Training Aid Review: T2Hole Golf Improvement System

T2Hole Golf Improvement System

The T2Hole Golf Improvement System, endorsed by well-known golf teacher Denis Pugh, is exactly what it sounds like. Its purpose is to be a versatile training aid that can be used to improve every facet of your game. It is a highly configurable solution to address many faults in your golf game and to help you groove proper technique through helpful drills. In the Box When the T2Hole arrives, you are provided with the system itself, a quick-start and set-up guide, some stickers used to customized the T2Hole (should you prefer), a carrying bag, and a DVD featuring set-up instructions as well as drills and information from Denis Pugh showing many ways to use the system to help your game. The Basics The T2Hole system is pretty easy to set up. It breaks down into four major parts: bars to use for alignment and stance adjustment, and two bristle swing-arms used for swing feedback (and for other nifty drills). Here are a couple of photos showing the T2Hole system in its basic configuration: As you

Accessory Review: Starter Coin

Starter Coin

Most of us that play golf have, at one time or another, been standing on the first tee, trying to figure out what the teeing order should be. Some foursomes use the tried and true method of standing in a circle and throwing a tee in the air, with the honor going to the person closest to the pointy end. Other groups kind of just figure it out somehow, despite the fact that everyone really wants to play last. And some groups just don’t care with whomever is ready playing first and the others following in some unspecified order. Well, the folks from Starter Coin think they’ve brought order to chaos. They call it “the gentleman’s way to start the gentleman’s game.” The Starter Coin is a two-sided, well, coin, with markings to indicate the order of play. Simply gather your foursome around, flip the coin, let it land and the markings do the dirty work of establishing teeing order. On one side, the Starter Coin contains the word “Honor” in the center, written as

Fitness Review: G2 Golf Stretch Fitness Program

Interestingly, the G2 Golf Stretch Fitness Program by G2 Lifestyles is really a product and a program. The product is an eco-friendly (100% recyclable) stretching mat and the program is a group of stretches meant to maximize range of motion and flexibility for the purpose of increasing stability and swing speed which, obviously, is intended to help play better golf. We’ve all heard many times how much benefit golfers can receive from a good fitness program, especially one which focuses on flexibility and range of motion. The G2 program aims to fill that role. According to G2, the golf trainer mat features the following technology: Eco-friendly (100% Recyclable) material Physician-certified stretches Thick-cushion design Bacteria resistant Washable, non-slip surface Long-lasting and durable Revolutionary, patented material Instructional videos available online after purchase Most notably, the stretching program is printed on the mat itself, making it somewhat unique. To augment that, instructional videos demonstrating each of the stretching exercises are available on the G2 Lifestyles website after purchasing the trainer mat. The mat folds up and includes a

Training Aid Review: DivotMat

DivotMat

Recently, the fine folks at DivotMat sent me one of their products for review.  I have to say that I found it to be pretty interesting. Let’s step back for a second and I’ll tell you what DivotMat is.  According to their About Us page: DivotMat is the result of over 7 years of testing and refinement. Working with industry professionals we have developed an easy to use intuitive, patented system to show you exactly how you hit the golf ball with every swing. By working closely with paper manufactures, printing specialists and PGA Tour Professionals such as Fred Couples and PGA Instructors such as Laird Small with Pebble Beach Golf Academy, we have created a revolutionary product that works for beginners through advanced golfers. Well, that sounds interesting, but how does it work?  Fortunately, they go on to add: Simply swing your club, as you do the club leaves a market at the point of contact. This mark shows you exactly what your club face was doing at the point of impact. You see:

Instruction Review: Knoodle Golf Instruction Series

Note: please see below for an important disclosure. You may not have heard of Knoodle because it’s fairly new, but it’s a pretty interesting place.  It’s stated goal is to be “a place where people who are bad at stuff go to get good at stuff, and people who are good at stuff go to help people who are bad at stuff.“  In other words, it matches up teacher and student, providing the tools for teachers to easily put together compelling instruction and a place for students to go to take advantage of it. When I was asked to review the Golf Instruction Series by Josh Zander, naturally, I was interested in seeing what it was all about. First a little background on Josh Zander.  According to his mini-bio at Knoodle, Zander is a: “…Class A PGA Teaching Professional at Stanford University Golf Course and Presidio Golf Course. Josh is a member of the Golf Digest Magazine Pro Panel and contributes articles on a regular basis. In 2007, Josh was voted one of the top