Anything Can Be A Training Aid, Just Ask Wyndham Clark

Golfers are a crazy bunch, even the best in the world, which is exactly why they (really should say we, including myself as a crazy golfer, not best in the world), are always searching for the next way to help build consistency and feels in their swing.

It's this search that often leads golfers to use some pretty standard household items as training aids, and there was no better example of this than Wyndham Clark using a wooden coat hanger to help sync his arms to his body rotation, as he did on the range Monday morning at The Open.

For every high-tech training aid on the market, there's probably a homemade version sitting in someone's garage, basement, or kitchen drawer.

The purpose of the drill is to align the clubface and enforce proper wrist angle.

But Wyndham had me thinking, what other non-golf things make great for-golf training aids? So I decided to build a quick guide of the top items and the drills that can help with your swing without breaking the bank.

Coins literally cost pocket change, but can be a fantastic tool in helping you groove a level putting stroke that doesn't scuff into the ground and creates a consistent contact point on the face.

Sticking with cheap putting helpers, if you are a golfer who tends to struggle with finding the middle of the putter face (from heel to toe), using a couple of rubber bands on either side of the sweet-spot can help with focus and quickly identify how to better focus into contact.

Not just for floatation! Thanks to their flexibility and light weight, you can use pool noodles to help groove your swing path - especially if you happen to come over the top or have an issue with the (s-words), you can say it, because I'm not saying it. The S-word is like Beetlejuice.

The best part is, like the rest of the items so far on this list, you can find them at most dollar stores, and if you happen to hit one during your practice, you won't break anything either.

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You can call this a cop-out if you want, but before alignment sticks went all fancy and designer (some bespoke wooden ones can get pretty expensive), all you had to do (and still can) is go to your local hardware store and pick up a couple of fibreglass driveway markers for a couple bucks a piece, and you're set. From off the tee to irons and putting, good alignment and the fundamentals never go out of style.

Not just for cleaning clubs!

Learning to control low point is a fantastic way to improve your ball striking and help prevent hitting shots fat.

Placing a towel a couple of inches behind the ball as you practise on a mat or even on grass creates a perfect visual aid to generate solid contact, and just like the pool noodle, hitting your towel won't cause any damage to your clubs or those around you if you send it flying.