How to Swing a Medicus Driver

The Medicus driver is hailed as the most successful golf training aid ever developed. More than 1 million of them have been sold, and well-known professionals, including Mark O'Meara and Camilio Villegas, promote them. The Medicus driver helps you get your swing onto the correct plane and improve your tempo. The shaft of the club has a dual hinge that will break down if you swing the club incorrectly, providing instant feedback on your progress. The club is designed to break down at six different points of the swing to make sure your whole swing is grooved from start to finish.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Begin your backswing with a smooth tempo, swinging the arms and shoulders back together. If you immediately break your wrists on the takeaway or begin your swing with a sharp, jerky movement, the club will break down.

2. Allow your wrists to roll open naturally during your backswing, so that the toe of the club will be pointing skyward as it passes waist-high. If this doesn't happen, or if you are swinging too far inside or outside the correct line, the club will break down.

3. Swing the club back behind you, maintaining the same plane and square the club up at the top of the backswing. If you are too far open or closed or if you are out of the correct plane, the club will break down.

4. Start back down with a good, smooth tempo, maintaining the cock of your wrists until it unwinds naturally. If you start the downswing by snapping your wrists or throwing your shoulders outside the line (one of the most common causes of a slice), the club will break down.

5. Transfer your weight to your left side as you swing down. Keeping your weight back on your right side at impact, another common cause of slicing the ball, will break the club down.

6. Complete the follow-through to a high, natural finish. If you truncate your follow-through or fail to properly release the club through the ball, the club will break down.

Tips & Warnings

• If you are struggling to use the Medicus driver, its sensitivity can be adjusted, affecting the ease with which the hinges will break down. This means you can alter the amount of precision you require to make a successful swing as you progress. The club can be used either just to make practice swings, or to actually hit real golf balls.
• You may find the club a little awkward to swing at first, as it is heavier than a standard club. Persevere and you will find that only a few minutes use of the Medicus driver will mean that swinging your usual clubs feels light and easy. You may find it tricky to hit balls with the Medicus without tightening the hinges, so allow for this if you do want to use the club this way.

Resources

• Official Site of Medicus Swing Trainers

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