SwingMate FAQs

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JUNIORS: Sure can. Juniors or small players will just need to adjust the rods to different angles depending on their arm length and height.

LEFTIES: SwingMate works for you as well. The text on the top tells you where to place the rods for LH FADE and LH DRAW. The hinge angles used during drills on the alignment rod-holder hinges are the same for lefties and righties, just mirrored.

Easy. Remove the plastic end cap from the base plate of SwingMate with a small screwdriver or even a butter knife from the kitchen. Loosen the T-nut and slide into the base plate as pictured. Replace the end cap.

As long as you promise to send us videos you can use as many hinges and rods as you like. We are thinking about running a competition called "Hold My Beer" and see who can come up with the most complex training drill. What do you think? Let us know by using the Customer Support contact form.

PS: The hinges are our own proprietary design. You should only ever purchase them from us to ensure quality.

Of course it can. It's made of high-quality alumiunium and hard anodised, and the text is laser etched.

The SwingMate is half a metre away from where the low-point of the golf swing is, so you would have to be wildly off-line to hit the aluminium base plate or the plastic hinges. If you aren’t proficient/confident enough to be hitting that far away from an object we suggest you start slow and build up (and you should probably be using old, less valuable clubs in practice and on the course!). The materials used in all our products are “softer” than that used in your clubs, so even a direct hit should not cause destructive damage. Hitting the fiberglass rods at speed could damage the rods but should not cause anything other than superficial/aesthetic damage to your equipment.

The holes in SwingMate's proprierty-designed hinges fit any standard 5/16” (approx. 8mm) alignment rods sold worldwide. Use ours or use your own. We do highly recommend a 1.6m rod in the Swing Plane Drill is you are far less likely to bring your hand or club down on top of the end. The vast majority of players should not be bringing their arms higher than that in training anyway.

The adjustable alignment rod hinges are built with an internal spring-weighted ratchet and are purposefully designed to be very hard to turn. You may struggle to move them by hand, so use an alignment rod as a lever. The spring should be pre-tensioned from the factory (best tension is with the thumb screw approx. 1.25 turns out from fully tightened). In the rare event it is too tight and the hinge will not rotate, turn the thumb screw counter- clockwise 0.5 turns at a time, using an alignment rod as a lever. It should never require more than two full turns out from tight. Do NOT loosent the screw more than 2 turns, as you'll need forearms like Popeye to get the tumbscrew back on.

You can wash SwingMate with water and normal dishwashing detergent and a soft cloth or brush. If the text seems dirty the best way to clean it is with a "plastic" pencil eraser.

Remember, if you love our products, tell your friends. If you think we can do better, tell us and do everything we can to make things right. If you have read the SwingMate User Guide and these FAQs and still cannot find an answer, use the Support Contact page to get in touch.

Yes. Each product works on its own. SwingMate is the movement trainer for swing plane, club-path tendency, hand path and rotation. StanceMate is the setup trainer for stance width and ball position. Choose Stryper Plus when you want both types of reference around the same ball position.

Choose SwingMate if the main job is swing movement. Choose StanceMate if the main job is repeatable setup. Choose Stryper Plus if you want both setup and movement references available in one practice station.

No. The products are designed around visible physical references rather than a required handicap or swing model. Start with one simple reference, follow the setup guidance and build from there.

No. Stryper complements coaching by turning instructions into something visible and repeatable between lessons. It can also be used alongside video, launch-monitor data or ordinary ball flight.

It is a visible point, line, boundary, gate or checkpoint that stays where you set it while you practise. Instead of relying only on a swing thought, you have something physical to compare the movement or setup against.

No. A slice, hook, shank, fat shot or thin shot can have more than one cause. Stryper is most useful when the cause relates to the variables it can make visible or measurable: stance width, ball position, swing plane, club-path tendency, hand path and rotation.

Yes, where you have suitable space and clearance. Stryper can be used in indoor practice environments including simulator bays, mats and synthetic turf.

Yes. Products include basic printed guidance, with more detailed setup instructions, videos and drills available online.

SwingMate gives physical references for swing plane, club-path tendency, hand path and rotation. The same hardware can be repositioned as your practice goal changes.

It can help when the miss is related to path, plane, hand path or rotation. SwingMate lets you rehearse a different visible movement pattern, including an exaggerated opposite pattern, then work back toward a more neutral delivery.

Start slowly with plenty of clearance around the rods and build up only when you are comfortable with the setup. Follow the user guide for rod positions and adjustment before making full-speed swings.

Yes, when that movement shows up in the delivery space SwingMate can reference. Early extension is the pelvis moving toward the ball, often with the torso standing up and the hands or handle moving higher or farther out to create room. The Hand Path Drill can act as a ceiling or boundary for that hand-and-handle movement. It does not diagnose every cause of early extension, but it makes the movement you are trying to change visible and repeatable.

Yes, if the issue is the upper body opening too early and dragging the club left before the swing has sequenced. The standard Rotation Drill uses the rod as a knee or body checkpoint. A good swing still exits left later; the problem is the timing, not rotation itself.