Tour Striker Training Aid

[Hacker James]

So, let me get this straight. Two people tell you this thing is crap while the rest claim how much it helped.  (Yes, of course I am exaggerating).  I bought one some time ago. It definitely helped me make better contact. Having said that, I feel that I no longer need it, so in that respect, I agree with the ones saying it only serves its purpose. It does NOT rely on your having a steeper angle of attack with having your hands excessively forward . Can it be used incorrectly and give you good results with bad application? Yes. That is why I suggest you watch the site's video. It is over priced in my opinion (most t/a's are).  I also agree it really won't necessarily identify what fault(s) one has, but allows you to discover what good contact feels like. It does NOT replace the value of having a qualified instructor observe your swing.   I sold mine, but do not regret having purchased it.  Watch the video. The one from the inventor, not the one from Gary McCord.  No, I am not a shill for the inventor, I just personally trust him, but that's just me.

[Hacker James]

1 hour ago, caddystacks said:

 Since posting I realized that I'll be hitting into a net more than playing this winter and could benefit from seeing the ball dribble into the net rather than determine if the contact felt sub-standard.  

ha ha, make  good contact and it won't "dribble". 

[iacas]

Off turf or anything but the firmest of mats, and this club still lets you flip like crazy and get the ball airborne just fine.

We have a few downtown at our facility. We never use them. It offers a visual cue, but doesn't actually functionally require or force a change.

[Ernest Jones]

2 hours ago, Hacker James said:

So, let me get this straight. Two people tell you this thing is crap while the rest claim how much it helped.  (Yes, of course I am exaggerating).  I bought one some time ago. It definitely helped me make better contact. Having said that, I feel that I no longer need it, so in that respect, I agree with the ones saying it only serves its purpose. It does NOT rely on your having a steeper angle of attack with having your hands excessively forward . Can it be used incorrectly and give you good results with bad application? Yes. That is why I suggest you watch the site's video. It is over priced in my opinion (most t/a's are).  I also agree it really won't necessarily identify what fault(s) one has, but allows you to discover what good contact feels like. It does NOT replace the value of having a qualified instructor observe your swing.   I sold mine, but do not regret having purchased it.  Watch the video. The one from the inventor, not the one from Gary McCord.  No, I am not a shill for the inventor, I just personally trust him, but that's just me.

I don't recall anyone in this thread calling the product crap. I also don't recall anyone saying anything about excessive anything. However I'm only looking at the recent part of this conversation, so maybe I missed the source of your ire. Either way, you should learn to chillax a bit. 

[Foot Wedge]

2 hours ago, Hacker James said:

ha ha, make  good contact and it won't "dribble". 

Bingo.  If it dribbles, I'm doing something wrong, sorry if I was a bit ambiguous.  I probably should have mentioned that I did watch the site's video on it and it seems it could be useful.  Seems like there's a variety of opinion on it, but that pretty much goes for anything out there.  Sounds like I've opened a can of worms...