What is the TYGaligner
®
?
The TYGaligner
®
is a coaching device for golfers. It can quickly and easily teach you how to stop
hitting slices, how to hit a draw and a fade, and it stops your tee flying away every time you hit a
ball on the range. And you can also use it to stop duffing your iron shots.
But first things first: What is what on the TYGaligner
®
?
How do you use your TYGaligner
®
?
Setting up:
The TYGaligner
®
has two pylons
– one small and one large – between which is the TYGaligner
Corridor, where you want your club head to pass through when you swing
. If it doesn’t, you will knock one of the pylons off its perch, which
unmistakably shows you how you have to change how your club approaches the ball.
Set up the pylons by passing their elastic bands beneath the respective bridge and attaching them with the snap fasteners. All the elastic is
necessary to absorb the enormous forces that your club imparts on the pylon if you hit it.
The smaller pylon belongs on the side of the TYGaligner
®
closest to you when you swing, and the larger one belongs on the outside. In the pic, the
TYGaligner
®
is set up for a right-hander.
When practicing on grass:
Push the tee through the little hole at the top of the TYGaligner
®
and into the ground. You can also pin the legs of the TYGaligner
®
to the ground
using tees and the holes behind the pylons.
You determine how much margin for error you leave yourself for your swing by making the TYGaligner
®
Corridor smaller or larger. We recommend
starting with a generous Corridor so that you can swing freely. You will soon see if you need to be more exacting.
When practicing on a mat:
Place the large hole at the top of the TYGaligner
®
over the rubber tee on the mat. Unfortunately, it is not possible to pin the legs down to the mat, so
leave yourself a generous Corridor. If you hit a pylon hard, the TYGaligner
®
may not be able to absorb all the forces and lift off the mat.
Instructions for hitting a golf ball straight with the TYGaligner
®
Instruction 1: Free your mind.
You cannot swing a golf club well if you are thinking of 10 different things you are supposed to do right
– or even worse, not do wrong. Free your
mind of all the well-meant swing tips you may have heard. Your swing is your swing. It may not look like that of a PGA Tour professional, but even
among them the differences in swings are enormous. Just swing within the TYGaligner
®
Corridor and you will hit the ball straight
– without having to
make big changes to your swing.
Instruction 2: Take aim.
Align your TYGaligner
®
, your club and your feet and shoulders to point at your target. Then focus your mind on hitting that target
– not on the forest
to the left or the water to the right, just think about where you do want the ball to go.
Instruction 3: Swing.
Swing through the TYGaligner
®
Corridor.
Your ball will fly straight. It may fade or draw slightly, depending on whether your clubface was open or closed on impact, but nobody hits
the ball perfectly every time. See pic.
Instructions for hitting a fade with the TYGaligner
®
Instruction 1: Take aim.
Align your TYGaligner
®
and your feet and shoulders to point slightly to the left of your target if you are a right-hander.
If you are a lefty, aim to the right. Aim the clubface straight at the target. This means the clubface is open relative to your swing. This causes the
fade.
Instruction 2: Swing.
Swing through the TYGaligner
®
Corridor. With some practice, you will soon be hitting controlled fades. If your clubface is not open at
impact, and thus pointing to the left of your target, the ball will fly straight to the left, which is known as a "pull".
Instructions for hitting a draw with the TYGaligner
®
Instruction 1: Take aim.
Align your TYGaligner
®
and your feet and shoulders to point slightly to the right of your target if you are a right-hander.
If you are a lefty, aim to the left. Aim the clubface straight at the target. This means the clubface is closed relative to your swing. This
causes the draw.
Instruction 2: Swing.
Swing through the TYGaligner
®
Corridor. With some practice, you will soon be hitting controlled draws. If your clubface is not closed at
impact, and thus pointing to the right of your target, the ball will fly straight to the right, which is known as a "push".
Using the TYGaligner
®
to stop duffing irons
Stop duffing irons.
Many golfers have trouble hitting the ball first and not the turf. The TYGaligner
®
can help you solve this problem too:
Lay the TYGaligner
®
down on the ground, but with its legs facing toward the target. There is an invisible line between the pylons. Put your
ball down just inside that line. When you swing your iron, focus on hitting the invisible line on the grass. Before long you will be hitting your
irons cleanly and leaving a nice divot after the ball.
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