Izzo Power Zone Impact Bag

Guys just wondering your thoughts on this product?

I have only been playing for 2 years and had a few lessons. the latest of which I was told that I need to get the club more square at impact. Obviously this is evident in the flight of the ball at the driving range, but I want something I can use in the back garden to practice with.

Cheers

An impact bag can be a useful aid to help practice the correct impact position where your lead arm and wrist are in a straight line and the trail wrist is cupped. It will not do a lot regarding squaring the clubface at impact.

It's just a bag that you stuff with old clothes or towels, use any old bag, it's cheaper.

I am not sure if you are leaving the clubface open or closed at impact? The first place to look is your grip, if the face is open rotate your hands clockwise a bit at address (Stronger) and see if that works, if not try a little more. If the face is closed rotate them counterclockwise (Weaker).

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Brian

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Funny o'l game!

Brian Thanks for your responce.

I tend to hit the ball straight then fade to the right some more severe than others. My instructor is trying to get me to hit out-to-in to produce a draw, which I managed sucessfully some months ago and was producing a lovely draw but I have succumb to my old ways.

An online store is selling the bag for £6.99 so thought it worth a try, I used it a couple of times in my lesson and felt it gave me the visual response I needed.

Hi Scott,

You should be hitting slightly in to out for a draw, get the feeling that the toe of the club is passing the heel at impact.

Do you come over the top at all? If it is an open clubface problem you will need to learn the proper amount of forearm rotation to square the face at impact.

BTW, that impact bag will not fix your clubface problem.

I tried using an old tire and it works... Low cost too.

I've heard a few stories about tyres, but I can't imagine how the club shafts can possibly manage that???

Anyway - on the IZZO bag, I was told that the bag should be placed at a point AFTER where ball position would be. This would improve acceleration of the clubhead through impact, and also make it possible to hit the bag toe-first instead of square, which would help you learn to square the club-face through impact.

I've only tried it a few times, and have no more than what I've heard to back that up, so please correct me, if the theory stinks. :-)

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