DST Compressor

[Minarets]

Just ordered one of these as getting my hands in front has always been a problem. I liked the Tour Striker but really only off mats.

 

What else does this teach you to do besides shaft lean? Does it force anything else? Or is this easily cheated? And is it pretty easy to take these swings back to your own clubs?

 

Good device?

 

 

[Green_in_Reg]

Awesome training aid! I have been using the 8 iron for a few weeks now and decided to buy the wedge also! It should be here today! The best part is that you can actually hit balls with them. It translates to my other clubs no problem...

[Minarets]

Awesome training aid! I have been using the 8 iron for a few weeks now and decided to buy the wedge also! It should be here today! The best part is that you can actually hit balls with them. It translates to my other clubs no problem...

 

Where did yours ship from?

I just ordered the 8i last night.

 

Does the 8i not translate to the wedge? Is it needed?

[SwingMan]

Interested ... in more feedback. Have seen them in bags of Euros.

[Green_in_Reg]

Looks like they shipped from VA.

 

You don't need both clubs. I just smoke golf crack and wanted both. I typically warm up going from wedge working my way to driver. I wanted the DST wedge so I could hit it with my "feel" shots and use the 8 iron with my middle irons also.

[cgasucks]

Henrik Stenson uses it as a training aid. Given his year so far, I think it's working for him.

[masegolf1978]

Is there a particular way to practice with it? I got one for my dad who has a problem flipping the club, and he hits nothing but shanks with it. I read reviews where others have the same problem.

[cgasucks]

Is there a particular way to practice with it? I got one for my dad who has a problem flipping the club, and he hits nothing but shanks with it. I read reviews where others have the same problem.

 

Your dad has to overhaul his swing in order to hit the DST properly.

[Minarets]

Is there a particular way to practice with it? I got one for my dad who has a problem flipping the club, and he hits nothing but shanks with it. I read reviews where others have the same problem.

 

Your dad has to overhaul his swing in order to hit the DST properly.

 

This is kind of what I feared to hear. I was hoping this thing would work with hands leading far enough ahead. I'm worried this may require a certain swing to get it to work.

 

I have no clue if I have that swing or not but hope this thing really helps. Most reviews seem to be real positive.

[Green_in_Reg]

Go directly to their website and watch the videos on how to use it. It will probably feel like an extreme forward press at impact.

[bigblue]

I have one and I think it is a great training aid. The key is the setup at address. If you have your hands at address in the middle of your stance you might have a problem because the DST wants you to have your hands in what would be the impact position in the setup. I have never had a problem using the DST because that position at address feels natural to me.

[Minarets]

Glad to hear this ship from VA. I was assuming overseas at their HQ. I'm in TN so maybe by Friday I'll get it. It won't ship until Tues, I'm sure.

Can't wait to try it out.

[JackpotJohnny]

Did you guys have a code or pay full price ?

[Minarets]

DST10 gets you $10 off

[Meerkat213]

Have owned the DST for about two weeks and give it an A plus. If you buy into the what the DST is trying to teach you, it works very well and it's pretty easy to transition from the DST to your own irons. It's great to warm up with and it has now found a permanent home in my bag.

[Minarets]

When you are done practicing this thing, so you move your hands back to more traditional position? Or leave them in a forward press position at address?

[Bimmer1]

When you are done practicing this thing, so you move your hands back to more traditional position? Or leave them in a forward press position at address?

 

Move them back to normal position with your irons.

[Orange Hog]

I've had my DST for about a month now and am hitting my irons more pure and with a bit more distance than ever before. Yeah, it feels weird at first but once you start getting into a groove with it on the range I felt it became a more natural feeling when I switched back to my irons.

 

This thing and the Orange Whip are my go-to training aids before any round.

[jimb6golf]

Jury is still out on this one. I've had the DST for several months now and found that it works OK, but you can still cheat with it. The initial setup feels very odd as your hands are so far forward, but I would say it probably does get you to feel the forward press during a swing. I do find it a little hard to align with the curved shaft and you'll end up hooking balls because of the misalignment. Overall it's off to a good start and I'm hoping it will get me to compress the ball with my irons better.

[stevemcdowell]

Does it help with the woods? like the driver.

[Bimmer1]

Does it help with the woods? like the driver.

 

You want to hit up with a driver and not down like you would with an iron.

[Mob]

I have had this for awhile, but just started using it again. It does seem to help me with a more descending blow with my irons, as I am typically a sweeper. My divots are typically wildly inconsistent; sometimes no divot, sometimes a very deep divot, and then sometimes a nice divot. Here is what I did on the range today, alternating between the DST compressor and my 8 iron. Much more uniform divots (the bottom 3 uniform rows of divots are me).

 

 

[Brooks_Cupcake]

I have had this for awhile, but just started using it again. It does seem to help me with a more descending blow with my irons, as I am typically a sweeper. My divots are typically wildly inconsistent; sometimes no divot, sometimes a very deep divot, and then sometimes a nice divot. Here is what I did on the range today, alternating between the DST compressor and my 8 iron. Much more uniform divots (the bottom 3 uniform rows of divots are me).

 

 

I really hope you're kidding about your divot pattern....I would be pissed if that was my range, and you left all those gaps in between your divots....

[jtothep21]

scattered divots on the range, that will keep a grounds crew members awake at night!

[Mob]

I have had this for awhile, but just started using it again. It does seem to help me with a more descending blow with my irons, as I am typically a sweeper. My divots are typically wildly inconsistent; sometimes no divot, sometimes a very deep divot, and then sometimes a nice divot. Here is what I did on the range today, alternating between the DST compressor and my 8 iron. Much more uniform divots (the bottom 3 uniform rows of divots are me).

 

 

I really hope you're kidding about your divot pattern....I would be pissed if that was my range, and you left all those gaps in between your divots....

 

Looks like I anticipated you.

 

 

[jasonp87]

I wonder why they'd want that. But nice lol

[otw]

Bought one at the Orlando PGA show in January. The extreme set up position shown in the video is not necessary and perhaps a hindrance. It is superior to the tour striker. It will definitely teach proper sequential motion in the down swing creating a post hit divot. Distance will be approximate 8 iron distance. If typical 8 iron distance is approx 140 - 150 start using it with 95 to 120 yd shots,

It is a worthwhile training device.

[Minarets]

Bought one at the Orlando PGA show in January. The extreme set up position shown in the video is not necessary and perhaps a hindrance. It is superior to the tour striker. It will definitely teach proper sequential motion in the down swing creating a post hit divot. Distance will be approximate 8 iron distance. If typical 8 iron distance is approx 140 - 150 start using it with 95 to 120 yd shots,

It is a worthwhile training device.

 

Thanks. Looking forward to getting mine

[huskerturf]

scattered divots on the range, that will keep a grounds crew members awake at night!

 

3" wide divot is easier to close in from lateral growth than a foot wide patch though.

[TCMuc]

I got one for my dad who has a problem flipping the club, and he hits nothing but shanks with it. I read reviews where others have the same problem.

 

Shanks is the one problem that get's amplified when hitting the DST Compressor, due to the excessive forward shaft lean many players aren't used to.

 

Generally, the DST Compressor is much less forgiving than most other clubs, so you need a pretty solid swing to get it work, which can take some time an be frustrating.

 

But in the end, if you can hit the DST, you'll have much less problems with your irons...