Sports Product Review

You’ll constantly hear golf pros teaching proper mechanics of the backswing. And while I’m sure there is merit to the thinking that if players are focusing on how they begin their swings, it will help them as they finish, it would seem logical that the only thing that really matters is the speed and direction of the club head as it impacts the ball.

I believe Lou Rinaldi was thinking along the same lines when he developed The Groove (www.golfinggroove) swing trainer for golfers. Touted as a training device that works on “the only four feet that matter,” The Groove only concentrates on what’s happening in the split seconds before and after contact.

The Groove will help develop a distance-producing swing by training players to bring the club back on the correct inside groove, instead of making the common mistake of lifting the club up too early. Past impact, it teaches club extension out through the impact zone for additional power.
The Groove makes it possible to see and swing along the correct path on the ground where it counts. It can be used to practice indoors and then out on the range.

Because I never have time to golf, I’m not good. If pro saw my swing he’d probably avert his eyes. For me, the thought of having someone work on my grip, shoulder and lower-body positioning, backswing, and every other detail that goes into a proper stroke, would be akin to beginning a climb of Mt. Everest. But hey, four feet? I can work with that.

Source: The Groove