‘Bonusyards’ device claims to improve driving distance

A former NASA rocket scientist has devised a gadget which he claims will increase the average golfer’s drives by an average of 25 yards. Tom Cannon of Maryland, Virginia has developed ‘BonusYards’ – a small plastic device that attaches to the club shaft and feeds back to the player to help proper addressing of the ball.

Cannon developed the idea after reading several texts which suggest the optimal angle of ball address for golfers before teeing off is 45 degrees and set about devising a method which would aid golfers achieve this optimal angle.

Using first a spirit level – which he found was both too heavy for use, and wouldn’t stay attached to the club – Cannon developed a small, light plastic attachment which resembles a child’s play ring, with a flat coin-sized head which encases the bubble and indicates proper address of the ball.

Cannon claims the golfers he has approached and have used the device have given positive feedback but now has to convince golfers to adopt the device.

You can read more on the device, and watch a short video of the device’s inventor explaining the concepts on the Reuters blog.

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