Titles says it all...

Anyone tried this? Look compact. What gives?

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I have been swinging this practice club for 2 months now and went out to hit a few balls last week at my course as all the snow melted. It was about 40 degrees outside and i hit my driver. All I can say is I was hitting the ball about the same distance i would normally do on a hot summer day which I believe suggests I will be hitting the ball a good 10 yards farther!! Very Excited!! I think its a great practice club which has 2 balls, each split in half with magnets. You can control the tightness of the magnets and if you swing properly, the balls will split apart creating a clicking sound. this shows you have the proper swing plane and follow through. I would highly recommend it!

I bought one a few months ago.... I have to honestly say I'm not a huge fan. I had to take the molded grip off, and it seems to me that you really have to "over-cock" your wrists going back.

That being said, I really haven't invested a ton of time with it, so maybe I just need to give it a chance....

Hey, 18, don't give up on this yet. When I bought mine, I did not realize the grip came in different sizes. I made the mistake of buying one that was an extra large. They do make mediums which I should have gotton. You are correct about the "over-cock" of your wrists. However, this is the teaching technique which Leadbetter uses for his students. good luck!

the grip is great and you don't have to over-cock, wtf R you talking about. You just have to set the club early. If you have a low one piece takeaway this is probably not for you, unless you want to get better. The reason you want to set your wrists early is so you can keep your width at the top of your swing. Also the balls let you know if you are hinging in the correct spot and releasing in the right spot.

This post has been edited by the1stunner: Feb 24 2006, 02:57 AM

I just bought it 2 weeks ago and love it. More than anything, it helps me swinging the club with the correct tempo. The clicking sounds going back and thru help you to memorize the correct tempo when swinging the real club.

It also teach you to grip the club lightly. If you grip it too tight you basically won't be able to set the club with the higher ball release with the clicking sound.

Great tool. Highly recommended.

This post has been edited by KaeNam: Aug 19 2007, 08:06 PM

I bought one of these and be careful. They are heavy and it is easy to over swing in an effort to get the balls to click on the 4 or 5 setting and injure yourself. I strained my right elbow. You have to set the club with great force, very early, going back to click the balls which raises timing problems. Everything I have ever read says it makes no difference when you set on the backswing and it is which suits your wing best. I would opt for swinging a plain rope. It does the same thing to get it to snap through the impact zone with way more tempo and swing skill improvement and no wear and tear.

I have been practicing with this training aid over a year a still recommend it. As far as the setting your wrists early or "hinging", that is what Leadbetter promotes. You can take a look at all of his students (Faldo, Wie, Price) and see they all have a noticable early cock of the wrists. In this months issue of Golf Digest, there is an article by Jerome Andrews that promotes this. The article is titled, "How to start your swing" and promotes your first move is to move the clubhead away from the ball first, before you swing your arms.

I am fortunate to know Jerome personally. He has been associated with Leadbetter for over 15 years and just opened up one of Leadbetters academy's in Irvine, California. Jerome has been on the golf channel many times discussing the "sychronized swing" I have taken many lessons with Jerome and I firmly believe in what he teaches. The training aid promotes this concept. Give it a try.