PGA Tour driving ranges often turn into hotbeds of experimentation. Unlike amateurs, who spend more time worrying about how they look than they should, tour players can and often do try anything that they think will give them an edge.
And recently, that thing is a training aid called the ProSendr Widener.
The Widener is the latest in the ProSendr line of products that have popped up on tour driving ranges. The ProSendr itself and the Plane Mate have been hits with tour players in recent seasons, and now the company is launching a new product called The Widener, which sells for $199.99 on its website.
Already pros have started using it. Here's how it works...
How it works
Golfers attach the training aid to the lower part of their lead forearm (their left arm for right-handed golfers) then place the opposite end of the training aid under the armpit of their trail arm (their right arm for right-handed golfers).
The training aid acts as a kind of extra arm that forces your arms—specifically, your right arm—to extend further away from your body.
This solves a common problem that hurts many amateur golfers' swings: They cheat their backswing turn by collapsing their trail arm on the backswing. The training aid forcing it to stay wider prevents that from happening, and in turn promotes more T-spine rotation.
It's why you've seen it pop up on driving ranges on the top tours—and don't be surprised if you see it more soon.