilled enough to comprehend his problem and can correct it. Truth is most cannot. This is why when beginners take lessons from pro’s they struggle to effect change. It’s not the pro’s fault nor the student’s. Learning it turns out requires building neural connections that are both simple yet complex. Simple devices that you strap on or in some way “restrict or confine” and physically guide are good but don’t teach but rather act as crutches that when withdrawn cause the user to fall. Devices that give instruction post swing don’t aid the novice since the opportunity to connect with the learning part of the brain has past. This is why spanking your dog after you come home from work discovering he’s peed again on the carpet doesn’t work. The dog like your brain doesn’t get it. I’ll leave it there just saying that golf devices are still a ways off from where they need to be. Our company has built lab models that solve these issues but we still need testing and further development to overcome some hurdles. The answer is incredibly simple but the technology to do it is rather complicated.

Col Walker

7 years ago

Ok 3 for me;
1. Firstly 20 years ago I used a device called a RIGHT ANGLE which a RH player wears on R arm to stop excessive bending(90 deg bend is maximum) I had a massive overswing and couldnt believe that what felt like half a swing(to me) hit the ball just as far! I still use it periodically to this day. Darren Clarke used it a lot
2. Recently I bought a Skillz ‘ball first’ trainer which is meant to stop you hitting ground before ball. Interestingly I think it’s rubbish at that but it’s very easily adapted to the best alignment EVER! I was astonished how far my aim was off on the putting green where I was aiming 2 holes right from 20 feet and on tee/fairway I was aiming 15 yards left, way way better than an alignment rod.
3. The Wonder Stick- Basically ahead of its time it’s in essence an alignment rod strapped to your front to teach you ‘connection’ especially good for chip pitches.

Billy Galway

7 years ago

Orange whip

Jeff

7 years ago

Does the orange help with distance and hitting straight?

ted kus

7 years ago

The whip and swingbyte. The whip gets me into a good rhythm (tempo). Swingbyte gives me data and shows me exactly what my swing plane looks like or shouldn’t look like!

Dave G

7 years ago

13′ WellPutt putting mat – reduced PPR by 3 – awesome!

Paul Vicary

7 years ago

I have played for 60 years long before any swing trainers were introduced. Back then practice was the only trainer you had available and that worked pretty darn well. The only three I have found that have been helpful over the past 10 years other than old fashioned practice are alignment sticks which I bought from Lowes, the Orange Whip for tempo and GSA Pro for swing analysis. (Poor mans Trackman.

David Kinley

7 years ago

A human Golf Coach. They’re pretty useful.

sumo2

7 years ago

YOUTUBE. all in one.

Ben Hogan, Stan Utley, Paul Runyan, Dave Stockton. watch to see, listen to hear.

They are great.

Dr David Shlosberg

7 years ago

The finest training aid ever is the Orange Whip. Even at 82 I use this regularly as a warmup tool and tempo trainer – it cannot be bettered.

ThinkingOfGolf

7 years ago

Gotta go with PuttOut Pressure Putt Trainer. Making more meaningful putts since using the trainer.

Tom

7 years ago

I’ve never purchased a training aid

John

7 years ago

Alignment sticks for many uses and impact stickers to reveal where you are striking the ball on the club face. I’m currently working with the “speed whoosh” to increase swing speed, but it’s too early for a definitive answer.

Mark Masciola

7 years ago

Simple always seems to be best. Orange Whip best.

Randy

7 years ago

Momentus swing trainer, eyesight putting mirror, alignment sticks, putting chalk liner.

Dean Eshelman

7 years ago

The only training aid I have used is a rolled up towel under my arms, Maybe I should consider another aid to try but I do not trust all the hype. By the time you buy everything that’s going to knock off strokes you’re a scratch golfer before you even tee off.

Ryan

7 years ago

My game has improved drastically since I spent the money to create the home hitting bay in the driveway complete with launch monitor (SkyTrak). Being able to see ball flight through the iPad software and see the numbers is powerful. It beats hitting balls at the range or at Top Golf that travel 30% less due to poor ball quality. When you can use your own performance balls you can really dial in the distance and be confident in your swing. Instead of a 10-30 yard window, you are right-on with your clubs from drives to approach shots.

For putting, I use the Dirty Larry putter trainer and also draw the sharpie lines on the ball to pick my putting line during on-course play. This helped to drop my putting to around 32-33/round with only 1 or 2 3-putts and 4-5 1-putt.

For my game tracker and statistics, I recommend the Arrcos system with the sensors in each club. After two rounds so far it has not missed a swing and is so easy that you can leave the phone in the pocket and really enjoy your gamer instead of checking it every two seconds. I am really looking forward to the release of the machine-learning and statistical course analyzer software that Arrcos will release in a couple months.

Granted what I describe above costs a lot of money and may be cost prohibitive, but I have never seen a faster improvement in my game going from about a 35 handicap to a 20 handicap in a year and a half. I also have had a year of lessons at GolfTec to get professional help during this time. It makes this game fun and enjoyable when you put the time and the correct training in.

Jeff Bahry

7 years ago

I’m hoping my recently ordered Rukket Redhead improves my tempo

Tom Catania

7 years ago

Kallassy Swing trainer is excellent

Brad Cooke

7 years ago

Without a doubt the Tour Stryker.

Brad Cooke

7 years ago

*Striker

Jaacob Bowden

7 years ago

Off the top of my head, I think the two most valuable for me in my career have been the Sports Sensors Swing Speed Radar to work on club head speed…and Dr. Scholl’s Foot Powder Spray to check club face strike points.

John W. Baker

7 years ago

Dirty Larry’s putting trainer

ThinkingOfGolf

7 years ago

Never heard of this training aid but just purchased one. Should pair up nicely with the PuttOut trainer.

Rob Hampton

7 years ago

Tiba Putt is awesome, simple yet effective and every golfer should have a couple alignment sticks in thier bag…lots of uses for them.

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