A golf training club has a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. The shaft defines a longitudinal axis. A club head is coupled to the distal end, the club head having a sole, a club face, and an upper surface. An address alignment gauge extends along the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The club face defines a closed face angle about the longitudinal axis of the shaft with respect to the address alignment gauge that is between about 20 degrees and about 40 degrees. A lie angle between the shaft and ground surface is between about 55 and 75 degrees.