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While the pandemic has been a largely negative experience for most of the golf world, it has provided an occasional positive offshoot. Our game is one of the few activities deemed safe, due to its being played outside. It also helps that social distance is a snap for golfers. As a result, courses and clubs have been open since early spring, and those of us inclined to play and practice have been able to do so. Even with shutdown orders and sheltering-in-place edicts, many still find ways to work on our games at home by setting up makeshift chipping areas.
If golfers want to make those sessions more productive, they might want to consider employing a training aid. One such option is the recently released Swing Align Short Game, a device developed under the premise that a consistent and connected swing is a must for that part of the game.
Designed by the makers of the original Swing Align training aid, which was designed to help golfers improve and preserve alignment, rotation, swing plane and connection in the golf swing, Swing Align Short Game teaches players to maintain proper arm spacing in the all-important “triangle” formed by the arms and shoulder. That assists in synchronizing the arms to move at a consistent speed, allowing the bigger muscles to power the shots for a more repeatable swing.
According to Chris McGinley, co-founder of Swing Align and a 30-year veteran of the golf industry, the golf club moves in a more controlled manner with his short game training aid. And that makes it easier for players who tend to use only their arms and hands in wedge shots to experience what it feels like when proper arm spacing is maintained and the bigger muscles are engaged.
“So many golfers, even really good golfers, struggle with consistency in their short game,” he said. “Our product is designed to help them remove the guesswork from scoring shots and replace it with repeatable techniques they can trust when it matters most.”
Swing Align Short Game is available for $124.95.