Indoor Golf Practice: the Feedback Factor
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Paul Thornley asked:
Are you concerned that your golf swing isn’t giving you the edge you need to compete? Are you throwing strokes away by slicing or hooking the ball? Do you need to practice indoors during the winter? If so you will no doubt be looking for an indoor swing training aid. The market is saturated with gadgets that claim to help you improve your golf swing so choice is plenty. However, it’s imperative to take into consideration the feedback factor: will the chosen golf aid indicate the exact nature of the problem with your swing?
Golf training aids quite simply must give instant feedback so that they can help golfers become more competitive by improving their swing, fine tuning their action and adding power and accuracy to their shot.
Paul Thornley is a PGA Professional and after years of coaching, observing masses of students of all abilities and ages, and studying how the body moves in the golf swing; and after years of being forced off the practice tee during the winter months, he knew exactly what was needed in a golf training aid.
One of the major things was versatility of use. The better training aids are fully transportable so that they can be taken away on tour or on holiday, or even to the office. But the trouble is finding a practice aid that is portable and also gives that all important feedback.
Another thing is finding something that actually feels like you are taking a proper shot. There is no substitute for hitting a real ball and actually seeing where the ball goes. Computer aided practice really doesn’t meet the grade for showing the actual swing path; how can it when all you are seeing is the computer’s interpretation of your shot?
Next up is to think about when putting together a checklist for the ideal indoor golf practice aid is that it should be easy to set up in a small space and safe to use in the house, garage, hotel room or wherever it is to be used.
Paul Thornley has put together an at-a-glance checklist for buying a golf training aid which is designed to help you spend your money wisely:
Does it give instant feedback on the shot?
Does it provide fixes and advice to correct swing inaccuracies?
Does it allow real, full swing shots to be taken so that you can see the actual swing path rather than a virtual one?
Can it be set up in a confined space?
Can it be used safely indoors?
Is it light, compact and easily transportable?
Follow these points and you will find yourself ahead of the game after the winter months!
Arnold
Are you concerned that your golf swing isn’t giving you the edge you need to compete? Are you throwing strokes away by slicing or hooking the ball? Do you need to practice indoors during the winter? If so you will no doubt be looking for an indoor swing training aid. The market is saturated with gadgets that claim to help you improve your golf swing so choice is plenty. However, it’s imperative to take into consideration the feedback factor: will the chosen golf aid indicate the exact nature of the problem with your swing?
Golf training aids quite simply must give instant feedback so that they can help golfers become more competitive by improving their swing, fine tuning their action and adding power and accuracy to their shot.
Paul Thornley is a PGA Professional and after years of coaching, observing masses of students of all abilities and ages, and studying how the body moves in the golf swing; and after years of being forced off the practice tee during the winter months, he knew exactly what was needed in a golf training aid.
One of the major things was versatility of use. The better training aids are fully transportable so that they can be taken away on tour or on holiday, or even to the office. But the trouble is finding a practice aid that is portable and also gives that all important feedback.
Another thing is finding something that actually feels like you are taking a proper shot. There is no substitute for hitting a real ball and actually seeing where the ball goes. Computer aided practice really doesn’t meet the grade for showing the actual swing path; how can it when all you are seeing is the computer’s interpretation of your shot?
Next up is to think about when putting together a checklist for the ideal indoor golf practice aid is that it should be easy to set up in a small space and safe to use in the house, garage, hotel room or wherever it is to be used.
Paul Thornley has put together an at-a-glance checklist for buying a golf training aid which is designed to help you spend your money wisely:
Does it give instant feedback on the shot?
Does it provide fixes and advice to correct swing inaccuracies?
Does it allow real, full swing shots to be taken so that you can see the actual swing path rather than a virtual one?
Can it be set up in a confined space?
Can it be used safely indoors?
Is it light, compact and easily transportable?
Follow these points and you will find yourself ahead of the game after the winter months!
Arnold
