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Xtend-align putting aid

The beauty of this training aid is that it’s also usable on the course, with its low-weighted head delivering a balanced swing and polymer face producing maximum feel off the clubhead.

Also available is an
Xtend Align system to keep the clubhead square at impact and through to the target, using the patented "Eye-over-line" and mirror device.

The Zen Oracle Tour putter, which comes complete with instruction pack, video, headcover and Winn grip, is also available with a 34 and 48 inch shaft, both costing £150.

Puttmaster

Puttmaster mat

Price: £14.99

A new world putting record was set by 21-year-old assistant golf professional David Cavanagh from Saddleworth Golf Club in Yorkshire, holing an amazing 120 consecutive three-metre putts using the

PuttMaster mat, a training aid which more than 40 European Tour professionals regularly use.

The astonishing 50-minute putting marathon was witnessed by a big crowd of golf club regulars and was the latest chapter in an extraordinary underground challenge among club pros to beat the previous record of 104 putts set by Anthony Millar from Lymm.

PuttMaster is a unique A4 envelope-sized training mat that encourages the golfer to swing the putter squarely through the impact zone.

Eyeline putting system

Eyeline putting alignment system

Price: £49

Similar but a little more intricate and expensive, is this device from

Premium Golf, which also features a mirror for eye and shoulder alignment, as well as attachable rails to train the correct swing path.

It comes with a smart, protective cover and can be used equally well on the carpet at home or office, as on the putting green.

Weight for muscle memory

Wizard clubhead weight

Price: £15

If you have a little more room at home to fully swing a golf club

The Wizard clubhead weight attaches to any iron head (right or left handed) and aids warming up and swing path muscle memory.

The extra weight serves to enhance your feel of the movement. The Pro version is 20% heavier than the standard and is recommended for stronger players.

Chipping wearing ProAim spectacles

ProAim virtual alignment trainer

Price: £20

While the

ProAim putting trainer endorsed by Butch Harmon and Darren Clarke has been used by over 100 Tour pros since its launch in January, some have extended the use of these unique spectacles to chipping and pitching.

ProAim’s ability to project gridlines on to the ground is as much an aid to practising from 125 yards out as it for a three foot putt. It helps focus the golfer’s mind and steady his rhythm.

Said one player: "Keeping the clubface between the horizontal lines on the way back, through impact, and then through the horizontal lines in the forward motion, helps my short game, by keeping my head still."

Says ProAim’s Chris Lundin: "You get the instant feedback with your alignment from almost any distance."