Total Golf Trainer 3.0

The new Total Golf Trainer 3.0 features three different training aids that can help to improve your swing and lower your scores.  With the new kit, there’s a tool to fix every aspect of your swing.  From setup and takeaway, to follow through and finishing position, the Total Golf Trainer 3.0 has everything you need to dial in your game.

The Basics

The Total Golf Trainer 3.0 is a package of three different training aids, each designed to help a different part of your swing.  The kit as a whole includes the three training aids, two replacement foam “tips”, and a carrying case.  Oh, and as an added bonus you get a pair of sunglasses!  Each training aid is designed to help a different aspect of the swing, and can be used separately (which I preferred) or together as a unit.  The overall goal?  Learn to control the club, arms, and hips during the swing, and to feel the correct positions during the swing.

First Impressions and Setup

Out of the box, the Total Golf Trainer 3.0 can be a bit intimidating for the sole reason that there’s a lot to unpack.  When first opening the case, I thought, “Wow, there’s a lot going on here.”  But, upon further review, it was very simple to get set up.  Each foam rod detaches from the base for easy packing into the case.  Simply screw on the base of the aid, insert the rod into the provided slot, then tighten it down.  It works the same for each training aid, and with the help of the handy manual that comes with the kit, you’re set up in under two minutes.  If that’s not enough, TGT offers a video portal with a bunch of how-to videos.

TGT Arm

The TGT Arm is a fairly simple, yet effective tool.  A wrist strap attaches to your bottom wrist.  A flexible foam rod attaches to the wrist piece, with a foam ball at the end.  With the foam rod slightly bent, the idea is to reinforce proper wrist position through contact (or lack thereof) with the foam ball.  Based on the instructions from TGT, it’s a very easy tool to use.  At address, you shouldn’t be contacting the foam ball.  During the takeaway, contact should be initiated and maintained to the top of the swing, indicating a flat wrist.  Keep that contact all the way through impact and to the finish of the swing to feel correct hand position at impact and release through the ball.  Simple, yet effective.

TGT Hip

The TGT Hip is designed to help with proper hip rotation, which can lead to more distance.  The clip simply attaches to your belt loop, and the rod serves as an extension of your hip line.  In other words, parallel to your target line.  At takeaway, your arms and club should not come in contact with the rod.  Once you get to the top of the swing, you should be able to see the red foam out of the corner of your eye.  This indicates proper hip turn at the top.  On the downswing, your arms should stay in front of the rod.  This indicates you’ve “found the slot” on the downswing.  On your finish, the rod should be over your leading foot, indicating your hips have cleared and weight has shifted.  Long story short, you shouldn’t touch the rod during your swing.  Simple enough, right?

TGT V2

The TGT V2 is the final piece of the puzzle.  This last part helps create lag in your swing and square the club face at impact.  This is probably the most complex of the three, as it requires the most setup of the foam rods around your wrists.  The tool itself attaches to t he butt end of the grip.  The foam rod then wraps around the front of the top wrist.  Initiate contact with the rod during takeaway, and maintain contact with your inside lead wrist to generate lag during the swing.  Maintaining that contact throughout the swing ensures both lag and a square club face at impact.

On-Range Performance

Now that I’ve given you the low down on the Total Golf Trainer 3.0, let’s talk about if they work.  For starters, I felt the most effective aid was the TGT Arm.  While the setup is easy for all pieces, the arm is the easiest to throw on your wrist and start using.  Wrist position is an ongoing struggle of mine, so the TGT Arm helped me feel my wrist hinge and club location throughout the swing.  Like any training aid, it takes a few swings to get used to, but once I had a groove going, I could feel my club positioning improving.

One thing that’s important to me in regards to training aids is how simple they are.  Of course they also need to be effective as well.  With the Total Golf Trainer 3.0, all three of the aids are pretty simple to set up.  A strap for your wrist, a clip for your belt, and a velcro to your club.  It can’t get much easier than that!  But in addition, they actually do work and they’re so simple to use.  Simply make contact with the rods for the Arm and V2, or don’t make any contact with the Hip!  It’s that easy.

Now if you want to get more advanced you can use multiple, or all, of the aids together.  In my opinion, I would use either the Arm OR the V2, in coordination with the hip.  While the hip does help you find the slot, I think it works better in coordination with one of the other two aids.  But again, to reiterate, it’s simple to set up, simple to use, and I found all three tools to be effective.

Final Thoughts

I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not a huge fan of training aids.  As I said, it needs to be simple to set up and simple to use.  The Total Golf Trainer 3.0 is both of those things.  It’s also easy to throw in or clip to your bag, and bring to the range.  If you’re looking for something to help improve multiple aspects of your swing, in a small, easy to use package, the Total Golf Trainer 3.0 might be a winner for you.

Total Golf Trainer 3.0 Features

• Total Golf Trainer Carrying Case with Carabiner
• TGT
  • Arm
  • Hip
  • V2
• Red Sunglasses
• 2 Replacement Yellow Foam Tips
• TGT Instruction Guide and Accompanying Online Video Portal
• One Free Video Swing Analysis

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