***Official Bushwood Country Club Lounge***

[smittysbar]

Okay, here is a place for the Golfers to talk about tournaments, clubs, swing help or thoughts.

Today is the Players Championship, which I think ought to be the 5th Major. Largest pot in the PGA. The daunting 17th, which seems to bring excitement every year. At least we will get to see Sergio blow up yet again.

I am ready to see some water balls!

[O.city]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

I know that they're incredibly long, so that's why I was thinking about the retro lofts. Also like the forged face vs. the i210's cast.

Have you hit the new Taylor mades?

[Miles]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

I know that they're incredibly long, so that's why I was thinking about the retro lofts. Also like the forged face vs. the i210's cast.

Fitter just had me at standard on the lofts with the take that a few degrees here or there wasn’t that big of a deal. Mostly what trackman was showing on them being long for me was more not much of a distance loss on shots I didn’t hit well or other way to say is less distance penalty on misses.

I hit all 7 irons and biggest were within a yard or two carry for the i500, Titlest AP3 and i210. Also my thinking is as I’m approaching 40 I’m ok getting slightly stronger lofts to make myself feel I’m still hitting it the same.

[Miles]

Originally Posted by O.city

Have you hit the new Taylor mades?

I tried the new 790s. Set up nice and felt good but not quite clicking for me. Still very nice sticks I could see others loving. Similar experience with the new Callaway Apex Pro bit those set up so well it made me think of a pure players club and mentally made me think I had to be perfect.

[OnTheWarpath15]

If you're looking for new sticks, don't overlook the Srixon Z585/785's.

And you can find the 65 series pretty dam cheap right now too.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by O.city

Have you hit the new Taylor mades?

<-- Will never buy TM clubs for what they did to the equipment cycle

[O.city]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath15

If you're looking for new sticks, don't overlook the Srixon Z585/785's.

And you can find the 65 series pretty dam cheap right now too.

Yeah buy some Srixon then....


Immediately go throw it in the trash

[O.city]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

<-- Will never buy TM clubs for what they did to the equipment cycle

Guess I’m out of the loop on that?

[stevieray]

Originally Posted by srvy

Still have my Ping Eye 2 red dots

Jealous! Had a set and regret letting them go....even had a 1 iron.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by O.city

Guess I’m out of the loop on that?

Releasing new lines every 6 months led to retailers holding on to a ton of rapidly-depreciating backstock which ****ing killed them.

There's a good article on MyGolfSpy about it. The basic premise is this:

TM releases the R1. Vendors pay $290 for it, plus shipping. It's originally marked at $399. It doesn't sell that well, so TM announces a price cut. Now it's $349, then $299 after only a few months. So you have to blow through your entire inventory in very, very little time, or turn basically no margin on that. Combine that with the fact that TM was pumping out five or six driver models a year, and you have a toxic atmosphere.

Example, 2014: SLDR 430, SLDR 460, SLDR White, SLDR mini, Jetspeed

Compare that to Ping or Titleist, whose clubs are not eligible for mass retailer discounts and undergo structured reductions in their prices (after 1 year the G400 goes from $399 to $299, etc.)

[Miles]

I quit paying attention to TM when they started doing that shit.

[Old Dog]

Decided to cut work early yesterday and hit the course for only the third time this year with a couple of buddies. I got lucky and sucked back a 9 iron (it hit about 4' beyond and just to the left of the hole) for my first ever hole in one. The rest of the round was pretty unremarkable, but I may not forget that shot for a while.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Releasing new lines every 6 months led to retailers holding on to a ton of rapidly-depreciating backstock which ****ing killed them.

There's a good article on MyGolfSpy about it. The basic premise is this:

TM releases the R1. Vendors pay $290 for it, plus shipping. It's originally marked at $399. It doesn't sell that well, so TM announces a price cut. Now it's $349, then $299 after only a few months. So you have to blow through your entire inventory in very, very little time, or turn basically no margin on that. Combine that with the fact that TM was pumping out five or six driver models a year, and you have a toxic atmosphere.

Example, 2014: SLDR 430, SLDR 460, SLDR White, SLDR mini, Jetspeed

Compare that to Ping or Titleist, whose clubs are not eligible for mass retailer discounts and undergo structured reductions in their prices (after 1 year the G400 goes from $399 to $299, etc.)

Damn, I did not know about this.

That's shady.

[srvy]

Originally Posted by Old Dog

Decided to cut work early yesterday and hit the course for only the third time this year with a couple of buddies. I got lucky and sucked back a 9 iron (it hit about 4' beyond and just to the left of the hole) for my first ever hole in one. The rest of the round was pretty unremarkable, but I may not forget that shot for a while.

Thats awesome congratulations.

When I was young and the KC Star and Times were real newspapers Id always read the local golfers hole in ones. Id check to see if anyone I knew what course hole and club they used. Always dreamed one day Id be in there. In my 60s and has never happened and I don't get to play as often now. I am jelly!

['Hamas' Jenkins]

I have been looking for this for over 20 years. Last night, it showed up in my YouTube suggestions.

From The Masters' channel, the full final round broadcast of the 1986 Masters.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Old Dog

Decided to cut work early yesterday and hit the course for only the third time this year with a couple of buddies. I got lucky and sucked back a 9 iron (it hit about 4' beyond and just to the left of the hole) for my first ever hole in one. The rest of the round was pretty unremarkable, but I may not forget that shot for a while.

Hell yeah