The Tour Striker Post

Friday, July 2, 2010

RE: YouTube videos

Andy, thanks for the note and support. I'm glad I could make a positive impact on your golf game. Keep working hard and enjoy yourself. Come visit if you ever get out to Bend, Oregon. Tetherow is awesome!

Cheers,

Tetherow Golf Course Preview

From: andy_.net [mailto:andy_ comcast.net]
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 7:15 AM
To: Martin Chuck
Subject: YouTube videos

Hi Martin,

I just wanted to give you a little feedback to the progress I have made with my swing. I have been watching your YouTube videos, in conjunction with practicing with the Tour Striker Pro, and the results have been nothing short of phenomenal! All in less than two weeks.

I have incorporated a mid body hands position in my set up, and practicing the Tour Striker Sand Drill has not only helped me quickly ingrain the proper feel for learning this new hand position, it has really helped improve my bunker game. Yesterday, I hit 18 of 20 sand shots that were (for me) perfect. I had one a little too thin that went way long and one that was fat and didn't get out. But the rest popped right out of the sand, nice and high with spin, and landed softly. Like most amateurs, bunkers have been the bane of my golf game for a while. No longer!

Your Clubface Square at Address?? video was also extremely helpful. I had been fighting a hook for a while, and felt (erroneously) that most of the problem was my tendancy to grip the club with a closed face. So, I would try and make sure I gripped the club with the face square at address. Since I used to address the ball with "impact hands" I was really having difficulty making solid contact. Now I know why I would always hit my most solid shots when I worked on an intentional draw. I would close the clubface and aim a little to the right and hit the ball very solidly. Apparently, I was instinctively doing what you recommend in the video.

I still find that I can get an occasional big hook. However, I now know that if I focus on swinging to the target, and make sure I get a good coil in my backswing, the ball goes in the direction I want with a nice little draw.

Thanks so much for the great training tool and all of the excellent information. I can honestly say that, thanks to you, I am hitting the ball better than I ever have in my life, and have easily added 10-20 yards to every club in the bag.

Even more exciting is that my swing seems much more effortless and the trajectory of my shots is now similar to what I have observed (and envied) from better players.

Andy
Evanston, IL

Friday, June 25, 2010

FW: 00179119 sent you a message: Tour Striker Pro 5 Iron

00179119 has sent you a message:

Tour Striker Pro 5 Iron

Hey Martin,

I just wanted to say how great your tour striker pro 5 iron is. What a brilliant invention! I just got mine in the mail yesterday, and after an hour of using it in my backyard net, I went and played 18 holes. I was suddenly hitting my 5 iron over 200 yards consistently, my normal was around 170. I've been working with an instructor for a year now trying to get my hands to stay ahead of the club at impact and this club was far more successful. Thank you so much! -Bryon

PS: If I'm hitting the ball 200 yards high and straight in the air with the tour striker does that mean my hands are indeed ahead of the club at impact?

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

RE: Help me understand!

Hi Hector,

Thanks for your support of the TS Clubs. I sincerely appreciate it.

Letting go in competition is a difficult task and one that needs
dedication and understanding. The biggest thing that will allow you to
flow is understanding routine and how through dedication to routine you
will go into "auto pilot."

With that, you need to practice your shots as though you are on the
course and go through your routine. I'll post a video on my YouTube
Channel with my routine and why and how I go about it...it will make
some sense.

Once you practice this, it MUST be done every time to precision. It
might even get in your way a little, but after a while, a few weeks of
on course effort and in a few events, it will become a part of your
natural motion and your nerves won't be such a big deal.

Great question and I look forward to shooting the video for you.

Take care,

-----Original Message-----
From: Hecto [mailto: Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 10:43 PM
To: martinchuck@pga.com
Subject: Help me understand!

Hi martin! I bought three tour strikers and these are the best
training aids I have ever used, I'm a one handicap and I have a
problem on competitive tournaments letting my swing flow or letting it
go, is it trust in my swing or is it a mental problem how can i work
to fix this problem that I think is holding me back from getting to
the next level, do you have any suggestions, to get a response from
you would be incredible but I'm praying that I do! Thank you again for
such great product and also that great instructional video. Thank
sincerely yours Hector Carvajal. Email is

Sent from my iPhone

Monday, June 21, 2010

RE: Tour Striker Pro video

Hi Andy,

Thanks for the note, I appreciate it!!! I'm glad you've learned the
concept so quickly. I love your posts on GolfWrx.

We'll send you another DVD. In the meantime, you can view it on the Tour
Striker website. There's a link on the home page.

Cheers,

Martin

-----Original Message-----
From: GolfWRX.com [mailto:andy_bryan@
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 9:30 AM
To: martinchuck@pga.com
Subject: Tour Striker Pro video

Cmartingolf,

happyroman has sent you this email from
http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/index.php.

Hi Martin,

I recently received my TSP and absolutely love it. In two short practice
sessions, I have added a good 10 yards to every club in the bag!

I have a question. Was a DVD supposed to come with the club? If so, I
inadvertently threw it out with the packaging. Would it be possible for
you to send another one?

My order and account numbers are, respectively, 104410 and 2868.
Thanks.

Andy

Friday, June 4, 2010

RE: Wow - Tour Striker!!

John,

Sincere thanks for the note that made my day! I’m thrilled you are getting the feedback intended and I hope it makes a really positive impact with the enjoyment of this darned game!

My partners have been great. Rich is outstanding.

Take care,

Tetherow Golf Course Preview

From:]
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 5:23 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients
Subject: Wow - Tour Striker!!

Hello Martin,

I received my new tour striker this afternoon and promptly took it to the range for a try out. I grabbed a dozen balls and headed for the sand. As you might imagine, I topped the first five or six balls and then magic - I stripped three in a row! It was a fantastic feel, very crisp and the ball flight was penetrating and longer than any other 8 iron I have ever hit from a trap.

I then went to the range and gradually started hitting with half swings and it just really clicked for me. Moving on to a full swing, at first my shots were a bit thin, but I gradually got it and I was really (for the first time) compressing the ball. So, that's what it feels like!

I could not be happier with the club, the very first golf training aid I have ever purchased. This is a great product and one that will help landscapers like me take it to the next level. I will highly recommend it to all my golf buddies. By the way, I watched the instructional DVD which was excellent and a great introduction to the lag concept. Well done!

My complements to your partners at The Golf Agency and to Rich. I received my club promptly and Rich's customer service was just outstanding.

Thank you for your innovative concept. You really are on to something.

Best regards,

John

Lawrenceburg IN

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

FW: Ed Reynaud wrote on your Wall...

Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 7:34 PM
To: Martin Chuck
Subject: Ed Reynaud wrote on your Wall...

Ed posted something on your Wall and wrote:

"Received the wedge today. It is AWESOME. I used it to teach a few kids how to chip and pitch. They loved it too. Thanks Martin."

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

FW: Tour Striker

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the note.

The TS has margin for a tiny flip. The TSP requires pretty darn sound
impact alignments with no flip. Of course, the striking surface has a
lot to do with the impact alignments. Tight turf is the best.

The goal for a great strike is "4 and 4." Four degrees of downward
strike with 4 degrees of forward shaft lean. Some guys think they need
to "mash" down on it, when in reality, the steepness isn't the answer,
simply a semi-shallow attack with a subtle forward lean. That's the key
to the "Tour Player" divot. Most flippers have a shallow attack with no
lean or a steep attack with no lean.

Your realization is exactly what I want people to figure out... how to
make the TSP sing with your own thoughts and feels (with Brian's help:))
and then apply it to your own game! Nice job.

Take care and thanks for the feedback,

Tetherow Golf Course Preview

-----Original Message-----
From: Wallop @ Brian Manzella Golf Forum
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 10:19 AM
To: martinchuck@pga.com
Subject: Tour Striker

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This is the message:

Martin,

I have purchased the Tour Striker and had some success with it. I felt I
could still game it a little and get away with a little flip, so I
purchased a TS Pro off Ebay. Wow. I could hit nothing but belt high line
drives with a swing where I kept some weight left and really tried to
hit down on it...keeping the right shoulder up. Trying real hard to
swing left. No luck.

Then I went back to my NSA swing keeping my head back on the downswing
and Presto! nice, high, straight ballflight. Why would this work when
the steeper trapping shot doesn't? Thanks for coming up with a training
aid that really works.

Mike