Five Accessories Every Golfer Needs

Something amiss in your game? Give these five essential golfing accessories from GolfBox a whirl and get your game back on track. 

PuttOUT Devil Balls

If you tend to yip it from inside six feet, PuttOUT Devil Balls are a must-have accessory. But don’t expect it to be all fun and games: as the name suggests, the devil really is in the detail. 

You see, Devil Balls aren’t actually golf balls: one side has a flat surface that is designed to expose your flat stick flaws in a rather excruciating manner. If you do hit it perfectly square and flush on the flat section, the Devil Ball will roll end-over-end straight. But if the putter face is even a fraction open or closed, the ball will scramble severely and slide off-line. 

Yes, it's unflattering feedback. And it almost goes without saying that Devil Balls can prove highly frustrating. But they will help you square your putter face at impact and get you rolling your putts more purely. 

The Devil Balls package includes two balls and a mirrored alignment aid.

Tornado Tees

Want to gain more distance via less resistance? Then try a Tornado Tee. Yes, there really is such a thing as a superior golf tee! 

The bottom part of a Tornado Tee is just like a regular tee, with a spiky point you press into the turf. But the top platform that holds the ball aloft is a unique monofilament structure knitted together to resemble the funnel of a tornado. 

How does it improve performance? The secret sauce is the funnel’s flexibility. When the golf ball deforms at impact it expands downwards. A Tornado Tee deflects under this stress, thus removing the friction point that occurs with a wooden tee. The result? Less friction equals less spin, and more distance. 

Tornado Tees are claimed to increase ball speed by up to 4mph and distance up to 12 yards. And they don’t break or fly out of the ground like other tees do. The only thing to get used to is putting the tee in the ground first before placing the ball on top of it, rather than the usual ball-and-tee-in-one-go teeing method.

SuperSpeed Training System

Want to increase your speed and distance? Get some Superspeed in your life. 

The SuperSpeed Training System isn’t strength-based. It’s geared towards retraining your mind, rather than building muscles, to swing the club faster and thus hit the ball further. 

The three SuperSpeed training sticks are specifically weighted – the green one is 20 per cent lighter than a driver, the blue 10 per cent lighter and the red five per cent heavier – and players are guided through SuperSpeed’s training program from lightest to heaviest. 

To gain the most out of the speed-training sticks, a long-term commitment is required. But SuperSpeed claim it’ll deliver up 30 yards of gained distance with the driver, which seems a pretty handy dividend for staying the course. You will, however, also need a device to measure swing speed to see how you're progressing.

SelfieGOLF Mobile Phone Holder

Who doesn’t love a selfie? In the golfing context, of course. 

This mobile phone holder will free you up to take footage of your golf swing by yourself, thus removing those awkward moments when you need to ask a random to do it for you. 

The SelfieGOLF Mobile Phone Holder has two different clips, which can secure the unit to a bag or an alignment stick, iron or driver shaft. Front-on or down-the-line, you’ll capture a perfect view of your golf swing to review and dissect later, without needing to bother anyone else.

WellPutt 13ft Putting Mat

How does 4m of putting perfection sound? 

The WellPutt 13ft Putting Mat mat provides a pure-rolling surface — equivalent to a medium-fast green speed — that is ideal for honing putting prowess at home. Printed with alignment lines and distance markings, the mat will help refine distance control and improve alignment. 

The associated Wellputt app offers an assortment of training routines that will smooth out a dodgy stroke in smart time.