AimDisk guide
How to use your AimDisk
AimDisk shows you where your clubface points. The ring turns when your clubface turns. Here's how to put it on, what to look for, and four easy drills.
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Step 1
Put it on
- Hold your club out in front of you. A 7-iron is a good one to start with.
- Press the shaft into both clips, so the shaft runs straight through the middle of the ring. Put it on the lower half of the shaft, below your hands.
- Set up to the ball like normal, with the clubface aimed at your target.
- Check the ring. Looking down, you should see its thin edge pointing at your target. If a friend stands in front of you, they see a full circle.
To take it off, pull the ring off the shaft. It's ready to clip onto another club.
Step 2
The 3 checkpoints
Swing slowly and stop at each spot. Look at the ring. That's all.
Checkpoint 1 · Hip height
Turn the ring back with your chest.
Swing back slowly until your hands are at your hip, then stop. The ring should still match your chest. If it has turned open behind you, your clubface has too.
Checkpoint 2 · Top of the swing
The ring points at the ground.
Keep going to the top and stop. The ring should point down toward the ground, not up at the sky. Pointing at the sky means your clubface is open.
Checkpoint 3 · Impact
Back to where it started.
Swing down slowly to the ball. The ring should be back where it was when you set up. That means your clubface is square.
Watch it
One disk, every club
Here's AimDisk on a wedge, irons, a 3-wood and a driver. Press play, then pause the video at each checkpoint and look at the ring.
Good to know: AimDisk is built for slow swings and chips. Full swings that hit a ball can crack or break the ring, so unclip it before full shots.
Step 3
4 easy drills
Do them in order. Each one takes about two minutes.
Stop and Check
Learn what a good takeaway looks like.
- Set up with AimDisk on. No ball needed.
- Swing back slowly to hip height and stop.
- Look at the ring. Does it match your chest?
- Do this 5 times.
What it tells you: If the ring keeps turning open, your hands are rolling the club open. Turn your chest and arms together, and let the ring come with them.
Slow-Motion Swing
Feel a square clubface all the way through.
- Swing to the top as slowly as you can. Count "one, two, three" on the way back.
- Stop at the top and check the ring points at the ground.
- Swing down just as slowly to the ball and check the ring is back where it started.
- Do this 5 times.
What it tells you: Slow swings show you what fast swings hide. When the ring hits all three checkpoints slowly, you've got the feel.
Chip and Watch
See your clubface on real shots.
- Keep AimDisk on and chip a few balls a short distance.
- Watch the ring through the shot.
- Do 10 chips.
What it tells you: If the ring stays square through the ball, the chip starts on line. If it twists, the ball goes left or right of your target.
Feel It, Then Hit It
Take the feel to your full shots.
- Make 3 slow swings with AimDisk on.
- Unclip it and set it aside.
- Hit 1 full shot with the same feel.
- Repeat 5 times.
What it tells you: Watch where the ball starts. A ball that starts on your target line means your clubface was square.
Put it together
Your 10-minute practice
Do this three or four times a week.
- Minutes 1–2Put it on. Check the ring lines up with your target.
- Minutes 3–4Stop and Check: 5 slow takeaways to hip height.
- Minutes 5–6Slow-Motion Swing: 5 swings, checking all three spots.
- Minutes 7–8Chip and Watch: 10 short chips with it on.
- Minutes 9–10Feel It, Then Hit It: 3 slow swings, unclip, 1 full shot. Repeat.
Easy tips
Six tips that make it easier
Go slow
Speed hides the clubface. The slower you swing, the more the ring can teach you.
Use a mirror or a phone
Stand facing a mirror, or prop up your phone and record a slow swing. You'll see the ring clearly.
Start with a 7-iron
It's easy to swing. When the 7-iron feels good, try the club that gives you the most trouble.
Practice at home
Slow swings with no ball work anywhere with room to swing. Check for ceilings, lights and furniture first.
Little and often
Ten minutes, three or four times a week, beats one long session.
Left-handed?
Everything works the same way for you. The checkpoints don't change.
Questions
Good to know
Can I hit balls with it on?
Chips, yes. AimDisk is built for slow swings and chips. Full swings that hit a ball can crack or break the ring, so unclip it before full shots.
Which clubs does it fit?
Every club in your bag, from the driver to your wedges.
Where on the shaft does it go?
On the lower half of the shaft, below your hands, with the shaft running straight through both clips.
What if the ring doesn't line up?
Unclip it and clip it back on so it lines up with your target when your clubface is square.
Need help?
Email customerservice@aimboxshop.comand we'll walk you through it.