I’m always looking to improve my golf game and remembering the steps for a new drill or tip can be a bit of challenge. Yes, you can tear out the instructions from the magazine you saw it in, but you run into a few small problems, it either gets wet or you loose the sheet of paper. This is where the latest offering from Nuru Golf: Practice Drills and Tips, looks to solve these problems by creating a deck of cards that are printed on ultra-thin plastic and won’t fade or run when they get wet.
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- Nuru Golf: Practice Tips and Drills
The Golf: Practice Drills and Tips is printed on ultra-thin plastic that won’t smudge when wet or fade if exposed to the sun, like what happens to paper. The deck is made up of 30 drills and tips so you can practice like pros and are very portable only measuring (3.5” x 2.5” x .5” ) and kept together by an o-ring. The deck is so compact that you can take it with your golf bag or put them in your shirt pocket. If you forget to bring the deck with you, you can always access the deck digitally via your cellphone. To access the deck online you register your deck with the unique serial number that is included with the deck. I was unable to review this functionality, because online access to the Nuru Golf: Practice Dills and Tips was not available. I hope I get to test this feature out at a later date, because I would find this to be another reason to buy this deck.
The deck is divided into 7 sections:
- Practice and Playing Essentials (Cards 1-2)
- Swing Mechanics (3-9)
- Balance (10-11)
- Power (12-13)
- Accuracy (14-15)
- Chipping/Sand Shots (16-21)
- Putting (22-26)
- Troubleshooting (27-29)
Each practice drill or tip title appears in the upper right hand corner, on the front each card. Every card lists the Drill Objective, a basic illustration, and what equipment you may need for that drill. Additionally some of the cards feature a “W” icon, which denotes drills that can be done indoors (high ceiling may be required) during the winter months. And some cards also feature an “A” icon, which are drills for advanced golfers. On the back of each card are the detailed directions for how to do the drill. One of my favorite cards, is Know You Distances, because it shows you the average distance for each club for both men and women driver-sand wedge, and you can record your distance next to those for your convenience. This way you no longer have to guess how far you actually hit your golf clubs, you only have to glance at list to find out.
What I liked about these cards is the small form factor of the deck, which makes them easy to carry around in your golf bag. I also liked the fact that they won’t fade or smear. It would have been nice to test the online version of the drills on my iPhone, because that’s probably one of the most appealing features of the deck in my opinion. To have access to the cards, no matter if you have them with you or not is a really nice feature. The one improvement I would hope for in the next version of the Golf: Practice Drills and Tips, would be to include mini-tabs for each section, so you can easily skip to the section your interested in, without having to look at the card numbers. Overall, I think Nuru has made a solid first generation set of practice drills and tips, and make it easy for you improve your golf game. Like the Nuru message says, “Practice better. Play better” and pick up a deck today.
Nuru Golf: Practice Drills and Tips retails for $10 (which includes shipping)
