Training Aid Review - The Divot Mat

By Brian Weis

Being a Midwestern golfer I spent most of this past winter reading about golf and anxiously awaiting reviewing and testing the latest and greatest training aids so I can get to midseason form before the snow starts flying again. With spring in the air and temperatures above freezing, I took a trunk full of gizmos and gadgets to the driving range this past weekend. One product stood out and I spent the most time with The DivotMat.

Like the name implies the DivotMat is a hitting mat but with a twist. The mat allows you to place a hitting sheet over it to track your club impact impact, path and club position. Simply take swings at the ball on the matt and your club will leave a mark at impact. Studying the results can provide instant visual feedback and allow you to make adjustments.

Bobby Clampett, the author of The Impact Zone, has studied the world's top golfers swings and states, "The most important six inches in golf are those that precede, contain and follow impact." This area is known as the Impact Zone. DivotMat shows you exactly what you are doing in the impact zone.

The DivotMat $99 Set includes 1 DivotMat and DivotPad, 37 DivotSheets which is enough for over 1000 swings, 2 Instructional DVDs by Laird Small and a carry case. Additional packages and sheets are also available for sale at http://www.divotmat.com

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the Publisher of GolfTrips.com, a network of golf travel and directory sites including GolfWisconsin.com, GolfMichigan.com, ArizonaGolfer.com, GolfAlabama.com, etc. Professionally, Brian is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA) and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG). In 2016, Brian won The Shaheen Cup, an award given to a golf travel writer by his peers.

All of his life, Brian has been around the game of golf. As a youngster, Brian competed at all levels in junior and high school golf. Brian had a zero chance for a college golf scholarship, so he worked on the grounds crew at West Bend Country Club to pay for his University of Wisconsin education. In his adult years, his passion for the game collided with his entrepreneurial spirit and in 2004 launched GolfWisconsin.com. In 2007, the idea for a network of local golf directory sites formed and GolfTrips.com was born. Today, the network consists of a site in all 50 states supported by national sites like GolfTrips.com, GolfGuide.com and GolfPackages.com. It is an understatement to say, Brian is passionate about promoting golf and golf travel on a local, regional, national and international level.

On the golf course, Brian is known as a fierce weekend warrior that fluctuates between a 5-9 handicap. With a soft fade, known as "The Weis Slice", and booming 300+ drives, he can blast it out of bounds with the best of them.