Crosshair Golf Blog
July 26, 2010
Discount Golf Clubs – A Golfers Best Kept Secret
Some secrets we keep and some we can not wait to blab all over town. When we find the “Honey Hole” fishing spot, we keep that to ourselves. Did you ever go to a great little bistro in an out of the way part of town, not wait for a table, have the best dinner of your life, get the bill and realize you do not need to mortgage the house. This little secret is debatable weather you will tell anyone or keep it to yourself.
Golf Clubs are a thing we like to brag about, especially “Discount Golf Clubs”. Don’t you love to be on the course with your buddies and take out your $89.00 Driver and out drive their $400.00 driver. It happens all the time. It is usually not the golf club, but golfers won’t accept that.
Discount Golf Clubs does not mean discount quality. In fact, just because a driver costs 1/4 the price of a club that some pro plays does not mean it is inferior quality.
When golfers hear the price of $89.00 for a Golf Driver many will automatically think corners were cut in the design and construction of the club, they are wrong. The corners were cut in advertising and pro golfer endorsements.
Do you realize if Callaway Golf Clubs, Taylor Made Golf Clubs, Nike Golf Clubs, etc., spend hundreds of millions of dollars for things other than producing clubs. How much do you think Tiger Woods gets to just walk around with a swoosh on his hat? How much do you think Phil Mickelson receives from Callaway. These two endorsements alone are probably equal to the economy of a small Caribbean island. There are many more golfers, including the Women golfers, who get a large chunk of that $400.00 you paid for the latest greatest golf driver.
So, do not be afraid of “Discount Golf Clubs” You do not get an endorsement to play with a $400.00 Driver. Where I come from the average cost for a round of golf is $30.00 +/- so do the math. $400.00 minus $89.00 equals 12 rounds of golf.
July 23, 2010
Power Play Caiman Golf Driver
The Amazonian Black Caiman is a large Reptile that resides in the Amazon. It looks like a Black Alligator. The very unique head design is inspired by this threatening beast, and just like the Caiman of the Amazon, the Power Play Caiman Driver eats birdies. In fact, the favorite prey of the Caiman is birdies. The Caiman has also been known to devour a par 4 in one bite. When you enter the tee box with this wild beast, please ask your golf buddies to keep a safe distance.
But seriously, Power Play’s golf designers went through alot of variations, using CAD software, before they were able to get the CG location to a location to optimize your results. “The elongated breadth, coupled with internal weighting produces an extremely stable, high moment of inertia design for exceptional raw distance and control off of the tee”. Finally they wanted looks to match the performance of this golf club. A lustrous black PVD coating was added for durability and beauty. Unleash the beast, it is HUNGRY.
This Golf Club conforms to USGA rules.
July 21, 2010
Clone Golf Clubs. Do They Play as well as Brand Name Clubs?
This is a good question. The simple answer is, Yes. But it goes beyond that. Clone golf clubs of today are much different from the clones of yesteryear.
When clone golf clubs first came on the market, companies tried to “Copy” the brand name golf clubs. Companies that produced clone golf clubs spent their money trying to confuse the public into believing they were buying the Brand name club. As time went on Clone Golf Clubs began to take on a life of their own.
As clones began to gain in popularity, companies that manufactured these clubs either sank or swam. The swimmers were the ones that realized that clone golf clubs were here to stay and they need to stand on their own merits. Most clones today do just that, they stand on their own merits. Today, club-makers that produce Clones take inspiration from band name clubs, they do not copy them.
Nowadays, top golf club designers work for Clone Golf manufacturers. Most of the clone clubs designed today perform as well as any expensive brand name club on the market. Some of these clubs Outperform these same clubs.
Do Clone Golf Clubs play as well as brand name golf clubs? You bet they do.
July 2, 2010
There Is More To Life Than Playing Golf
Or is there? Lets take a serious look at the question “Is there more to life than playing Golf?”
First, we have to eat and drink. I have yet to go to a golf club that does not have a restaurant or at least a vending machine. We can fulfill all our nutritional requirements at most golf courses.
Second, we need sleep. Have you ever tried, or know someone who has tried to get onto Bethpage Black Course. Where do they sleep, in their cars, that’s where. So let me ask you this. Why can’t you sleep in your car at any golf course in the country.
Third, we have family obligations. Well, this is easy. Most golf courses are closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas anyway. And, if you have the resources a private country club has some great amenities that can keep the family entertained for a few hours.
Fourth, we have to work. Have you ever heard of vacation and sick time. Also, you will have to “entertain” clients from time to time. It is not written anywhere that your golf buddies can not also be clients. Use your head.
Like I said, there is more to life than playing golf. There is planning, a couple of holidays, and you might even be down for 3 days while your clubs get re-gripped.
Remember. Golf is Serious, life is a game.
Clone Golf Clubs, What are they
Clone Golf Clubs emerged on the Golf Club scene back in the 1980’s. When they first appeared they tended to be blatant copies of the more popular brand name clubs. More than a few of these copy-cat companies ended up in litigation due to copyright violations. These lawsuits, while detrimental to this emerging industry, had some positive effects. The more reputable manufacturers of “Clone Golf Clubs” rose to the top and the unscrupulous ones went by the wayside. Today you will find that the term Clone Golf Clubs is a term that has stuck with our industry, but our golf clubs are far from clones. Our clubs stand on their own merits. We use the same technologies and talented designers as the brand name manufacturers. We do not seek to copy we seek inspiration.
Today, Clone Golf Clubs is just a moniker that our industry has adopted. Our products are not clones of anything, they stand on their own merits. When you look at Clone Golf Clubs what you are looking at are Golf Clubs that meet the same stringent standards as a Brand Named Club.
A fine line separates a brand name golf club and a Clone Golf Club. The difference has nothing to do with craftsmanship, design, quality, or any of the other features that make you go “WOW” when you see that new Golf Driver. The only differences are cost and why the costs are so high for brand name clubs.
Brand name golf clubs have huge advertising budgets along with huge endorsement contracts with golf pro’s. How much do you think Tiger Woods gets paid from Nike or Phil Mickelson and his Callaway deal. I would venture a guess that these deals alone are worth Millions of dollars. Take a look in any golf magazine and you will see ads with Pro after Pro hawking their “Favorite” Golf Clubs.
Clone Golf Club companies do not have to worry about those costs and can therefore, pass those savings onto you the consumer.
One final thought. Just do the math. A Brand Name Golf Driver costs upwards of $500.00 and a Clone Golf Driver costs around $89.00 at about $35.00 for a round of golf you save 12 rounds of golf. Clone Golf Clubs, Heavy on Style, Heavy on Quality, Light on the wallet.
