The Pin High Pro pinhighpro.com is a simple device designed to teach you the proper weight shift that should occur as you make your golf swing. The device is pretty small as you can see from this picture.
As everyone knows, a large mount of your power comes from your legs during the golf swing. Without the proper use of your legs and an understanding of how your weight should transfer as you make the golf swing you will not be able to generate the maximum output possible.
First off, the Pin High Pro sells for $35, so it is relatively inexpensive at about the price of a box of mid-level golf balls.
The idea behind this training aid is to offer auditory feedback as you make your swing to get you thinking about and focused on making the proper weight shift during your golf swing.
For more advanced golfers who get the concept of weight transference, this might not be a very useful device. While I like to think I understand this concept pretty well, I did find that by using this device myself, I was more intently focusing on making sure I am staying more centered during my swing, as I have a tendency to get a little sway going occasionally, especially with longer clubs.
A couple of things I did notice about the Pin High Pro:
- The first is that I initially tried this in a golf dome (I am in Minnesota so the long winters offer limited golfing options). The hitting mats in the dome were too soft for me to apply the pressure needed. Using this on actual turf or just in your home this would not be a problem.
- The other thing I found is that while this device is pretty small, it still is about an inch high. With it under my lead foot I found that it was a little bit hard to actually swing fully and get onto my front foot. For doing practice swings and just ingraining the concept with your swing this is not an issue, but I did find it cumbersome to actually hit shots with it.
Those are about the only quibbles I had with it. Other than that I found the device to work as advertised. It really does help you to get your body moving correctly and shifting your weight and foot pressure correctly during your swing.
I have taken to using this for a couple of minutes each day in my office at work. Keeping the concept of focusing on coiling and weight shifting each day is making me feel like I am building some good muscle memory for when the season begins (soon I hope!).
Taking this routine and applying it to full swings without the Pin High Pro seems to have improved the crispness with which I am hitting shots. I have also noticed better accuracy with shots on hitting my target lines. While my experience has been limited only to indoor sessions in a golf dome I am excited to continue using this device and applying it on the courses, once all this snow melts.
I made a video attempting to show the use of the Pin High Pro. Sorry for the crappy quality.
You can see another video from Martin Chuck of Revolution Golf whom I am sure can do a little bit better job of demonstrating the Pin High Pro than I did, as well as some additional drills to use with the Pin High Pro:
While I feel that this device may not be for everyone, I feel it does what it claims. It is a great very simple device that you can take with you anywhere to teach you the proper weight shift that should be happening during your golf swing to give you the most power and consistency out on the course.
