When looking for a training aid to improve my golf swing, I want it to be completely versatile and help me with many facets in my game. The Connector from Sure Golf is one of the best examples of this I've experienced in a long time. With the aim of improving synchronisation between your arms and body in the golf swing while also helping improve compression, it’s no wonder this training aid has been seen used by Rory McIlroy in almost all of his practice sessions and warm ups over the past few months along with a few other tour players.
With all of the technology floating around in today's game, it's somewhat ironic that the Connector is comprised of a simple memory foam wedge with two rods. Yet it does a great job of shining a light on the importance of fundamentals in the golf swing and clearly you don’t always need one of the best golf gadgets to get it right.
The Connector has two indentations on the side for your arms to comfortably slot into position and then a rod running horizontally across to help ensure a proper fit. This rod also serves as a reference point throughout the golf swing so when looking back at recordings of your practice session, you can easily analyze how much arm rotation has occurred and whether you have made the improvements you intended.
The vertical alignment aid with the white cap poking out from the top of The Connector is a great indicator of not only where you setup at address but also of shaft lean through impact. One of the main ideas behind The Connector is to be able to engage the larger muscles in the golf swing to help create more power and compression.
In order to create compression you will need a forward shaft lean at impact and so when filming from face on, you can easily identify whether or not you are achieving this. As someone who sometimes sees the club race past the hands back to the ball on the downswing, I found this to be particularly beneficial during my practice sessions.
There was very little to grumble about when it came to the Connector but if I was to have a little pop it would be that it doesn’t fit in your golf bag, so you will have to carry this separately to the driving range. This for the most part obviously isn’t an issue but if you wanted to use it during your warm up before a round, you’ll have to pop back to the car to put it away.
One of the main things I loved about this training aid is that you really don’t need to be hitting balls to get use out of it, but you have the option to if you want. Simply placing it between your arms and just ingraining the feeling of the movement and how your body and arms are going to work together is enough to give you a solid understanding of how you’ll have to swing with a club in your hands.
When purchasing The Connector from the Sure Golf website you will also receive access to the Sure Golf Knowledge Center where you can find over 100 specific lessons with video to help you improve any part of the game you may be struggling in and how the Connector and any other of the brands training aids, like the popular Sure Set training aid or the Sure Strike training aid, may be able to help. For just over $100 ($109) this is one of the best golf training aids that could comfortably improve multiple aspects of your game for the same price as two lessons with a golf professional - which when used correctly, makes it a smart investment.
I’m very much a player who relies on feels and training aids in order to make changes to my golf swing and that’s why I love The Connector from Sure Golf. Like any training aid attempting to help iron out a swing flaw, it can feel awkward at first but with some determination and perseverance you will reap the benefits of it. This training aid is perfect for those looking for a more consistent strike, particularly with their wedges and irons and if using the product efficiently, you’ll likely see an increase in power and distance too.
