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Golf Swing Drills And Golf Training Aids

I believe golf swing drills, for the most part, are a complete waste of time. You could practice most drills for 5 hours a day, every day of the year, and you probably wouldn't change your swing much. There is one possible exception, if your drill entails hitting balls on the range to a specific target with a motion that basically imitates playing conditions, then it should have an effect. But then this wouldn't be considered a drill, it would be practice.

If you're doing a drill like hitting off of one leg, swinging with one arm, or if you put your feet together and make full swings, these aren't replicating closely enough the swing you play with so the body will tend to distinguish these drills as being something other than your golf swing—in other words, you might as well be fishing.

For the same reason, I feel almost all training aids are basically ineffective for training a golf swing, as well. The only training aids I've come across that I think have any value, and very limited at that, are the weighted clubs. They probably won't help improve your swing, but they should help strengthen and stretch the muscles you use in your golf swing. They are also good for warming up before a practice session or a round of golf.

Considering what I've just written you may be surprised to learn that I do ask my students to work on a few golf swing drills. However, when I give a drill, it isn't to train the body. I give drills to my students so they can conceptually learn about and better understand a particular movement. As they begin to understand, they can then begin to apply the movement to their golf swing when they practice.

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