Tour Striker Review
Welcome Guest Author Brian Blackburn, aka “Club Ho“
Well my equipment ho ways continue with this training aid I purchased not long ago. It is called Tour Striker and is designed to teach you to swing your irons with your hands in front of the ball…..making a descending blow……hitting the ball first then the ground. I am sure you have all heard these things before….and I have read many times that this is a very common amateur mistake.
Well I thought, I might as well give this a shot. What do I have to lose besides some cash. I started checking eBay and could not find one cheaper than around $100.00 and thought like most of my other purchases….if I don’t want it I can put it back on eBay and get all or most of my money back (sometimes I even make a few bucks). It arrived about a week later and I was lucky enough to get the box off the front porch before my wife spotted it. 
The club comes with an instructional DVD that is fairly simple.
The way this club works is this, it has a rounded leading edge at the bottom of the face of the club. If you cast your club from the top, or if you flip your club at impact your bottom lead edge will hit the ball first as opposed to the sweet spot in the center of the club face. It is also called “scooping”. If you hit this way with the rounded bottom of the tour you are likely to get a skulled ball, or worm burner. With a typical “game improvement” iron you are likely to get a high shot that lacks power. So basically you get better feedback if you are impacting the ball too low on the club face.
I took it to the range immediately and noticed that among my many, many swing problems, this is not one of them. No skulled shots for me. It did hit the ball lower than any other “8 iron” I use but that would be expected since it is thinner at the very bottom, the opposite of any other clubs I use.
The other thing I learned is that “trying” to hit down on the ball causes the exact opposite. When I made an effort to ensure that I was holding my wrist cock through impact, or that I had a descending blow….I achieved the opposite. This is the only time I skulled this club.
So the club did not work for me and will be going on eBay soon where hopefully I will get all my money back.
Originally from Detroit, 
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Bought the Striker pro. Very easy to hit even with the very small spot. Not sure it will help much on good players. But definitely a club that reinforces lagging your club. I liked it. Got bored with it after about 10 swings it was so easy to control
Dear Golf Nut,
I’m sorry that the TS did not help you game. We provide a 30-day money back guarantee to anyone not happy with the club. I want people to feel they have value and not need to try and hawk it on EBay.
Sincere thanks for trying the club and good luck with your golf game. You BLOG efforts are to be commended.
Martin Chuck, PGA
Tour Striker Inventor
Tetherow Golf Club
thinking about buying this club
i do not have a natural grass driving range close to my home
can this club be used off of the mats at most driving ranges or is the leading edge to big and will bottom out first
thanks
Joe
Best training aid ever. Before buying it I already had games in the upper 60s. So I knew how to hit a ball. But TS really caused me to stop focusing on the swing and more on impact. This alone is remarkable. Another benefit is my iron game is better than ever. I would recommended it to all golfers, even those who know how to hit a ball!
I purchased the x 7 the pro 5 and the wedge and although I think it makes sense for high handicappers it did nothing for me. I was really excited about this club also I guess for people on the + side of the ghin are not supposed to order this thing. I may keep one of the clubs just as a training aid but not three by the time I finished the bucket I was even able to work the ball right or left on command. In all honesty I think this club is easier to hit than my mizzy mp-68′s off the tour van! The video was good for beginners but I was hoping for something that can really exaggerate lag ala phil mickelson well this was not the club that does that for me. I also tried this off the grass as well as a matt since I was at my club I had both options both provided same result.
I bought the striker a few weeks ago and tried it in the garage with a net and then in the front yard after the snow melted. Took it to the range later when it opened. I also bought that hinged doohickey ( I’m a sucker for golf toys in the winter time ).
I have to admit BOTH of those clubs helped my game! And neither one of those companies have a clue who I am or probably even care except they made a few bucks off of me when I bought their toys.
Sad thing…. ( Since I won’t get any endorsement money… LOL ), is I am dropping my handicap! I found 16 of 18 fairways 2 weeks ago and have increased my drives from 150-175 to 225 – 250 yards already.
Hitting par four greens for the first time in 2 shots and par 5′s in 3!
Getting an occasional birdie on par 3′s too.
So I’m happy with my investment.
Lee
Club is did not work for me I found it easier to hit that my tour blades when i returned product only received 70% of purchase price Although I returned within 30 day window… They make money on return false advertising be careful I will be reporting to bbb and my credit card company for a stop payment.
Unethical business practice!
Tour Striker is an excellent idea and a long time to come in the teaching of the correct tour way to hit quality iron shots, with a descending blow. Another alternative device that has been invented but does not have a well known golf TV personality backing the device is a product developed by a recreational golfer called the IronSolid. http://www.ironsolid.com
Al Rymniak
IronSolid Inventor