The Orange Whip Full Size is a tempo and rhythm trainer: a heavy orange ball on a deliberately whippy 47 inch shaft, aimed at golfers who want smoother sequencing, more flexibility, and a no-thinking warm-up before a round.
Best Tempo & Contact Trainers 2026
Smooth out the swing, find the middle.
Speed is nothing without timing and a centred strike — these are the aids that build both. The Orange Whip is the gold-standard tempo trainer: its weighted, flexible shaft trains sequencing, rhythm and flexibility in one tool, with the SKLZ Gold Flex a fine alternative and the Lag Shot grooving a lazier, more lagged transition. For contact, the Tour Striker forces a ball-first strike and the Divot Board shows your low point on every swing.
The useful split here is tempo aids versus feedback aids. Tempo and flexibility trainers work by feel — you swing them to ingrain a smooth, sequenced motion and they double as the best warm-up tool there is. Feedback aids work by showing you the fault: seeing exactly where you struck it, or being forced into a ball-first strike, fixes more than any swing thought. Most golfers improve fastest using one of each rather than three of the same kind.
These suit anyone from the player whose transition is rushed and out of sync to the golfer who fats and thins it and can't see why. Honest note: they work because they're simple and you'll actually use them — swing a weighted trainer for five minutes before a round and the difference in your rhythm is real and immediate. Consistency of use, not the gadget itself, is what changes your swing.
The SKLZ Gold Flex is a weighted, whippy fibreglass warm-up and tempo trainer (comes in 48 inch and a shorter 40 inch), aimed at golfers who want smoother rhythm and a bit of swing-muscle conditioning without hitting balls.
The Lag Shot 7 Iron is a weighted, super-whippy training club you actually hit real balls with, built to fix casting and teach proper tempo and lag. Aimed at the over-the-top, all-arms slicer who never lets the lower body lead.
A short, weighted swing trainer with a contoured grip that physically moulds your hands into a textbook right-handed hold. Two screw-in weights let you bump the load to mimic an iron or a wood, so you can rehearse a loaded, on-tempo swing without a full club. The whole thing is short enough to swing in a garage or on the range tee and light enough to forget it is in your bag.
An inflatable ball on an adjustable lanyard that you trap between your forearms (or under an armpit) to drill arm-body connection. Aimed at the mid-to-high handicapper who chicken-wings it, loses connection in the backswing, or just can't compress an iron.
A thin, portable mat with a colour-changing top sheet. You hit shots off it (or rehearse swings just clipping the surface) and the club leaves a coloured mark showing exactly where the low point of your swing was and which direction the club travelled through impact. It is a diagnostic tool, not a hitting mat for full sessions, the point is to read the marks between swings.
Frequently asked
- What is the best tempo trainer for golf?
- The Orange Whip is the gold standard — its weighted, flexible shaft builds tempo, sequencing and flexibility in one tool, and a few swings before a round genuinely smooths your timing. The SKLZ Gold Flex and Lag Shot are excellent alternatives.
- How do I train better contact?
- Use a feedback aid that shows exactly where you're striking it: the Divot Board reveals your low point, and the Tour Striker forces a ball-first strike. Seeing the fault on every swing is most of the fix, far more than swing thoughts alone.
- Do tempo trainers actually help?
- Yes — because they're simple and you'll actually use them. Swinging a weighted tempo trainer ingrains a smooth, sequenced motion and works as a warm-up, while contact aids give the instant feedback that changes a fault. Consistency is the key.
- Can I use a tempo trainer to warm up before a round?
- Absolutely — that's one of its best uses. A dozen smooth swings with a weighted trainer like the Orange Whip loosens you up and sets your rhythm far better than a few rushed range balls, and it travels easily so you can do it by the first tee.
- Should I buy a tempo trainer or a contact trainer first?
- It depends on your fault. If your swing feels rushed or out of sequence, start with a tempo trainer; if you're fatting, thinning or hitting it off the toe and heel, a feedback aid like the Divot Board or Tour Striker targets that directly. Many golfers end up wanting one of each.