SKLZ Rick Smith Power Sleeve - Portable Club Weighting System

After reading concerns some have written about the added weight causing stress on the hosel and clubhead, I decided to use this with some of my older clubs (not my weekend clubs). I've used the product on irons and a driver and it works just as advertised. I mostly use it for swing practice in the back yard, but it works well on the range too. After 15 minutes of swing practice with the Power Sleeve, when I take the sleeve off, the club is feather-light and it just slices through the air. (It does the same thing that the weighted "bat donuts" do for baseball players). I keep a club with the Power Sleeve attached it in the corner of my home office and while surfing the Internet or watching TV, I will use it to do one-handed wrist exercises (raising and lowering the club head, which strengthens the muscles used in the wrist cock motion). I have found that these efforts make my forearms and wrists less tired when I actually play a round. I have used it on steel shafts and the graphite shaft of my driver and when secured tightly at the bottom of the shaft, to doesn't move around or scratch the shaft. I would expect that it puts strain on the hosel, so again, I would use it on practice clubs only. I like this product and would recommend it to others!!!

I use the Power Sleeve in conjunction with the SwinGyde (http://www.amazon.com/Swingyde-Golf-Swing-Training-Aid/dp/B000OZI256) which I would rate as a 10 Stars for teaching the correct swing plane.

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SKLZ Rick Smith Power Sleeve - Portable Club Weighting System

The Momentus weighted clubsMomentus 7-Iron Weighted Golf Swing Trainer and Momentus Power Hitter Driver (Momentus Power Hitter Driver Swing Trainer are training aids to help with strength, flexibility and training the golf to have a proper release in the golf swing.

The SKLZ Rick Smith line of golf training aids have made a major impact in the retail market with many useful training aids at a competitive price:

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SKLZ Rick Smith Refiner Driver - Hinged Training Club
SKLZ Rick Smith Tempo Tray - Putting Tempo Trainer
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SKLZ Rick Smith Smash Bag - Impact Training Product

THE SLEEVE

This has been used by golfing legend Gary Player. A similar training aid was marketed through the endorsement of Ernie Els as the Ernie Els Tempo Timer.

The Power Sleeve is a rubber lined, solid core sleeve with a nylon exterior. This weight device fits easily onto any club in the bag allowing the golf club to be a weighted club.

The advantages of the weighted clubs include increased flexibility, improved golf strength, improved swing tempo and the proper release of the golf club. A weighted club is a great tool to warm up (versus swinging two wedges).

The small size allows for portability (fits easily into a pocket of your golf bag).

VERSATILITY
With regards to warming up, this tool really shines. The heavy weight improves the ability to stretch. Practice swings really work with any club in the bag. Given the weight, you improve your tempo and your ability to release (curing the over the top flaw of many golfers). Even a weighted putter helps the golfer swing on plane.

PRACTICALITY
Swinging this training aid on a club to hit a ball is possible with wedges, short irons and the putter.

However, I would not recommend this club to a beginner or novice to hit longer clubs such as fairway woods, hybrids, long irons and the driver - with regard to HITTING THE BALL.

Without proper fundamentals, this can lead to injury since it is even heavier than the heaviest Momentus Power Hitter. The Power Hitter is a weight balanced heavy club. This training aid makes an unbalanced golf club - increasing the predisposition to back and shoulder injury; especially with overuse.

I also caution the use of this club with graphite shafts. There is a noticeable flex as the club is being swung at full speed. It is like swinging a more flexible shafted club (i.e. Senior flex for a regular flex shaft).

VERDICT
Overall, this is a solid training aid but it has some limitations.

This is better for an intermediate/advanced golfer with a higher than average fitness level without back or shoulder issues.Buy SKLZ Rick Smith Power Sleeve - Portable Club Weighting System!