Just got Tac-Tic: First thoughts about it...

[DES]

Keith -

Glad to hear about another person who has used and likes the WristFirm. I've been using several months now. I alternate in sessions between it, TacTic and nothing. I don't want to be totally dependent on it - after all, on the course you don't have that luxury.

Dave

[jim_0068]

IMO the best thing about the training aid is it REALLY makes you AWARE of when your left wrist breaks down and you will soon be able to "feel" that wrist breakdown during impact on bad shots.

I know it happens to me at times and i can feel it and know right away the ball is going right.

THe important thing is to learn to feel it, know that you did it, and not do it on the next shot.

[revert]

Sorry to dig up this old post but i purchased the tactic a few weeks ago and i'm not getting round to trying it. When i use it, it takes a lot of force to bend that left wrist and getting it to snap. Is it faulty or am i using it wrong? It seems like a pretty simple device so i don't see how it's possible to use incorrectly.

[krpainter]

It may mean that you are doing it correctly (keeping your left wrist flat), or that you are arching your left wrist (in which case you won't hear a click). I know that if I attach the velcro pretty snugly, just the slightest bend and it will click. I usually attach it so it isn't real snug, but it is on there pretty firm, and it does a good job of monitoring my left wrist during the backstroke.

The only problem that I have had is that for a full swing, it is difficult to hear it click on the downstroke and through impact if you did bend your left wrist, but it is great for monitoring the left wrist for the backstroke, and for chips and pitches.

Keith

[mb6606]

Revert,
Try using it on your right wrist and see if you get better results.

[revert]

I'll give it a try on the right hand. krpainter, maybe i am doing it correctly but if i wear it and have no club and just physically try bending the left writst it takes a lot of effort to get it snap and click. It almost feels like a brace.

I really need to dig out my old video player so i can watch the tape.

[krpainter]

Sounds like it could be defective then, cause it should click pretty easily...at least mine does. Like I said if I strap the velcro fairly tight, just the smallest bend in the wrist will cause it to click.

You may want to call the outfit you got it from and ask them about it...they may let you return it for another one.

Keith

[Theodan]

You have to be kidding me. 30 bucks delivered from dwquail a few days ago.

Use it on both wrists, alternate. Just be careful with the right wrist. Make sure you are in full bent position before you tighten it down.

They should come free with The Yellow Book. I don't see how you can get the nth degree of Wedge angle, extra (intact) extension of the bent right wrist past impact and a flat left wrist fully through on-plane without something like this.

As soon as you reach a technical, or flexibility, or strength limit... your hands are going to lie to you. The Tac-Tic is the lie detector you can use to push through the limit.

I thought it was laughable, until I used it. Then things got real serious.

Highly recommended.

Charlie

[jim_0068]

There's a reason why i say the only 2 training aids you need is golf are:

tac-tic
plane laser

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However i've recently added to my list, any type of inside approach and the speed stik. Yes, the speed stik....for reasons that they don't list in the informercial

[Theodan]

There's a reason why i say the only 2 training aids you need is golf are:

tac-tic
plane laser

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However i've recently added to my list, any type of inside approach and the speed stik. Yes, the speed stik....for reasons that they don't list in the informercial

I had read your thread many moons ago. I didn't question your good judgement, I was counting on it. I bought into the lasers a few years ago because they are slow-mo engrainers. I get hesitant over dynamic aids.

Re: other devices. I think the Inside Approach needs "coaching". I had the kids try them. It helped the OTT ones. But the ones who had a pretty good plane to start, tended to "take the whole bottle of aspirin". They tended to drop below plane to ensure they would get underneath. This really screwed the Hinging with the Hitter. The "orange loop" knockoff on ebay seemed to work better because it emphasizes the still head, making most compensations difficult.

For what do you use the speedstick? I borrowed the range pro's stick, but didn't like it because it doesn't hold or behave like a golf club. I got the kids a Momentus with a training grip. Not ideal, but better.

Currenty dabbling with the Whippy Tempomaster in the Hitter context. Great aide to teach transition, smoothness and use of CF for the pop culture "swing". They tout it as an exposer of right hand use (a no-no for them, the body activated arms/hands drag crowd). If you put it into the Hitter's linear drive though, it may in fact expose right hand throwaway. We'll see.

Charlie