Golfing on a budget is hard. In fact, I’ll be the first to tell you that it’s almost impossible, but things like the advertisement above don’t help – at all. Yes, You can snag yourself a FREE set of Tomahawk Irons if you just call today and mention this code! Unfortunately, this is anything but the truth and their advertisement is terrible. They tout it as a “risk free” trial, but put so much fine print into it, that you are almost assured of having to pay for the irons – full retail mind you – when you are done with the 45 day period. It’s not the first time I’ve called out this company and it won’t be the last I’m sure. Just to be sure though, lets take a look at the actual deal that is being proposed.
Let’s start with the obvious, the irons themselves. The Tomahawk Striker Irons feature some fancy terms like Active Channel Technology, Rapid Recoil Technology and are made from Hi-Grade Steel. They feature a True Launch Shaft that is available in graphite or step-less steel. When I pressed about the shaft, they said it was a proprietary shaft and had no additional information on it. The 3-PW set features lofts ranging from 20° on the 3 iron up to 45° on the pitching wedge. Overall, it seems like a nice little, big box retailer quality set. With catchy marketing and sneaky sales tactics, Warrior Golf makes it hard to figure out much more about these irons, but really all someone is looking at is a low-end cavity back iron set that is designed for the beginning player. If these were marketed in the $100-200 range, they may not be a bad deal. Fortunately, most of the people that paid the $30+ to have them shipped out to them ended up getting them for that price after their returns were refused for whatever reason, so that’s good, but it starts a whole new story.
The buying process, or the inability to buy anything from Warrior online is a fiasco. What happens when someone hits the “buy now” button on their site is a long, 2 page process of entering in your personal information into their system. Once that is done, you’re not taken to a shopping cart or a shipping page, but rather, a page that says, “Your information has been submitted. Thank you for your custom golf club order request. One of our trained custom club fitters will be contacting you within the next 24 hours. For immediate service contact 800-600-5113 and reference your order ID # WEB10.” While some may find this endearing, this is not how a proper operation should be done. Just to see if they actually “saved” my information, I opened a new browser window and tried to order again to see what the result was – and it was even better. A security feature popped up saying I’d already entered an order on this computer and I needed to enter the Capta Code to continue – which showed the service had expired. I hopped back in with an In-Private window and did the order process again and got the exact same results that I did the first time. Warrior is only collecting user data – and who knows who they are selling it to.
To make a very long and painful story as short as possible, skip this company and their offerings. There are way too many great deals to be had in golf land today and there’s no reason to take a risk like this one. Save yourself the frustration and the surprises and visit your local golf shop for your first setup. First of all, they will probably have something in their used selection that can get you started with a much higher quality set for far less money and they will let you swing them (and a few other sets) right there in-store before you buy. They can also help with fitting and be honest with you about what you need to get playing instead of purchasing a set that doesn’t fit well and has 4 clubs that you probably won’t touch for the first 6-8 months of playing the game. If you need help finding a starter set and don’t have a shop near you, check out places like 2ndSwing.com, globalgolf.com or even Budgetgolf.com for some great deals on markdown and used equipment to get yourself rolling.
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