Crosshair Golf Blog
August 17, 2010
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 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.
June 30, 2010
Favorite Time to Play Golf
What is your Favorite time to play a round of golf.
My friend likes to get up early on a Saturday or Sunday with a tee time around 6:30. He can play golf and be home before noon so he can “Work” around the house. I personally think it is the only time he can sneak out of the house.
I, on the other hand, like to play late in the afternoon on Sunday. My wife and I get to the course around 4pm, no crowds, no waiting. We can have a nice walk in a beautiful setting and not feel rushed. Early in the summer it is OK because we have daylight until 8:30, but as the summer wears on we finish earlier and earlier.
We all have different times we like to play a game of golf. I told you my “favorite” time. But, as long as I am with good friends anytime is a good time to play golf
Dustin Johnson at the PGA
Dustin Johnson lost the PGA because of a rule at Whistling Straights that states all bunkers are hazards. One interpretation stated that if there was sand, then it was a bunker.
Some Golf Rules make me sick. It is fine to have rules and to follow rules, but this is ridiculous. If there are hazards on a golf course, great. They make the game interesting and players learn how to avoid them. But if you ask me, if golf officials at any tournament allow spectators to stand anywhere, then automatically that area can not be considered a hazard. Dustin Johnson’s mistake is proof positive.
If golf officials had not allowed spectators to spectate from that sandy spot then there would be no question as to what it was. Maybe, if golf officials allow spectators to stand in certain areas and ruin the appearance of the area, then it is up to them to immediately identify the lie as being in a hazard or not.
A fine golfer loses a tournament because some golf officials are not qualified for the job.