The Medicus Driver- Can That Crazy Looking Thing Work?

Most golfers have seen videos about the Medicuspoint 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 Hankclub will become unhinged. Break point number three is
Haney, swing coach for Tiger Woods. I've alwaysat 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 Concernpoint 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 aMedicus will detect the fault and break. Another
practice-only club, what's the difference? I was a littlecommon swing flaw here for high handicappers is
afraid to take my first practice swing. I was sure themoving the arms outward instead of keeping them in
club would break somewhere during the swing, andclose to the body. A sudden movement of the arms
since the thing is pretty heavy, I thought I might loseto the rear will cause the Medicus trainer club to break.
balance and fall over or something. And with thatBreak point five is at impact. The swing fault here is
heavy driver head flopping around, I didn't want tohaving 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 increasedvery solid shot. Most likely he or she will have the
confidence I took a few more practice swings anddriver face too far open or closed at impact resulting in
then teed up a real golf ball. As any golfer knows, it ispoor shots that are hit weakly and off line. The last
one thing to take a practice swing and another tobreak point for the Medicus driver is during the
address a ball and hit it. Again, the club did not breakfollow-through. If the driver stays on plane, everything is
down and become unhinged, and the shot feltfine. But if the follow-through is made as if the golfer
surprisingly good. I managed to hit about a dozen ballswere swinging a baseball bat, the Medicus will break
or so, and feeling pretty good about things, I picked outdown.
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 lightDifference to Many Golfers
and very easy to swing. The heaviness of theThat 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 Sixunits have been sold, and that pretty much says it all.
Different Parts of the SwingHaving a training device that gives immediate
The first place the Medicus driver will break down is onfeedback is necessary if a player wants to improve.
the initial take-away. This may be the best lesson theMost serious golfers go out and practice hitting balls
Medicus driver will teach to a golfer. Instead of yankingfor hours and never really make any improvement.
the club back or immediately breaking your wrists, theThat is because although they think they know what
Medicus forces you to take the club back slowly andmistakes they are making, they really don't. And all
with a good tempo. As one of the pros said in athose hours of practice really accomplish is to ingrain
Medicus video, "take it back low and slow". This isthe mistakes they are making into their muscle
really excellent advice. If a golfer doesn't start hismemory, so the chances of making serious
swing properly, the chances of him hitting a solid driveimprovement, even with professional instruction, are
are pretty slim. The golfer also needs to take the golflower and lower.
club back with his arms and shoulders together in oneOne last word about the Medicus driver training aid: the
piece. If this does not occur, the Medicus driver willbreak 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 - Sixmight be marginal even if the club does not break
Break point number two for the Medicus is during thedown the first times you try it.
backswing when the club is about waist high. At this