| There are numerous supposedly useful tips for | | | | Well, a new product called Golf Dust is vying for |
| improving your game of golf. Some golf "experts" | | | | the title of "ultimate golf training aid" by telling you |
| will tell you that it's all in stance while others will tell | | | | just that. Golf Dust comes in a can and you spray |
| you that the grip is the most important aspect of | | | | it directly to the face of your club. When you |
| your golf technique. The truth is that, if your | | | | strike the ball, it leaves a clear impression in the |
| game is below par (forgive the pun), then it could | | | | dust on the clubface. By examining this |
| be any one of these that's the problem. You | | | | impression, you get a clear indication of where the |
| might have the perfect grip but a poor swing, | | | | ball made contact with the clubface. You can |
| whereas your golf partner has a perfect swing | | | | instantly see what affect any adjustments to |
| but a poor grip. In this situation, you could make a | | | | your stance, grip or swing are having on the most |
| big mistake by agreeing that you both need to | | | | critical part of your game; the actual point of |
| work on your grip. You might be messing with a | | | | contact between club and ball. |
| part of your golf technique that really didn't need | | | | The good thing about Golf Dust is that you can |
| changing. | | | | use one application for several shots. This is great |
| Obviously, the key is testing. Like any form of | | | | when making minor adjustments to your |
| experimentation, you need to be able to | | | | technique as you can actually monitor whether |
| accurately analyse the results. Just using the | | | | these adjustments are changing your game for |
| distance the ball travels or the direction it goes in | | | | better or for worse. If, for example, your new |
| is not going to provide you with the kind of | | | | supposedly "perfect grip" is actually making the |
| accurate analysis that you need. The key piece of | | | | point of contact move even further off the |
| information that you need to know is what part | | | | sweet-spot on the clubface then you know that |
| of the clubface is actually making contact with the | | | | you're messing with the wrong part of your |
| ball. If the ball is connecting with the sweet spot | | | | technique and could be causing more harm than |
| of the clubface every time then you know that | | | | good to your game. |
| you're on the right track. | | | | The other good thing about Golf Dust is that it |
| How can you check this though? I'm sure you've | | | | easily wipes off your club when you're done. You |
| probably seen professionally produced instructional | | | | won't have to spend ages trying to clean sticky |
| golf films that use high-speed camera technology | | | | glue off the clubface after each practice session. |
| to capture the exact moment that the club | | | | So, if you really want to get maximum results |
| strikes the ball in high definition detail. However, | | | | from your practice sessions or really see what |
| when you're out on the course or the driving | | | | benefit those "expert" tips are giving you, it's |
| range, you probably don't have access to such | | | | really worth keeping a can of Golf Dust in your |
| technology. So, what can you do? How can you | | | | bag. You might just find that it really is "the |
| check what part of the clubface is making | | | | ultimate golf training aid"! |
| contact with the ball? | | | | |