What Is Your Most Used Golf "Training Aid"?

[Gravenor]

I'm interested in the forum members' experiences with training aids. I'm sure there are some that all of us are familiar with, such as alignment sticks and things like that.

Are there any more unique, lesser-known, or homemade training aids you guys use? What do they do, how do you use them, and have they improved your game? It would be interesting to hear any drills that go with said training aids.

So - what training aids have you recently bought or built, or have you had them for years?

Might be helpful for lots of us! 

[Brian A]

These Flatballs! Will chip on the carpet with them! It helped me so much from blading my chips

[Gravenor]

1 minute ago, Brian A said:

These Flatballs! Will chip on the carpet with them! It helped me so much from blading my chips

I have never seen these before!

[Brian A]

45 minutes ago, Gravenor said:

I have never seen these before!

Dicks sporting goods had them, still available on Amazon 

[GolfSpy_APH]

Puttout!

[rkj427]

Puttout, The Stack System, and LagShot all get used by myself.

The Stack System more during the "offseason" here when the weather turns colder.

The others are used all the time as needed.

[Rob Person]

I'd like to say my brain, but that's just unpredictable most of the time.    

I use a putting mirror, a swing net, and alignment sticks.

[Shapotomous]

Does this count as a training aid?!?!  I've been using it for the past 15 years!

[CrashBrandoCoot]

This may not exactly be a “training aid” per se, but Rapsodo MLM2 Pro has helped me lower my handicap 4.5 strokes this year due to simply giving me a way to play and practice more often. I highly recommend for anyone who has a hard time getting by the course just for some practice after work during the week. Absolute game changer for me. 

[golferguy2727]

2 minutes ago, CrashBrandoCoot said:

This may not exactly be a “training aid” per se, but Rapsodo MLM2 Pro has helped me lower my handicap 4.5 strokes this year due to simply giving me a way to play and practice more often. I highly recommend for anyone who has a hard time getting by the course just for some practice after work during the week. Absolute game changer for me. 

@CrashBrandoCoot - how far behind the teeing area does the MLMPro need to be for good shot detection? Is it will 8-10 behind ball and 8 feet from tee location to screen? 

[Headhammer]

Putting mat ad putting mirror.

[CrashBrandoCoot]

2 hours ago, golferguy2727 said:

@CrashBrandoCoot - how far behind the teeing area does the MLMPro need to be for good shot detection? Is it will 8-10 behind ball and 8 feet from tee location to screen? 

I set mine up in the garage. My hitting mat is about 6-7 feet from the net, and the MLM2 sets up around 5-6 foot behind the mat. 
 

I have also used it outside on nice days. Works well in both settings. 

[CrashBrandoCoot]

2 hours ago, golferguy2727 said:

@CrashBrandoCoot - how far behind the teeing area does the MLMPro need to be for good shot detection? Is it will 8-10 behind ball and 8 feet from tee location to screen? 

In my garage I’m about 6-7 foot from the net with the hitting mat, and the MLM2 is 5-6 foot behind me. It can be moved further back and the dimensions aren’t set in stone in my experience. 
 

If I move my setup outside, it can extend things a bit with no drop off in readings. 

[TJ Hall]

So far it has been the Puttout, but get the feeling the Rapsodo/mat/net might quickly take over!

[William P]

Alignment sticks and more recently the Puttout  has been added to the routine.

[Gravenor]

6 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Puttout!

I really need to get some gear from Puttout!

[Gravenor]

4 hours ago, rkj427 said:

Puttout, The Stack System, and LagShot all get used by myself.

The Stack System more during the "offseason" here when the weather turns colder.

The others are used all the time as needed.

Thanks for the recommendations!

[Gravenor]

4 hours ago, Shapotomous said:

Does this count as a training aid?!?!  I've been using it for the past 15 years!

I, and everyone else who has seen this, are very jealous haha! If only... 

[TJ Hall]

8 minutes ago, Gravenor said:

I really need to get some gear from Puttout!

I got mine from Amazon for either $20 or $30.  Well worth the investment in my opinion. 

[TJ Hall]

4 hours ago, Shapotomous said:

Does this count as a training aid?!?!  I've been using it for the past 15 years!

Ok, super jealous!

What is the longest putt you can hit on this?

[Gravenor]

1 minute ago, TJ Hall said:

I got mine from Amazon for either $20 or $30.  Well worth the investment in my opinion. 

I'll have a look now. Their products all look high quality and every review i've read has been positive. 

[Shapotomous]

2 hours ago, TJ Hall said:

Ok, super jealous!

What is the longest putt you can hit on this?

It is a 20' putt from the back left corner to the front right pin in the pic.  I had them make it as flat as possible figuring there would be some subtle breaks develop as it settled.  I have four spots marked on the green for a straight putt from 5, 10, 15 and 20 feet.  My thinking was I can work on my stroke better with straight putts.  

The green can also hold wedge shots pretty well and I have space for up to a 65 yard shot before I run into the edge of the trees.  I have hit 10's of thousands of wedge shots in the last 15 years.  Between the putting and wedge practice it has been a worthwhile investment.

Edited August 18 by Shapotomous

[TJ Hall]

1 hour ago, Shapotomous said:

It is a 20' putt from the back left corner to the front right pin in the pic.  I had them make it as flat as possible figuring there would be some subtle breaks develop as it settled.  I have four spots marked on the green for a straight putt from 5, 10, 15 and 20 feet.  My thinking was I can work on my stroke better with straight putts.  

The green can also hold wedge shots pretty well and I have space for up to a 65 yard shot before I run into the edge of the trees.  I have hit 10's of thousands of wedge shots in the last 15 years.  Between the putting and wedge practice it has been a worthwhile investment.

Awesome…truly amazing practice area!  It would be hard for me not to practice with that!

[Off Map Oscar]

Flightscope mevo plus. Probably the thing that is most responsible for me breaking 80 in less than a year of play.