Get better: Training aids worthy of a look | Golf News and Tour Information [Video]

ORLANDO — The major club brands always have the coolest tents at PGA Merchandise Show Demo Day, and commendations are owed to the folks who erected these behemoths of plastic and steel in the 30 mph winds and rain that stormed through Orlando this morning. Sometimes, however, the coolest products are encountered at the most modest and makeshift setups. Just a small banner, a folding table with a box of business cards, and a man to tell you about an idea.

I’m skeptical of training aids, for the simple reason I haven’t met many good players who use them. But today two practice irons caught my eye. The Little Oneis essentially a shrunken cavity-back 7-iron with a face as small and intimidating as a blade 1-iron. If you get the ball airborne, you’ve hit the center of the face. In fact, the face is so small I’m not sure you can say …