McHenry Tour Pure Reviews

On 2004-09-30, bargain hunter rated this McHenry Tour Pure a 4...(4517)

Purchase: I purchased this club used at 2nd Swing for only seven bucks. I just couldn't pass up the bargain. I didn't go into the store planning to buy this driver, but for the price I figured I would give it a try.
Pros: The loft is 9.5 degrees, the club measures 45" in length, and the shaft is made by Grafalloy. I am not positive, but I believe that the shaft is a Grafalloy model called the NitroFlex, which advertises low flex and low torque. The shaft does seem to flex more, giving the club a lot of kick, but the low torque keeps it from twisting or feeling whippy or sending the ball curving left on strong swings. Ball contact has a nice feel to it, and the club has a good deal of forgiveness to it. This clubhead is titanium with a horseshoe shaped heavy tungsten ring along the back and sides to increase perimeter weighting and forgiveness. It actually has a good, long ball flight that carries a long way and rolls considerably when it lands. It has rails on the bottom of the sole which raise the center of gravity so that it is more in line with ball contact. This gives you more of a solid feel at impact. It also gives you more of a penetrating ball flight that doesn't balloon, yet has a higher launch angle (all the rage today) so that the ball soars higher before flattening out because of the backweighting with the tungsten ring.
Cons: If you are used to the new giant sized club heads, you would have to get used to a smaller sized head again. This is not the new McHenry Metals Tour Pure 2 driver, it is the original Tour Pure. I would guess that the clubhead size is about 250cc.
Quality: Even though this club was purchased used, it was in excellent condition. It still had the original grip on it, which really didn't seem to have any wear on it. The clubhead has a great feel to it, and the tungsten ring really makes a difference. It is both well constructed and well designed. I think that these guys were on the "backweighting bandwagon" before there even was a bandwagon, since all the current giant clubmakers seem to talk about moving the weight back in the clubhead to increase launch angle. The shaft is made by Grafalloy, a very respected shaft company which is affiliated with the True Temper company as well. Many pros play Grafalloy shafts. The grip is made by Lamkin, which Arnold Palmer endorses. It is actually a very nice grip. I don't think that it is one of Lamkin's stock grips; I think the design is unique to McHenry Metals. It is firm and quite tacky, black with gold paintfill trim, and I would compare it somewhat to Lamkins Crossline grip or a Golf Pride Tour Velvet, but the feeling is less rough and much tackier because the indentations are spaced further apart.

Review Summary: If you have to have the latest driver, or you insist that your driver have a size of 400cc or larger, then this club isn't for you (or maybe it is as a backup driver, or a driver to have on hand when a friend shows up and you want to go to the driving range but he didn't bring his clubs along.) Also, if you use a giant driver, and you hit the ball all over the face, you may want to practice with this so that you can get used to hitting the sweetspot on a slightly smaller face. This shaft kicks very strongly, but a low torque keeps your drives going straight, a hard combination to find in most drivers these days. You will get a lot of distance with this driver, case closed. You may even find yourself using this instead of your fancy new 450cc driver simply because of it's great performance. You won't find this driver new on the showroom floor, but if you go to a place that sells used clubs, you just might find the bargain of a lifetime, and cheaper than you would find at any garage sale to boot. As I said, I paid seven dollars for this club, and it would have been money well spent even if the price had been considerably higher. They sell them inexpensively because everybody wants a very large clubhead nowadays. If you do not want to spend hundreds for a new driver (and this club cost hundreds when new just a few years ago), then look for this club. Even if it is not for you, such as a dad purchasing a starter club for his son, look for it. Your kid will get a great driver, and you will still have a lot of cash in your pocket.

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