But first we need to set some baselines. It may not be out of the question for a golfer who normally shoots 100 to improve his/her game by 10 strokes and start averaging 90. Of course this would be a huge improvement, and any golfer who shoots these kinds of scores would probably be thrilled with improvement that is half that good.

It is another thing to take a golfer who averages 80 and have him shave off 10 stokes and start averaging 70. That is asking way too much, and we start to enter into the realm of being ridiculous. However, if that golfer were to shave 2-4 strokes off his score consistently, that would also be huge, and it might be doable.

So although the 10 stroke improvement goal is somewhat of a moving target, this series of articles will be geared for the player who shoots 100 and wants to shoot 90.
Why an improvement of 10 strokes, and not 5 strokes, for example? Well a double digit improvement would be huge if attainable, and the number is rather dramatic and has some shock impact, I think. After all, even if our fictional player were to improve by 5 strokes he would no doubt be thrilled. But the chance of improving by 10 strokes the score of a player who typically shoots 100 might be enough motivation to have him give it a try.

There is another caveat that is important. The player needs to be able to hit the ball a reasonable distance with a driver. In today’s world that would be about 250 yards for men, and about 210 yards or so for women. With today’s high tech drivers, this is really not that much distance. They don’t have to hit every shot that far (I’m sure they don’t if they are shooting 100 or more), but they should have the strength to do so. If players have the strength and ability to hit a ball that far, they can possibly reach almost all par 4’s they are likely to play in two shots. I’m assuming that players who can hit drives that far are hitting them off the fairway and into trouble a lot of the time, or oftentimes just don’t hit the ball solidly. If the reason a player is shooting 100 is that he or she is now an octogenarian and can no longer hit the ball very far, his chances of improvement are certainly lowered. He or she can, however, possibly make big improvements in the area of putting.

And putting is where we will start. We’ll begin with the Medicus putter training aid, which comes free, by the way, with the purchase of a Medicus driver. The main strategy here is to eliminate 3 putts. In particular we’ll use some fun practice games that have been dreamed up by the famous short game guru, Dave Pelz. These games will help golfers to putt the ball the proper distance. And, by the way, do you know what the proper distance to hit a putt is? Here’s the answer: 19 inches past the hole. Dave Pelz determined that more putts have a chance to go in the hole if they are struck with a force strong enough to make the ball go 19 inches past the hole. Like many things in life, saying you should hit a putt 19 inches past the hole and actually doing that are two different things. We’ll get into those details in the first article of the series.

After working and improving our putting by 5 strokes a round, we’ll go after the final 5 strokes using the Medicus dual hinge driver and the Medicus Power Maximus (Medicus Power Max), which is a weighted driver training aid. This means you will have to purchase two Medicus clubs. OK, they are a bit expensive, but if you could really improve your game by up to 10 strokes, most golfers would consider the price a bargain. And remember, the Medicus putter trainer comes free with a purchase of the Medicus driver. Not only that but you can test drive the Medicus driver for 30 days for only about 40 bucks, and there is an overall 60 day money back guarantee.

There is one caveat to all this: if you want to cut strokes off your golf score, you’re going to have to put in some effort! If it shocks you that I can’t offer some sort of a magic pill to take which instantaneously cuts 10 strokes off your game, then you might as well not read the rest of the articles in the series. You will have to work and you will have to practice. But there is no reason that practicing can’t be fun, especially using Medicus products.

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Perfect Alignment

This simple drill will give you a great visual aid during address that will assist your putting alignment. With proper alignment putter head will have a better chance to consistently hold its path better allowing the ball to start on the correct target line.
When you place your golf ball on the putting green prior to picking up your ball marker, align the brand name or some manufactures are now providing lines on the side of the golf ball so that it points down your target line. Now as you address the putt, use the line on the golf ball as a back up to what you see with your eyes. You should feel that the line on the golf ball is parallel with your eyes and target line.
As the golf ball rolls, note how the label or line is traveling in relation to the target line. If the golf ball is rolling end over end then you struck the putt on the correct line. However, if the golf ball begins to roll on the right or left side of the ball, the putter head path was heading in that direction instead of at the target. Holding your finish will also give you a clue to where your putter path was during your stroke.

Putt to a tee

Why would you do this? You know how some days the hole looks smaller than others. What would you do if the hole always looked bigger to you? You would be able to become to be more confident and to make more putts.

Find a flat spot on the practice putting green and simply stick a tee into the ground. Start hitting putts from two feet and move back one foot when you hit the tee three times in a row. You can make this a game with others and have fun while you are improving your putting!

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Recently, a student brought another technology driven training aid to a golf lesson. This aid employers laser technology. The device is designed to help improve putting. She asked me what I thought of the device as a training aid. It wasn’t the first time I had seen or heard about it, but it started me thinking: How many laser-based devices are out there and can they really help cut your golf handicap?

Brief History of Lasers

The name LASER is an acronym for Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Albert Einstein first theorized about the process that makes lasers possible in 1917. In the ’50s, Charles Townsend and Arthur Schawlow invented the maser (microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation), a technology similar to the laser. Then in 1960, Theodore Maiman invented the ruby laser, considered to be the first successful optical or light laser. And the rest, as they say, is history.

Lasers capitalize on the way light interacts with electrons. Electrons exist at specific energy levels or states characteristic of that particular atom or molecule. When you bump electrons to a higher energy level by injecting energy, “excess” energy is given off as light. The wavelength or color of the emitted light is precisely related to the amount of energy released. Depending on the particular lasing material being used, specific wavelengths of light are absorbed and specific wavelengths emitted.

LASERS and Golf

Lasers are ideal for a wide variety of uses, including eye surgery and metal cutting. While they have numerous properties, the one most associated with LASERS is accuracy. Applications requiring pinpoint accuracy are well suited to this technology. So it would be only natural that this technology when applied to golf could help with one’s putting, where accuracy is in high demand. That’s exactly what we found. Here are three examples:

* One device simply affixes to the putter shaft and beams a straight line directly in front of and behind the ball. It’s adjustable, which helps golfers see either a perfectly square set-up or a red beam along the target line. This device helps with alignment.

* A second device embeds a laser cartridge in the face of a putter. The device features a single beam that emits a red light from the face’s center for perfect alignment practice. The best part of the device is that the laser cartridge can be swapped out and you have a perfectly functional putter.

* A third device, which also attaches to a putter’s face, uses a three-laser Argon system that illuminates the ball and both sides of it. The device teaches proper alignment and fixes lopsided putting strokes. The device also comes with an Argon dome, which attaches to the putter, for enhanced practice.

We also found two other laser devices designed to help perfect your address and your swing:

* This device beams a laser light at the inside heal of your forward foot. By using the attached measuring tool, golfers can practice their ball and address positions with ease.

* Another device uses high-powered green lasers at opposite ends of a stick-like shaft to get the job done. The lasers are so strong that this device can be used effectively outdoors also comes with a wrist bar. It teaches the three P’s—plane, power, and precision.

These laser devices all seem like great training aids. As with any training aid, golfers must use them to get the most out of them. In other words, golfers must put in the required practice time with the aids—whether its driving, chipping, or putting—if the want to lower their golf handicaps.

Training aids are only helpful if you put practice with them, no matter how high- or low-tech they are. If you’re going to buy a training aid to help your game, make sure you use it between golf lessons and rounds of golf. It’s the only way these devices will help you slash your golf handicap.

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