What are the best golf swing training aids in the market now? Honestly, I do not know and do not really care.
I feel that the golf swing trainers market is over-hyped and over-sold.
As someone formerly in an engineering-related line, I strongly subscribe to the 80-20 rule - 80% of my problems come from 20% of my game.
If I spend my hard-earned cash on that 20%, I can easily add yards to my drive.
In my opinion, the best investment of time and money is to buy a medicine ball and exercise mat and do core-training exercises.
These are not strictly golf swing training aids, but just look at Tiger Woods.
He is one of the fittest professional golfers, and the power of his swing reflects it.
If your golf swing techniques are good, a lot of your power comes from your core muscles.
Doing core-training exercises can add anywhere from 5 to 10 yards to your drive.
Next up on the good and cheap scale are golf club training grips.
Use these grips regularly and you will learn how to grip the golf club correctly.
A correct grip will fix many problems, including your slice.
It is better to buy them at your local golf store, where you can try different-sized grips to find the best fit.
Amazon also sells training grips for as little as $7.
High handicappers will find their handicaps dropping steadily over time as they improve their grips.
Your drive will straighten out and range will increase when you correctly grip the golf club.
To improve your golf swing, nothing beats lots of practise.
Top-ranked pros like Vijay Singh spend many hours everyday just hitting the golf ball.
Unfortunately, we do not have so much time to spend at the driving range.
If you have a backyard or garden, getting a hitting mat, a hitting net and lots of cheap golf balls makes for a decent substitute.
The feel of hitting the golf ball against the hitting mat will not be exactly the same as the fairway, but it is a good way to master your golf swing techniques.
If you only practice driving the ball off a tee, you do not even need the mat.
The net will catch the golf balls you hit, so you do not need much space for your practise.
All three - mat, net and balls - can be bought cheaply on Amazon.
My final selection for good, cheap golf swing training aids would be cheap digital camcorders.
Just set up a camcorder in your backyard together with your hitting mat and net and swing away at a few dozen golf balls.
Once you are done, plug the camcorder into your TV and analyze your drive with help from a good golf swing reference book.
Take note of where your biggest mistakes are, and practice again.
Repeat this a few times and your golf swing mechanics will improve greatly.
You will gain in consistency, and add a few yards to your range.
As you can see, these golf swing training aids cost you under $200 altogether.
In reality, most of us spend less.
After all, we need to buy golf balls anyway.
And most homes nowadays have camcorders.