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| SKLZ Rick Smith Refiner Putter - Target Line Hinged Putter |
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| Manufacturer: Pro Performance |
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| List Price: $69.99 |
| Sale Price: $39.95 |
| Availibility: Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Product Description |
| Fix the flaws in your putting stroke with the SKLZ Rick Smith Refiner putter. The patented, two-way, adjustable hinged club gives you feedback on your tempo, timing, and clubhead path, immediately exposing the point at which your stroke is braking down. As a result, it's easy to analyze what you're doing wrong and correct. If you're rushing or getting off plane, the hinge will break immediately. When the hinge stays solid, your stroke is solid, too. Engineered to teach a smooth, even-tempo stroke and promote better ball contact, the Refiner putter is ideal for the practice green, home, or office and can be used any time of year. The Refiner also offers patented see-through grip graphics for ideal hand placement and an adjustment key/divot tool. 
The Refiner putter's 2-way adjustable hinge provides instant stroke feedback. | 
The see-through grip graphics encourage correct hand placement. | About Rick Smith
Famed golf instructor Rick Smith has helped guide some of the most accomplished golfers in the world to major championship wins, including three-time major winner Phil Mickelson and two-time U.S. Open champion Lee Janzen. He's also worked with such golf luminaries as Jack Nicklaus, Vijay Singh, Paul Azinger, Greg Norman, David Duval, Billy Andrade, and Raymond Floyd. Regarded as one of the PGA Tour's best sounding boards for swing advice and consistently ranked one of the top 10 golf instructors in the world by Golf Digest magazine, Smithy currently runs Rick Smith Golf Academies at the Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Michigan, and Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. About SKLZ
The flagship brand of Pro Performance Sports LLC, SKLZ was built around the popularity of the company's legendary baseball swing trainer, the Hit-A-Way. After starting with a complete line of baseball and softball trainers, the company expanded into football, tennis, soccer, hockey, lacrosse, and most recently, a full spectrum of golf training products. Headquartered in San Diego, the SKLZ team consists of both seasoned professionals and young upstarts in the sporting goods industry who are passionate about delivering the best skill development products to athletes of all ages. |
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Product Details |
- Adjustable hinged putter for immediately analyzing the flaws in your stroke
- Patented, two-way, adjustable hinge delivers instant feedback on tempo and clubhead path
- Teaches smooth, well-timed stroke and promotes better ball contact
- Patented see-through grip graphics encourage ideal hand placement
- Ideal for practice green, home, or office; includes adjustment key/divot tool
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 Product works... Great aid. |
| Review Date: September 11, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Buddyjay, |
I am not one to 'buy' into golf gadgets to help you swing/play better. I think some have merit, but most are just marketing ploys. I remember when I first saw the Medicus trainer I thought it was ridiculous, "they'll sell anything...".
I am just getting back into the game after a 15 year layoff and I had my swing video-taped. I always thought I had a nice smooth swing. I'm a 12 HC and hit the ball fairly well. When I saw my swing I was shocked! My practice swing is good, but my impact swing is veryyyy flat. I never was able to get a good full turn since everytime I tried, my left shoulder would strain and not let me go back all the way. After seeing my video I realized that my turn is so flat that my chest is kind of getting in the way not permitting me to take a full turn. Also I am getting older and not as flexible. I really want to change my swing so I took a few lessons. Although the Pro reinforced what I thought, he would give me drills to do, but practicing alone, at a range, it is hard for me to tell if I'm taking the club more up-right like I should.
I read reviews on the hinged clubs and the one thing they claim to help was getting your swing on plane. The club will give you instant feedback and only work if you swing it properly. I couldn't believe I was going to buy a 'golf gadget'. I didn't want to spend the $[...] for the Medicus so I bought the 'Refiner'. It is half the cost and the reviews have been good.
Bought it from Amazon and couldn't believe that it showed up in two days! Free shiping! When I first tried the club, it hinged on my flat swing, everytime. I started to swing more upright and it STILL hinged. When I looked at the swing in the mirror, I noticed that even though I thought the swing was correct and on plane, it wasn't. To me, that made the purchase worth it. If I would have gone to the range and swung more upright, I would have thought everything was fine and then eventually would have seen on a video tape that it was still inside/flat. After about 15 minutes, I was swinging the club better and the club was not hinging. This is the feedback I wanted. Of course, I still do not have the consistency down yet, but the club let's me know that. Eventually, I'm sure I will get the swing into memory and this is the whole point of the purchase.
The club is similar to a 7 iron and has the same weight as a normal club. They give you an adjustment tool to make the hinge more/less responsive and you have to tinker with this to get it where you want. The factory setting was good at first, but I have since made it a little more sensitive. The only thing I can't figure out is that the manual says it will hinge if your grip is too tight. I have taken a death grip on it and it doesn't hinge at all. I quess they feel that if you grip it too tight, your swing speed/plane will be off and it will break.
The only con I have is that if you take the club back quickly, it will hinge. But I have taken it back pretty slow and it still breaks. Even if you adjust the tension for more stiff, it will still break. You have to take it back REAL slow, which may not be too some peoples liking.
All-in-all a great training aid. Glad I purchased it. Great service also. |
Worth Every Penny! The SKLZ Refiner = Smooooth.
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| Review Date: April 20, 2010 |
| Reviewer: halfbuck, USA |
I've been wanting to try out one of these hinged swing aids for a while now. After a couple of buckets at the driving range today, I can say that I've very happy with the purchase.
Yes, you can hit balls with the club, even at a loose setting. Well struck balls flew high and straight. Decent distance too.
The quality of my practice was much better because when the club broke down during the swing, I would stop and restart with the needed corrections. The instant feed back was great, and not wasting balls on bad swings helped the bucket to last longer too.
The club helped me to slow down my tempo and smooth out my swing. When I would go back to my regular club, the strikes were crisp. I couldn't believe that I was getting such good results with a swing that felt so slow to me!
The club also helped with my takeaway and swing plane. I had to make adjustment to prevent the club from breaking down. It felt different, but before long, I could tell that muscle memory was kicking in.
To get the most out of the club, you probably need to already have a good basic understanding of the swing - setup, weight shift, etc. After all, its called the "Refiner". I also believe that a loose setting is best. With the hinge set too tightly, it's too easy to take practice swings without the hinge breaking when it should.
I've tried several other swing aids. My concern with some of them, is that they don't really keep you from swinging badly, and it's possible to just keep engraining mistakes. It's great that you can hit balls with the Refiner. You see the results as you are using it and know if you're doing it right or wrong.
Feel is not always real, and this training aid does a great job of providing instant feedback. I was very happy with the results after just one session. I suspect that with regular use, I'll develop a much better swing. |
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