Training Aids & Products

These training aids and products are the ones that made the biggest impact on my personal golf game, my level of mental and physical well being, and the success of my practice and clients. 
   I would be ashamed to admit how much money and time I have spent over the years trying different products and studying all types of literature to improve my game.
  The items I have listed below are the ones that I keep going back to time and again, These items have had the long lasting results both me and my clients are looking for.
Note: My golf related comments and opinions come from a movement, mobility and stability point of view. Im always looking for the most effient and effective golf swing possible thats within each persons unique abilities.
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The Peak Performance Golf Swing: I was on a mission to find a solution to my own pain and injuries from golf, (due to poor swing mechanics, over-use, bad swing tempo and limited mobility) not to mention an aging body with several surgeries. After a year of using my-self as a quinne pig, I was confident enough in Dons "limited rotation 3/4 backswing", that I was refereing all of my therapy clients to Don Trahan's web site. My reduced pain, as well as my increase in accuracy and consistency was the secret I'd been looking for, not to mention his son DJ Trahan is winning PGA tour events with this same swing.
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Tour Tempo: When I was at the Titleist Performance Institute for training, I herd some of the PGA professionals talking about a book with some swing tempos that was having a dramatic impact on their golf game (I couldn't get on the website fast enough to order). The book, and tempos were not only easy to implement and understand, they came at a time in my game where my head was so full of swing thoughts that I could hardly repeat any two swings while practicing or golfing. This book and it's tempos have been one of the very few long-lasting and substantial improvements in my game. Teaching a "Tour Tempo" is one of the first things I do with a client who comes to see me with mobility, stability or pain issue. My Clients are not only happy with the bio-mechanical results, it usually results in better ball flight, consistency and distance. A great bang for the buck.
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TOUR TEMPO 2 :  The Short Game & Beyond
The Short Game & Beyond applies John Novosel’s revolutionary tempo theory to the so-called “scoring shots” — the putts, chips and pitches from 60 yards or less that make up the majority of strokes played in a round of golf. In addition, TT2 serves as a master class in full-swing theory and as an insightful study of the shotmaking abilities of the game’s top players. 
    I found this a welcome addition to the first Tour Tempo. This e-book has a lot of case history, question and awnswers and some much needed tips to the short game. Tour Tempo 2 helped me to fill in some of the gaps in my personal learning curve as well as my golf instruction.
Bruce Chaffin The Rolfer Golfer    
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The Speed Ball kit: from Tour Tempo is a great way to practice your swing, tempo, contact and follow-through. It lets you develop your swing without the negative effects of miss-hitting ball after ball when your just getting started, or working through a swing change. This was also beneficial in helping me to learn to hit through the ball, instead of just to the ball. Providing resistance through the second half of my swing helped to add swing speed and distance, and the velcro target helped to promote a square club head at impact.
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Power Module™
Now, for the 1st time in the history of Golf, the SPEEDBALL® correctly applies the proven principle of progressive resistance training to the golf swing. This is applied thru the Power Module Resistance Tails. They provide the correct amount of resistance at impact, the point in the swing where you need clubhead speed. This teaches you to accelerate thru the ball at impact. The Tour Tempo® SPEEDBALL® System uses the proven scientific principle of progressive resistance training to increase your clubhead speed. 
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Power Tools® Training club 
    A quality built golf training club featuring our unique patented Power Hinge with its Power Band and a premium Winn Grip. You can also use it to hit balls on the range or the course. It's a Power swing training device, a great warm-up tool to use before a round and the best training club ever made. The secret behind the Power Tools® training success is Motion Mechanics™ - the advanced training technique that simplifies the learning of the most important mechanical aspect of the swing!

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SandEasy™
Built for the Sand Game


Use the SandEasy™ to Achieve a Consistency from the Sand that You Never Thought Possible! 
   Watch the pros carefully and notice how they are able to consistently get up and down from the sand. There are two reasons for that - (1) they swing the club on the correct plane, and (2) they use the correct Tempo.
   So, we have put together a package that takes care of both of these fundamentals - the SandEasy™ puts you on plane and the Tour Tempo® Tones give you the correct Tempo. The SandEasy™ will have you swinging like a pro from the bunker. And, in addition, it will help you with those delicate shots out of the heavy rough.
   Use the SandEasy™ out of the bunker or heavy rough, and experience shot after shot on the green close to the pin.
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The Micro Player and Tempo CDs: from Tour Tempo makes it easy to take the tempo that best suites you swing, to the practice range or golf course. The macro player just sits in your ear like a phone receiver and gives you tempo tones. As you practice or golf, just listening to them will help you memorize the rhythmic tunes as you adapt a tour quality swing. 

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Alignment Arrows™: I never realized how easy it is NOT to set up correctly, until I was given these alignment aids at one of Don Trahans golf schools. Almost every one of the students we work with has some sort of alignment issue. As Don says, "over 90% of swing problems are due to bad alignment" I use one every time I practice at the range, and go through my full set-up routine so I can constantly ingrain proper alignment into my set-up and swing.

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The Golf Instruction Manual:As far as basic "How to Golf Books" go, this one covers everything you need to know when your just trying to learn the game, equipment, and terminology. I still refer to this book year after year because of its simple and clear information. As you progress in the game of golf, you will find yourself able to absorb and understand more information, and its all there, nicely illustrated and easy to understand.
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The Short Game Bible and
Putt Like the Pros: by Dave Pelz should be required reading for anyone wanting to take their average game to the next level. Its a ton of information, but can make a huge difference in you game if your disciplined, and willing to put in the practice time.

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Every Shot Must Have a Purpose: Was the perfect book at the perfect time for me. Not an instructional "how to" golf book, but after a couple of years of reading and studying every thing I could get me hands on. This book opened my eyes to the many elements, awareness and attributes that golf has to offer. I find that its another one of those books that I refer to often to refresh my skills and my thinking as I progress.

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