My training aid

[Steve777]

I got this new training aid called the Pro Tour Card and it's really helping my game a lot. It's the cheapest training aid I've ever bought too. It's especially helped my putting game. When I first started using the card I was toeing my putter head. This Pro Tour Card straightened my putter head out when I putted over the weekend in my round I only took 20 putts! Talk about being in the zone!!! The drills are really different but easy to use. The two-ball putting drill has really helped me a lot and I had never seen any of these drilla before. And they're so good! They are hard to explain but easy to do. Go to www.protourcard.com to check it out

[bdbl]

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WOW that is a amazing; 20ppr is literally unbelievable. Since the Tour Card covers EVERY aspect of the game I've ordered two copies and my best friend and I have quit our jobs so that we can dedicate ourselves to practising for the next Q school, if the product's only HALF as good as you say then I reckon our futures are secure.

[Steve777]

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BDBL, I don't recommend quitting your job because once the word about the PRO TOUR CARD spreads, everyone (PGA players included) will start making huge leaps and bounds in their game. It will change everything but also the playing field will once again level out once everyone starts using the card and changes are made to the courses. Just kidding. The card IS really good though and I DID only putt 20 times in my last round. Do I expect to do that next round? - Probably not, but I expect to be consistently putting much better.

[BrianW]

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Do I smell snake oil ?

[Steve777]

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It's been rated an "8" by the PGA partners club which is actually the highest rating they've given any training aid in awhile.

[SirCliveWolfe]

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Ok, so I had a look on the web-site and here goes;

Its basically a PVC card that you lay on the ground with four arrows pointing to the 12, 3, 6 and 9 o'clock "positions"



You insert a tee in the middle and can align you club face square with you aimed direction....

There is also a DVD with it that presumably shows you how to do the drills...

The drills are;

GOLF DRILL #1 “Square Face Drill” (putting): You hit two balls (off the card after aligning your face with the card) with the face and if the run parallel then your hitting the stroke square at contact.

GOLF DRILL #2 “Acceleration Drill” (putting): Basically don't swing too far back and then decelerate through the ball, not sure why you need the card for this one?

GOLF DRILL #3 “Square Path Drill” (putting): Same as drill one, but it seems that you place the card a few inches in front to check that you are getting them parallel

GOLF DRILL #4 “Single Ball Drill” (putting): Basically you get to properly align the club face and you have to hit over two tees to make sure you are hitting the ball in the middle

GOLF DRILL #5 “Chipping Drill” (chipping): Use the card for alignment and then the tee peg to make sure you are hitting down on the ball properly

GOLF DRILL #6 “Angle of Attack Drill” (short irons & wedges): Same principle as #5, very similar o the way that ... ...... uses a sheet of wood in this video;

GOLF DRILL # 7 “Club Path Drill” (all clubs): Place the card between you and the ball and if the divot goes in the same direction, then your club path is good a longish tee placed in the same position will do the same job

GOLF DRILL # 8 “Alignment & Ball Position” (all clubs): Point the "12" arrow at your target and then you can use the "3" & "9" arrows to check that your club is square

GOLF DRILL # 9 “Bunker Shots Drill” (greenside/fairway): Same as #8... but in a bunker

GOLF DRILL # 10 “Draw & Fade” (Driver): Same as #8, but you put the card on an angle to create draw & fade

GOLF DRILL # 11 “One Unit Stroke” (putting): Put the card between your wrists to make sure that the stroke is not coming from cocking your wrists

GOLF DRILL # 12 “Indoor Putting” (putting): The same as #1, but indoors

GOLF DRILL # 13 “Indoor Chipping” (chipping): The same as #5, but indoors and you use a second ball instead of a tee peg

I've put the symbol by those that are 'filler' drills that are really just like other ones, or those that are easy to do for a few pence/cents...

All in all, it's quite an expensive piece of PVC that you could probably do yourself, for a fraction of the cost... and the skills taught by the drills can be gained for free on the internet as in the video I posted...

Still, it may help your game, but don't be taken in by all the talk... I can do all the putting skills and have done them since I started playing golf, although I'm a very good putting only hitting 20 means that your either Tiger, not scoring properly, lying, played a nine or have a generally good putting stroke and had a very 'lucky' round.

SCW

btw all the drills are shown Here

[Steve777]

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The drills are not the same as in the youtube video and there is much more difference between the drills than you are giving credit for. The Pro Tour Card has really helped ny all-around game and especially my putting.

[BrianW]

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In my opinion it's a bit of plastic card and if it sells for more than a few $ then it's a rip off.

All the drills are pretty standard ones that are readily available on the net and dont need a bit of plastic card to learn.

If it helps you then that's OK but I cannot see how it can make anyone a super-putter or great golfer.

[SirCliveWolfe]

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The drills are not the same as in the youtube video

Actually I got all my information from the official web-site, had not seen the you tube videos until you mentioned them, and yes they confirm what I thought.

there is much more difference between the drills than you are giving credit for.

Really? I think that this is a product which should be selling for £2/$2 and someone thought "hey if we put some basic skills and a DVD in we can sell it for £25/$25!"

The Pro Tour Card has really helped ny all-around game and especially my putting.

I'm sure it has, but when your first post on here is advertising a product and advising that it has had almost magical results, you tend to get people backs up.

I actually decided to make one myself and took it to my local pitch & putt course, it was quite useful to get the shot lined up and the club head square... but I don't really have a problem doing that anyway.

So if you have difficulties with this, you may want to try copying it otherwise...

Oh and I only took 16 putts!!... it was a nine holer tho