Patent ID: 8827825

Claim:
A golf training method, comprising the steps of: providing a golf club having a shaft connected to a club head, the club head including a ball-striking surface with horizontal and vertical dimensions and a desired striking zone; providing a training aid comprising: a pair of elongated guides that are removably attachable to the golf club head such that one of the guides is independently positionable at different, desired locations on one side of the desired striking zone and the other guide is independently positionable at different, desired locations on the other side of the desired striking zone; each guide having a back surface positionable vertically against the ball-striking surface and a forward edge facing away from the ball-striking surface; each guide having a length that generally corresponds to the vertical dimensions of the ball-striking surface of the club head either adjacent the heel or adjacent the toe; and each guide being constructed of a material that provides aural or tactile feedback if that guide interacts with a golf ball during a swing of the golf club; attaching the training aid to the golf club head; swinging the golf club towards a golf ball while the training aid is attached to the golf club head, wherein, if the golf ball interacts with the forward edge of one of the guides during a swing, that guide provides different aural or tactile feedback based on the material and length of the training aid, indicating that the ball-striking surface has hit the ball either too close to the toe or too close to the heel and outside of the desired striking zone; and wherein the guides are capable of being moved closer to the desired striking zone over time as a user improves his or her swing.