These impact labels are endorsed by David Leadbetter as The Next Generation of Impact Labels. In each packet you get 5 labels which is made up of 2 Driver Labels, 2 Iron Labels and 1 Putter Label.
Here is the blurb from the back of the packet:
| STRIKE’NSWIPE is a state of the art, re-usable impact label. Simply apply the label to the club face and take your shot. Whether you chose to wipe the label clean after each shot, or hit multiple shots STRIKE’NSWIPE accurately identifies where the ball impacts the club face. This ultra sensitive label will even record putts as short as one inch! |
OK, everyone knows that hitting the ball consistently out of the sweet spot is essential to great ball striking. So this product looked great at helping to do this. Especially if you get feedback like this (picture from the Strike N Swipe website):
I bought 3 packets of these at $9.95 to test them out and use them. Upon getting them I followed the directions and put a driver label on my driver. Then I hit a golf ball and the imprint was nothing like what the picture showed on the websiste. I thought I was doing something wrong so I checked the instructions again and tried again with the same result.
I was very disappointed to say the least!
But because the packet said they would even show a 1 inchputt I put one of these labels on my putter and hit a putt. And guess what….it showed nothing.
What a joke!
I have since tried pretty much all the labels in the 3 packets and I got one of the driver labels to work ok. Here’s a picture of the impact pattern I got from this label:
I couldn’t get any of the iron labels to work. All they did was show the grooves on the club. And the putter labels did not work.
This product has great potential in what it does but it simply does not work!
You’re better off buying impact tape than you are spending money on this junk. I can’t believe that David Leabbetter would put his name on a product that does not work.
Overall Opinion: Not Recommended
| This was a golf review of the Strike N Swipe product available at http://strikenswipeonline.com |
March 2nd, 2009 at 7:38 am
I actually tried this product a long time ago (pre-Leadbetter endorsement) and I came to the same conclusion. In addition, when I did get marks to show, they were *very* difficult to erase.
March 2nd, 2009 at 8:36 am
I with you ,you would think he would try it before he put his name on it,maybe you have to swing speed over 100+, be a little hard to do with the putter..
March 2nd, 2009 at 8:45 am
In short, it was the worst 10 bucks I’ve spent and a waste of my time trying to figure out why it wasn’t working.
if Leadbetter is endorsing this, it’s obvious to me he’s only after the money.
March 2nd, 2009 at 8:52 am
Hi Nick-
I, too, cannot believe that David Leadbetter put his name on this product. I tried these three years ago when I saw an ad for them in Golf Today. I tried them at the range on my driver and like you could not get a good impact reading at all on any shots. In my reasoning- it seems like like the ball was sticking to the outer panel at impact and pulling it away from the inner layer, removing the ‘reading’. I found that I had to look for the scuff marks on the outer layer to see where the ball actually hit. I never used these again.
I do have to say that the putter labels work well- there were two grades of them when I tried them out and the higher grade were very satisfactory- lasting indefinitely.
best regards,
Jeff
March 2nd, 2009 at 10:14 am
I had the same experience with Strike and Swipe. In fact after just 1 session at the driving range the swipe part stopped working and the the whole thing fell apart. Hey, you are better off just cleaning off your club after each shot. This is a very big bust.
March 2nd, 2009 at 12:58 pm
@6 years ago I tried Butch Harmon’s reusable impact system… Sounds like my experience is similar to yours – it just wasn’t happening… Stick w/ what works – normal impact tape! Will say I never tried it when the temp got over 80*F – I was living in England at the time and 80* seldom happened.
March 2nd, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Just take a damp cloth with you and wipe the face of your driver nice and clean before hitting a ball. Unless your driver is really old and scuffed, you’ll see where it has connected with the ball after your shot. Much cheaper than buying sticky labels.
March 2nd, 2009 at 2:01 pm
I haven’t tried the labels but they look as if they would be very valuable IF they worked. Has anyone notified Mr. Leadbetter?
Glad I haven’t bought any!
March 2nd, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Thanks for the review – I probably would have tried them without it. I agree – what was Leadbetter thinking ??
March 3rd, 2009 at 5:09 pm
There was/is a similar product on the market already. I used it and all it does is show you what you already know, you don’t hit the ball the same every time. I think it is just a gimmick to help David Leadbetter pay his bills.
March 3rd, 2009 at 5:31 pm
As far I can see, it does work on the driver except that it is not as clear as published on their website. I can see that your hit is on the sweet spot, is it not?
Also I noticed that the sticker was not stick properly (bubbles on edges and peeling), could this be a problem?
It is just a gudget to help golfers to see where are their hitting spots. When you can see the lines on the irons, means that is the spot where you are hitting. I am not sure if it is suppose to show ball marks.
The driver is flat surface, so to see ball mark is natural. The irons are grooved, so it is natural to see the lines.
Well, maybe I must agree with you on the putter. Putter is usually hit with such light strength, it is not easy to leave an impression.
They may have exaggerated the ability of this product.
Just my views, don’t kill me!
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Impact labels have been around for years, and they WILL show you how consistent your ball striking is, but you can get them anywhere for a heck of a lot less. Try Golfsmith. Hack
March 9th, 2009 at 10:37 am
These were featured on the Golf Channels Fore inventors show last year. During the show they were one of the inventions that really caught my attention. During the show the inventor said he spent 200K plus of his own money developing them. I saw them at a Golf Galaxy that was going out of business and purchased because they were 50% off. Like most of the others I was greatly disappointed with the results. The irons were OK at best. Driver did make it through a bucket of golf balls. Putter was OK on long putts.