Did I just waste $90?

[Sluggo42]

So I went to my new tracks driving range yesterday to tighten up my swing, and these guys from Tour Lock Pro were there.

 

So this guy starts watching me swing and asks if I would be interested in custom balancing of my stix. Being the ignorant fool I am, I said sure! So for the next two hours we tried endless combinations of shaft and grip weights.

 

We finalized with weighted driver, 20* hybrid, and putter. I couldn't get enough noticeable difference in the irons.

 

But the driver, hybrid and putter SEEMED to be significantly better. Where the irons weren't as noticeable.

 

I'm such a sucker...

[Mr_Theoo]

Why do you feel like you're a sucker? I've heard great things about the tour lock weights

[mega]

I don't think you're a sucker at all. Price is comparable to what a fitter in the SF Bay area charges but I never made it to him living in the Central Valley

 

I spent more then that between Tour Lock and Balance Certified going the trial and error method.

 

I have them in my driver, irons, wedges, and one of my hybrids. Haven't taken the time to figure out what I need in my newer 3 woods and hybrids. They improved my tempo, center face contact, and even brought the ball flight down.

 

The driver is the only one that was chosen with a LM with a fitter when I bought my KZG Q driver some years back. As I've changed drivers I've just moved the weight over.

 

I tested 100 grams and 65 grams in my putter. 100 grams was best from 10 feet and in but couldn't lag with it(similar to my experience with my heavy putter) so I went with the 65 grams.

[Sluggo42]

Well, I guess I thought the better feel was just in my head at the height of the moment. And I always fall for gimmicks, and I hadn't ever heard of these, but now with a little research, I see there is a decent following.

 

It's odd, both the i20 woods seemed to come alive, and the putter suddenly seems so smooth...

Well see next Monday I guess

[RookieBlue7]

Are the results there? If so, who cares if its placebo or real? I've never tried them, but if the results are there, its money well spent. Look at it this way: you took your existing driver and improved the performance. Same as the putter and hybrid.

 

Now you spent $30 per club. Tell me where you can get any of those clubs (just one of them) replaced for that price including a fitting to optimize it.

 

Yeah, you did good improving performance for $90 for 3 clubs. You'd have a tough time replacing the shaft and grip and pay for the labor in 1 of them for that.

 

And again, if you saw results it doesn't matter what others saw when they tried them for themselves.

 

I mean I use the Harrison Shotmaker in my driver. I don't care if its just an expensive weight, I saw improved results after installing it. It was worth the money for me.

[Sluggo42]

Haha

 

" when I need a group decision, I look in the mirror"

 

They guy spent nearly two hours with me, so even though I know you can buy the inserts for about $10 ea, the fact that he kept weighing the club for whatever he was doing, and moving the weights all over, I felt like his custome fitting, specifically to my feel, was worth it.

 

I just didn't know what they were, so I figured I would ask in here to make sure they weren't some proven scam. But I do like the thoughts about the mental point. If I believe it's good, then it IS good.

It's funny cuz he wanted to mess with my old sonartec 3-wood, and I said, no. That one cannot be improved upon. I didn't even want him to touch it.haha.

[sai-jin]

John from Tour Lock Pro is a good man.

 

His stuff does work at least for me. I notice a lot of differences with my settings. So yea, I do have his weights and drill bit .