Swing Training Aids Review

There are many swing training aids available on the market to help you perfect your swing.  I have deailed my favourites below:

Medicus Mens Dual Hinged 5 Iron

The idea of hinged training clubs is to show you any flaws in your swing. If you are not swinging correctly the club will unhinge so that you know the exact point where your swing is breaking down. If the club stays in one piece when you hit balls you know that you are swinging correctly. It is available for both left and right handed golfers.

This swing aid will help in all elements of your swing - from takeaway to down swing to follow-through. It comes with a DVD on how to use it correctly.

The idea of the club is once you are swinging it consistently without it breaking down your muscles memory comes into play. When you change back to your normal clubs you will apply the same swing. I like the way it gives you instant feedback on where you are going wrong, it's like having a coach with you on the range. The DVD then tells you how to correct the error. One point to note is it is a lot easier to swing it correctly when you are not hitting golf balls!

I think this is a great training aid for both low and high handicap golfers. You can adjust the hinge tightness so for beginners leave it tight to get the basics right. But for lower handicappers you can loosen the hinge and really zoom in at the point your swing breaks down, making it ideal for making tweaks to and fine tuning your swing.

It is slightly pricey, but when you look at it realistically it no more than the cost of a few lessons.

Swingyde Golf Swing Training Aid 

This is a very simple product that is designed to guide your arm position throughout your swing. It will ensure that your wrists are in the correct position on your back swing, at impact and follow through.

It is a very lightweight product that can be used by both right and left handed golfers. It is very easy to attach to your clubs.

Used regularly it will help you with your swing tempo. It's a great guide to make sure your wrists are hinged correctly and that the club face is square on impact. Without a mirror or video you never know if you have completed your back swing correctly, but with this you know it is complete.

I think this a great reasonably priced tool that will get you swinging on the right plane.

Assist Weighted Golf Swing Trainer

This is a great product to use for a warm up either at the range or at the first tee. It is available for either right or left hand golfers and has two weights. Only chose the heavier weight if you are quite strong already.

It will help you with the timing and tempo of your swing, your weight transfer, strength and muscle memory. The moulded grip ensures you are gripping the club correctly. And the weighted head make sure your hands are properly rotating through the hitting zone.

This product has been around for a very long time and is extremely popular. A wise investment for anyone wanting to have a more consistent swing.

SKLZ Rick Smith Smash Bag - Impact Training Product

A smash bag is one of the few aids that helps you to focus on the impact position, one of the most important elements of the golf swing. This impact training product is a safe way of training which will not hurt you or your equipment.

Continual use of the bag will help you to develop a strong straight swing. When you impact the bag you get a visual feedback on the quality and accuracy of the impact. If your swing is true the bag will remain aligned.

You can fill the bag with sheets and towels, but you may find that the bag moves a lot so you have to keep re-positioning it. It is better to fill it with a heavier material such as bird seed!, but this will make it less portable.

A useful tool that you can use at home to get you impacting the ball perfectly every time.