EQUIPMENT: Putting Precision with Swing Align’s Goal Post Training Aid

Everybody can get better at putting, so it’s not really surprising that there’s an abundance of putter training aids. The issue with training aids though is whether it is actually worth the purchase. Fortunately, the ones actually worth the purchase share a few factors, including simplicity (which also makes it more effective).

The creators of the Swing Align training aid (which helps golfers improve and maintain alignment, rotation, swing plane and connection in the golf swing), are proud to release the company’s first training aid specifically for putting, the Goal Post.

The Goal Post is a simple, intuitive system that attaches to your gamer putter and immediately provides feedback on the quality of each stroke as the user develops consistent aim, alignment, path and a square face at impact.

The lightweight Goal Post frame rests across the topline with two alignment posts positioned at the toe and heel of the putter face forming a gate. By avoiding the gates, Goal Post rewards a square putter face and center-face contact with a smooth, straight roll. However, if the putter face is open or closed, the ball will come into contact with the posts on the takeaway or return stroke and veers off-line, providing instant feedback. The simplicity of the design means instant feedback and lets golfers know they’ve made a good stroke and square, solid contact when they see the ball clear the posts and roll on the proper line.

“Nearly half the strokes a golfer takes in any given round are putts. If you want lower scores, you have to practice putting with purpose and correct feedback. The Goal Post makes that easy, instructive and fun,” says Swing Align Founder Chris McGinley. “A square putter face at set-up, throughout the stroke, and especially at impact, is going to deliver solid contact, and better roll, every time. With immediate feedback, golfers can groove a consistent stroke to deliver a square face every time.”

Goal Post provides immediate feedback on face alignment at address with the device’s bright green posts making it easy to see if the face is square to the target line. To make aiming the face even easier, the adjustable alignment rod attachment hovers above the ball and face of the putter. The combination of 3 aiming lines (the center alignment rod and the heel and toe posts) maximizes the golfer’s vernier acuity, the ability to easily see when multiple line segments become even the slightest bit misaligned.

“Golfers need a guide to help them consistently set-up and deliver the face squarely at impact. The Goal Post provides a way for you to improve and maintain good putting habits as you develop an understanding and innate feel for their putting stroke. Using the Goal Post over time yields more consistency, more confidence, more holed putts and lower scores,” McGinley says.

Fortunately, the Goal Post is available NOW, and you can order for just $40 (less than a box of balls) here to make sure you can start honing your flat-stick skills before the season kicks off.