Explanar

[vig]

Seriously thinking of buying one to keep active through the dark evenings.
Just trying to justify paying £600 on one when i'm sure it could be better spent on something else

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I thought we talked about this three or four months back. Most people decided that the kit is good but that not many could justify the cost of buying one for home use. Saying that there didn't seem to be a huge number of places that offered it to use either

 

[Jason_L]

Looks like an interesting tool. Personally, I wouldn't buy one, but it would be interesting to hear what others have to say about it who have used it.

 

[HTL]

£600! You could get an awesome set of lesson with that, and im sure the pro would provide all the inspiration / motivation needed, if not we will give you a kick up the arse any time it all goes Pete Tong.

Spend the money on a set of lessons mate.

 

[theeaglehunter]

my pro thinks they are great although says they are not to be used for everyone (me being one of those) and each swing should be assessed to see if it warrants being used. It all depends on what you do wrong, I have many issues but my swing plain is pretty decent, reliable and consistent. It will help you groove a nice swing plain but doesn't guarantee on course results. Put simply if you can afford it it won't make you a worse golfer- guaranteed! But it may not give you the benefits £600 worth of lessons on a floodlit range would give you, even in the long term. Would be a nice gadget though.

 

[Del]

They have one down my local driving range, ( Wilton rd, in Salisbury ) great pice of kit, and its only £2 for 30 minutes, not that you would want a full 30 min's.

Del

 

[vig]

I thought we talked about this three or four months back. Most people decided that the kit is good but that not many could justify the cost of buying one for home use. Saying that there didn't seem to be a huge number of places that offered it to use either

The fact that the daylight hours are reducing fast as started me thinking again.
The range at the course is not floodlit so lessons on an evening are a no no. As much as I would like to go down that route, the pro is normally gone by 4.30pm
I don't think there is anything necessarily wrong with my swing it is just a case of keeping myself going through the dark early evenings when I can't play.
Family don't get in until 6pm so I am going to have a couple of hours to kill EVERY day.

 

[teetime72]

I have used one when I had lessons,and there`s no doubt it does what it says on the tin,but I wouldn`t like to use it for more than 15/20 mins.You can certainly work up a sweat
in no time(in yorkshire you probably perspire).

 

[bunkered]

Stick your rear end up next to a wall and make your backswing without hitting the wall. 600 pound saved right away.

 

[Herbie]

I think its more a business tool for clubs or pros etc, if you can get on one at £2 a pop why pay 600 quid for one?

bunkered has an interesting observational piece of useful advice though, methinks? lol

 

[SammmeBee]

Having used one once, I reckon 10/15 mins a day over the winter and you'll have grooved the perfect plane swing...if you wanna spend £600 then do it and if it's in front of the telly in the warm then you'll use it as opposed to the freezing range.....

If you get it, you have to use it EVERY day though....

 

[RGuk]

I'd like one, as I've said before.

However.....it can only train (or try to emulate) a swing that goes back and down on the same plane...

There are virtually no golfers that swing a club this way....so it can only ever be "aid" to getting the feel of a straight up 'n' down swing, which is good, but only to a certain extent.

 

[steve]

hi vig,i have an explanar,paid 400 for mine.Been playing golf for about just over 2 years,it has helped me alot now off 14hc.I still have a lession every six weeks my pro uses one in our lessions,although he did not sell me mine or advise me to buy one i already had one.I dont go to the range as much,an use my explanar most days,It will not turn you into a good golfer there loads more you have to work on,but i wouldnt be without mine,as for putting your arse against a wall your swing could become to upright.

 

[RGuk]

as for putting your arse against a wall your swing could become too upright.

could.....COULD!......

Worst idea I've ever heard. It is physically IMPOSSIBLE to learn a proper golf swing when there is a wall in the way of your plane. Jim Furyk might manage the backswing, but then he'd rip off his plasterboard, bend his clubheads and break his wrists.

I'm thinking the comment was made tongue-in-cheek.

 

[surefire]

I've considered one of these also, but I don't have a problem with my swing plane at all, and I know my backswing and downswing are not on the same plane, as my downswing is slightly flatter.

I think a better way to spend the money, would be getting an astro-turf putting green in your back garden! Obviously you'll need to have some sort of lighting, but then you can claim they are ornamental lights and keep the Mrs happy. Plus you'll never need to cut the grass again.

If you do have swing plane issues, I'm sure there are cheaper plane boards out there, or you could even just make your own.

 

[jeffc]

hi surefire , maybe I should open a new topic but can anyone reccomend one of the artificial putting mats you see foir sale, even Yesco have got them on sale.

 

[bunkered]

Real, the back to the wall drill is for your backswing only, every good golfswing shallows out on the downswing.

 

[Doh]

Dave
Dont waste your money i've played with you and you have a good swing already, ok like a lot of us it does not work all the time but that is why we take lessons get your self a good pro and a swing net.

 

[RGuk]

Real, the back to the wall drill is for your backswing only, every good golfswing shallows out on the downswing.

OK......tension headache gradually subsiding....

 

[USER1999]

Hmm, mine comes over the top. Obviously not a good swing then. Another illusion blown away.

Oddly though, I can come over the top, leave a divot that points 35° to the left, but start the ball out right, and draw it back. Breaks all the laws of physics that one.