Inside approach training aid

[theeaglehunter]

I have been looking at getting one of these as I have recently been finding myself coming off plane in both directions during my downswing resulting in occasional hooks and occasional slices so I was wondering if anyone has any experience of this training aid and if so is it worth purchasing at about £35? Looking at the following video I think it could help as I have used a larger contraption that has a similar effect during a lesson and it helped tremendously but I can't justify spending the £150 on this (the NMS fault fixer) at the moment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzNXplA6V8I

Cheers.

 

[RGuk]

Can you not make one with meccano and some pipe lagging?
Or, just put a headcover just outside the line a bit behind the ball?

If you are hitting occasional hooks AND slices, it might not be an inconsistent path?

Are they real hooks or pull hooks?

 

[theeaglehunter]

They are probably more of a normal hook than a pull hook if I am honest Dave. Thinking about it though I may have given the wrong idea- its not that I will hit a hook one shot and then a slice the next I just go through stages where I am either hooking my woods (none of these problems relate to my irons at the moment- touch wood) or slicing them as I am either getting trapped on my downswing resulting in a vigorous hand movement and as such a hook or coming over the top and slicing it due to cutting across the ball so I was hoping that I could use this in its various modes to help with both these problems. The reason I couldn't make one is that it is designed so that the foam part falls off when hit and as such doesn't damage your clubs (as in the video) and whilst I acknowledge if you are doing it properly you won't hit it with my inconsistency I am unwilling to risk it.

If on the other hand you have an alternative solution I am all ears

 

[Cernunnos]

empty plastic range baskets in the way of where you don't want the club to go is a lot cheaper.

 

[birdieman]

I had one of these - tried it out, thought it was gimmicky and sold it on.
Save your money.

 

[RGuk]

it's not that I will hit a hook one shot and then a slice the next I just go through stages where I am either hooking my woods (none of these problems relate to my irons at the moment- touch wood) or slicing them

Doesn't sound too bad to me.....keep practicing until a consistent path shows up, then deal with that.

My pro gave me 3 lessons (over a few weeks) to get rid of three distinctive faults. I won't go into it, but I've been fighting a fade-come-slice now for a while (since the changes).....I know what I need to work on, but it's hard graft.