SwingRite Device

After nearly 4 years searching I finally got hold of an old SwingRite training club marketed by Mindy Blake. I won it in an Ebay auction. It arrived today and looks to be in near mint condition. There are no instructions on how to use it.

The head is shaped like a Driver and is made of hard black plastic. There is a "Power Setting" indicator scale molded into the rear of the crown with a slit which exposes the interior of the head. Inside you can see a red line which can be advanced or withdrawn using a red plastic twist knob located on the back of the clubhead. Twist clockwise and you set for greater power. The head settings run from 1 to 4, with three hatchmarks between whole numbers making it possible to obtain settings like 2.25, 2.50, 2.75, etc. There are two major screws on the toe and one in the drill through area where an extension of the shaft would protrude which presumably hold the upper and lower halves of the plastic head together; it appears that the head is constructed in two pieces (upper & lower) so that the clicking mechanism can be inserted during manufacture. The club is 35" long (about the length of a SW) and the head is weighted so that it feels like a normal club.

So far I've only had a few minutes to try to swing it, and only at the "1" setting. It gives quite a nice click and kick which you can hear and feel when the mechanism releases. I'll report more about SwingRite later. Does anyone else possess one?

Tom