While watching this, I envisioned people taking very unsound address positions and never realizing they have a problem. When you watch the video, it asks you to address the ball, then adjust the laser until it hits the target line. Regular use of Hip Trax should improve the strength and flexibility of the golfer’s core which should result in fewer injuries and better performance.ġ) There is no clear direction about how to set up to the ball. In addition to teaching the golfer the correct movement of the hips, Hip Trax also provides a workout. I think that for the average golfer, this can be very informative. Some of the higher level exercises also incorporate your upper body so that you can work on sequencing your swing properly. If you watch the training video, you see that all of the different exercises are variations on “Keep the laser on the dotted line.” If you keep the laser on the line, you are getting your hips to rotate, tilt, and bend correctly (at least according to the manufacturer). Though I have two major reservations, I think that, on the whole, Hip Trax is an effective training aid.

Once you know the basic exercises to do with Hip Trax, you can go back to using the DVD as a coaster. It’s not exactly “The Usual Suspects,” but it gets the point across. To understand what you should be doing with Hip Trax, you need to watch a 10 minute video. Clip the laser belt around your waste, lay out the target mat, and set up to it. Setting up Hip Trax takes only about a minute. I’ve had Hip Trax now for a couple months and I’m ready to tell you if this is the training aid that will put you on the path to a club championship. For this reason, I was very excited to see Hip Trax unveiled at the PGA Show this past January (I even gave them one of my PGA Show Awards). The problem is that there are very few training aids that give golfers any feedback on what their hips are doing. As an instructor, I know that the hips play a huge role in producing a powerful, repeatable golf swing.

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