Most golf training aids will make you worse...and the average golfer doesn't know.
Shaun Webb and Mike Granato from Athletic Motion Golf pull back the curtain on training aids: the ones they actually recommend, the ones that quietly train the OPPOSITE movement of what you're trying to fix, and the simple criteria every training aid has to pass to be worth your money.
The big rule: a training aid should give you feedback, not do the work for you. If it restricts you into the right position (rails, arm tubes, swimming pool noodles, butt-band restrictors), your muscles are training to push AGAINST the restriction — which means as soon as you take it off, you've ingrained the exact pattern you were trying to change. Shaun's confession about the swing jacket is the perfect cautionary tale. Thousands of balls trained the wrong move.
Plus the Greg Rose TPI concept of "use the opposite" (pull the golfer toward the bad move so they have to engage the right muscles to counter it), why the Hits Driver is one of the only training aids on AMG's recommendation list, and why the camera + foam ball + Swing Coach app combo is the most underrated training aid setup you already own.
And the bonus: camera perspective and lens distortion in golf swing video — why the iPhone "3D" apps that point at a laptop screen produce horrific data, and why your swing looks completely different from four cameras three feet apart.
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CHAPTERS: 00:00 Why People Ask AMG About Training Aids 00:34 The Criteria For A Good Training Aid 00:57 Why Most Training Aids Make You Worse 01:32 The Honest Coach Disclaimer 01:51 The Swing Guide. A Training Aid That Actually Works 02:47 Why The Swing Guide Has Stood The Test Of Time 03:09 Why The Player Has To Do The Work 03:58 The Putting Arc Done Right (And Done Wrong) 05:06 The Swing Jacket Story. Shaun's Training Disaster 05:44 Why Restrictor Aids Train The Wrong Muscles 06:21 The Bent Arm Doorstop Mistake 07:15 The Swimming Pool Noodle Trampoline Problem 08:00 The Shallowing Aid Trap 08:41 Why The Training Aid Has To Apply To Your Swing 09:00 The Arm Tube That's Wrecking Lead Arms 09:43 The Greg Rose TPI Concept. Use The Opposite 10:23 Why The Right Training Aid Pulls You The Wrong Way 10:46 What Training Aids Should Really Be. Feedback 11:09 The Hits Driver. AMG's Top Recommendation 11:26 The Other Sports Analogy. Why Air Reps Don't Build Speed 12:21 The Movement Is The Exercise (Gray Institute) 13:02 Why The Camera Is The Best Training Aid You Own 13:55 The Foam Ball As A Training Aid 14:19 The Foam Ball + Camera + Swing Coach Combo 14:40 Why Camera Placement And Lenses Matter 15:00 The GoPro Fisheye Lens Problem 15:32 Perception vs. Perspective. The Camera Lens Truth 16:20 The Same Swing From 4 Cameras Looks Different 17:02 Comparing Yourself To Tour Players With Different Cameras 17:32 The iPhone 3D App Problem (Producing Horrific Data) 18:08 Training Aid Tuesdays. AMG Coming Soon
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By: Athletic Motion Golf Title: Why Most Golf Training Aids Don''t Work! (Some Make You Worse) Sourced From: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECKOiW2g2m4
