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First we have the Medicus 5-Iron - This classic golf training aid places your focus on swing plane. Not a bad idea. golf training aid.jpg Yet make sure you don't sacrifice
your innate feel by getting too carried away with making certain it matches the requirements of this golf training aid.

I am a firm believer that swing plane, overall, is one of the fundamental swing keys to hitting solid shots and playing consistent golf. This golf training aid does accomplish this. Combined with proper practice and focused instruction your improvement will be measurable.

The next golf training aid on my list has a similar focus on swing plane. It's known as the Laser Trainer - A couple years ago a friend had one of these and I tried it. golf training aids image It actually was quite impressive. Not as easy as it might appear!

By slowly making swings and tracking the laser along a predefined swing path you really can groove your swing path.

The overall premise is sound. When you discipline your swing to follow a prescribed path for your desired shot shape you really improve the entrainment process. To entrain is to ingrain a move into muscle/memory.

Personally I feel the Laser Trainer is one of the better choices on the market, since it doesn't require you to have a "cookie cutter" swing. Your personal swing idiosyncrasies don't have to be "worked out" of your swing.

While this training aid will encourage you to stick completely to the laser track, in the real world a little deviation is normal. After all where would Jim Furyk be without his idiosyncrasies.

Now this next training aid isn't really a swing training aid. It's more of a practice aid and a way to keep your swing in shape without going to the range. Or when it's the off season in those colder climates like mine!
Heavy Duty Golf Nets and regular Golf Nets - An excellent way to stay in the game when you can't get out and play or you have little time to practice. Merging this with mental game practice is a perfect way to not only keep your game sharp but to actually improve it.
Power Release - This golf training aid benefits greatly from swing plane practice. Delivering the clubhead squarely to the back of the ball is essential to hitting the ball solid.