There are dozens of golf training aids on the market. This article will touch on a few that may be worthwhile for you to consider. Golf aids can be purchased in any retail golf ship or if you want the best selection try the internet.

The P3 Putter Training Aid stands for “Perfect Pendulum Putting”. It is not a putter but rather an accessory that attaches to your own putter with the goal of helping you learn how to make a proper pendulum stroke. The P3 forces the golfer to engage the big shoulder muscles, consequently learning the feel of a pendulum putting stroke. This only one of many golf aids designed to create muscle memory.

GolfDust is an impact indicator in a can. It comes in a can and is the spray-on equivalent of impact tape. Impact tape is a way for golfers to identify where on the clubface they are contacting the ball and make adjustments accordingly. The primary purpose of GolfDust is to provide feedback to the golfer on how well he or she is making contact with the ball. This is one of the golf aids out there that all instructors can use.

One of the hottest golf aids in the present market is the Large-Scale Synthetic Replica Greens. The reasons are many for the growing popularity of synthetic greens, including from a short-game improvement standpoint. PGA Tour professionals consider these new synthetic greens of such high quality and performance that many of them own and practice on them in the comfort and privacy of their personal residence. The addition of a synthetic green to any home enhances it’s value which cannot be overlooked.

One of the golf aids that can be especially handy to just about any golfer is a product called Swing Speed Radar. The Swing Speed Radar is a small electronic gadget that is positioned near the golf ball and measures the speed of the golfer’s swing as the clubhead whizzes past. It’s about the size of a clock radio and comes with a metal stand and runs on AA batteries. When a golfer swings, an LED display shows the speed of the clubhead as it passes in front of the Swing Speed Indicator. The unit automatically clears the previous reading and is ready for its next reading within seconds. It will automatically shut off if not used within a certain period of time.

We haven’t even scratched the surface concerning golf aids but this should give you just a small idea of just where we are at.

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There are all sorts of golf exercise programs especially designed for golfers. These golf exercises can be very helpful in developing the muscle groups that are exclusively used during the golf swing.

The study of Biomechanics over the last few years shows how the power of the golf swing is derived from using certain groups of muscles. It also explains why golf exercises are so very important when it comes to achieving more shot distance.

In the golf swing, power is not generated from the arms and hands, it comes from the legs and lower torso. One of the biggest problems with many amateur’s is that they swing with their arms. Besides not getting proper distance from their shots, using just the arms can create all sorts of unwanted swing problems. One of the problems that develope from swinging with the arms is a reverse pivot. A reverse pivot is when the ball is struck with most of the golfer’s weight on his/her right side. By making the proper hip turn at the start of the downswing maximum power is generated which causes fast swing speeds.

Remember, clubhead speed is what we’re after here. Golf exercises that target the lower torso and legs enhance the muscle groups that will help generate more swing speed. Strength and elasticity are what we want, not bulk. Building bulky muscles will tend to hinder movement in the swing.

For senior’s, golf exercises are of major importance. Senior’s are very prone to injury because as we age muscle elasticity and muscle tone deteriorates. It is imperative that all senior golfers do the proper amount of warm-up exercise immediately before every round of golf. Because of the tremendous torque that builds up during the golf swing, injury can occur very easily. Once the muscles have been stretched and loosened the possibility of injury is greatly reduced. Developing a good exercise regimen just before a round is a good habit to develop. Make certain that, whatever your choice of exercise, you start your stretches gradually and then work your way up from there. Remember, you’re not working out for the Olympics here, you just want to be limber enough to avoid injury. Utilizing the proper pre-game exercise routine will add more enjoyment to your game and almost always lead the way to lower scores.

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Located in Carlsbad, California Callaway Golf Co. manufactures golf equipment such as woods, wedges, putters, irons and golf balls. The company also owns and manufactures products such as Odyssey, Top Flite and Ben Hogan. It was founded by Ely Reeves Callaway, Jr. Callaway, originally in the textile business, was fascinated with the game of golf and purchased a company called Hickory Sticks in 1982. The company was renamed Callaway Hickory Sticks and 6 years later the name was again changed to Callaway Golf.

Callaway Golf introduced a computer-controlled manufacturing process in 1986 which was a completely new method of club manufacturing . In that same year the company developed a driver known as Big Bertha using a very large steel clubhead. Roger Cleveland was hired in 1996 and promoted to chief club designer in 2002. He soon created the Callaway Golf Forged Wedges which were constructed from carbon steel. Shortly after the Callaway Wedge was introduced a new golf ball was developed by the company at a cost of $170 million.

In developing the new Callaway golf ball the company recruited engineers from DuPont and Boing to help design the dimple pattern of the ball. More than 300 dimple patterns were evaluated with over 1000 variations of golf ball cores and cover materials. The final result of their work was the new Callaway Rule 35 ball. It was decided by the team at Callaway to create a ball that satisfied every golfer’s need for distance, spin, feel and durability. The Callaway ball encompasses all of the most important characteristics in one ball which saves a player from having to find a particular ball to fit their needs.

In 1996 Ely Callaway resigned his position with Callaway Golf at which time Donals H. Dye became the CEO and President. He later returned to the company as President in 1998 but succumbed to a terminal illness in 2001. Ron Drapeau followed as CEO and soon announced the aquisition of Top-Flite as well as the Ben Hogan Golf Division with a total cost of $125 million.

There are many well known players that are presently using Callaway Golf equipment such as Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and Rocco Mediate. Among the Senior players Johnny Miller, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player presently use Callaway Golf equipment.

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