| Most golfers have seen videos about the Medicus | | | | point the toe of the club should be pointing upwards, |
| driver, usually featuring Tour pros like Mark O'Meara, | | | | and if it is over too far to the front or to the rear, the |
| Camilo Villegas, or other golf celebrities, including Hank | | | | club will become unhinged. Break point number three is |
| Haney, swing coach for Tiger Woods. I've always | | | | at the top of the backswing, and here the club needs |
| wondered if that crazy looking thing actually worked. | | | | to be square. If the wrists are rolled over too much to |
| The curiosity built to the point where I gave it a try. | | | | the front or back, the Medicus driver will break. Break |
| The First Swings Cause Concern | | | | point four is at the beginning of the downswing. If the |
| The first sensation is that the club head is quite heavy. | | | | player snaps his wrists as if casting a fishing rod, the |
| I didn't expect this and it felt funny, but since this is a | | | | Medicus will detect the fault and break. Another |
| practice-only club, what's the difference? I was a little | | | | common swing flaw here for high handicappers is |
| afraid to take my first practice swing. I was sure the | | | | moving the arms outward instead of keeping them in |
| club would break somewhere during the swing, and | | | | close to the body. A sudden movement of the arms |
| since the thing is pretty heavy, I thought I might lose | | | | to the rear will cause the Medicus trainer club to break. |
| balance and fall over or something. And with that | | | | Break point five is at impact. The swing fault here is |
| heavy driver head flopping around, I didn't want to | | | | having too much body weight behind the ball. If a golfer |
| accidentally hit myself. Much to my surprise, however, | | | | is leaning too far back at impact he is unlikely to hit a |
| the club did not break when I swung it. With increased | | | | very solid shot. Most likely he or she will have the |
| confidence I took a few more practice swings and | | | | driver face too far open or closed at impact resulting in |
| then teed up a real golf ball. As any golfer knows, it is | | | | poor shots that are hit weakly and off line. The last |
| one thing to take a practice swing and another to | | | | break point for the Medicus driver is during the |
| address a ball and hit it. Again, the club did not break | | | | follow-through. If the driver stays on plane, everything is |
| down and become unhinged, and the shot felt | | | | fine. But if the follow-through is made as if the golfer |
| surprisingly good. I managed to hit about a dozen balls | | | | were swinging a baseball bat, the Medicus will break |
| or so, and feeling pretty good about things, I picked out | | | | down. |
| a few regular demo drivers and gave those a try. | | | | The Medicus Driver Training Club Can Make a Big |
| After swinging the Medicus driver, these clubs felt light | | | | Difference to Many Golfers |
| and very easy to swing. The heaviness of the | | | | That is no doubt the reason that the Medicus driver is |
| Medicus driver club head proved to be an asset. | | | | the largest selling golf training aid ever. Over one million |
| The Medicus Driver is Designed to Break Down at Six | | | | units have been sold, and that pretty much says it all. |
| Different Parts of the Swing | | | | Having a training device that gives immediate |
| The first place the Medicus driver will break down is on | | | | feedback is necessary if a player wants to improve. |
| the initial take-away. This may be the best lesson the | | | | Most serious golfers go out and practice hitting balls |
| Medicus driver will teach to a golfer. Instead of yanking | | | | for hours and never really make any improvement. |
| the club back or immediately breaking your wrists, the | | | | That is because although they think they know what |
| Medicus forces you to take the club back slowly and | | | | mistakes they are making, they really don't. And all |
| with a good tempo. As one of the pros said in a | | | | those hours of practice really accomplish is to ingrain |
| Medicus video, "take it back low and slow". This is | | | | the mistakes they are making into their muscle |
| really excellent advice. If a golfer doesn't start his | | | | memory, so the chances of making serious |
| swing properly, the chances of him hitting a solid drive | | | | improvement, even with professional instruction, are |
| are pretty slim. The golfer also needs to take the golf | | | | lower and lower. |
| club back with his arms and shoulders together in one | | | | One last word about the Medicus driver training aid: the |
| piece. If this does not occur, the Medicus driver will | | | | break sensitivity of the club is adjustable, so you can |
| break down. | | | | make it more sensitive and see where your swing |
| Medicus Driver Break Points Two - Six | | | | might be marginal even if the club does not break |
| Break point number two for the Medicus is during the | | | | down the first times you try it. |
| backswing when the club is about waist high. At this | | | | |