Golfing Herald welcomes guest author Omeed Karimi …
Introduction
My name is Omeed Karimi and I am a university student at George Mason University, Washington D.C. who has created a start-up venture called Eagle Aid.
Eagle Aid is a golf putting aid that aims to democratize the sport and help empower everyday golfers to putt like pros!
At Eagle Aid I am a one-man show doing everything; I’m the engineer, marketer, accountant, you name it!
Set-Up
I wish to walk you through what Eagle Aid is and how I came up with it.
Eagle Aid is as of August 2021 a patent-pending putting aid that with its tiny footprint has a substantial effect on your game. Eagle Aid empowers golfers to pursue their passion in golf by helping them improve their putting, the most critical part of the game that oftentimes can single-handedly make or break that personal best stroke record you were going for.
It is inserted into the top of the putter grip through a threaded rod insert and then you adjust it as required to suit your personal preferences. Then you just let Eagle Aid takeover.
How It Works
Through the use of springs, improper wrist movement is prevented to make sure that the swing force is generated through the deltoids ensuring a pendulum-like, fluid motion that creates a more accurate, precise, and stronger putting stroke enabling you to potentially improve golf strokes by one or more.
Proper angles create a V Posture and staggered handgrip are respectively one of the main fundamentals of golf that help with ball striking and helps reduce rotation to the putter face to better help start the ball in line. Through repeated use of the product, muscle memory is built so you can recreate the perfect form and technique of the professionals at a moment’s notice without having to spend lots of time or money.
Passion
As the founder, I always had a very deep love for the sport of golf. I have tried to get as many friends as I could to be interested in golf as well. However, no matter how hard I tried with countless demonstrations and YouTube how-to videos, I could never get them to truly commit past the first month. I get it – golf is a technically demanding game that requires 110% focus and if that wasn’t enough, it is also one of the most expensive sports to partake in.
Keep the Faith
After seeing my friends give up, I decided to do some research and see if there was something out there that could help them not lose faith so quickly.
Unfortunately, there wasn’t anything out there that could be used pragmatically on a daily basis or that tackled so many critical issues in such a tiny form factor. So, I decided to somehow try and cut the barrier to entry. I put together a team and with the use of my engineering background, I decided to take the plunge and address the most crucial part of the game where people struggle the most: putting – and thus Eagle Aid was born!
Solid Foundation
We all need to get back to the basics with P.G.A. – Posture, Grip, and Alignment.
While it may not be as entertaining as the Tour, it is more crucial to our strokes. Remember, the basics of the putting swing are like the foundation of a house. If the concrete is not poured properly, the foundation will be flawed leading to structural issues and compromising the integrity of the house. The putting swing is no different. Without sound fundamentals, things will crumble quickly.
Manufacturing
Eagle Aid is dedicated to making golf more accessible to the masses so we can all enjoy this sport for years to come and to that end, we have finished the prototyping phase and are now launching our Indiegogo campaign to raise the necessary funds to manufacture it and deliver this into the hands of our first patrons. To manufacture at scale and cost-effectively, a mould needs to be created which is the expensive part of this endeavour and why we at Eagle Aid need your support!
The Indiegogo campaign is not only offering an exclusive 75% discount early bird deal but is also shipping worldwide, something not offered yet on our website.
I hope you will take a swing with us!
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