Practice POD should help your golf SKLZ

The Practice POD is a simple device.

Yet it can have a profound impact on your golf game.

It’s a portable alignment guide made by SKLZ, the southern California company devoted to training aids to make better athletes. The POD helps ensure consist alignment, correct ball position and sets up the body the proper distance from the ball depending upon the club.

As basic as these fundamentals sound, even the best players in the world regularly need to be checked. One of my biggest issues is stance. When I line up incorrectly to the ball, my 11-handicap balloons to an 18. Easy shots become a circus.

I’m not a range rat like many golfers, but if I dedicate myself to this device, I can see how it will save me a few strokes down the road. The separate prongs help align the body and club, so draws and fades can be executed on command, a skill higher handicaps like me dream of perfecting.

The POD comes with a handy travel net and can easily be transported or stuffed into a golf bag. Retailing for $19.99, it can be purchased online at sklz.com, via phone at 877-225-7275 or at retail stores throughout North America.