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So you would just go to more than one place.
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If a store or fitter didn't offer/deal in a couple of the top brands like Callaway and Cobra
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The reason is they choose not to.
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Specifically said it's not about a small shop.
Nah, given the stipulations in the OP about it not being a small shop with space and/or constraints on what they carry I would find it odd that major brands are missing.
It would make me question if there was a reason that these major brands don’t want that shop carrying their stuff. Like maybe there was some impropriety or something that made the brand pull their stuff. Thus damaging the trust, fair or not.
If that’s even a thing idk. But it’s where my mind would go.
It would make me question if there was a reason that these major brands don’t want that shop carrying their stuff. Like maybe there was some impropriety or something that made the brand pull their stuff. Thus damaging the trust, fair or not.
If that’s even a thing idk. But it’s where my mind would go.
I feel like you edited that post!Specifically said it's not about a small shop.
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Nope. You're a blind skimmer just wandering your way through threads it seems.
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That's definitely a thing.
I did just get lasik last week -4 days ago?, so you might be onto something.Nope. You're a blind skimmer just wandering your way through threads it seems.
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Green grass accounts are very different. Most deal in the brand the Pros there are staffed under, longest account, etc. Usually one main and maybe a couple they do a little with.
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Honestly…. It kinda is a big deal. I gravitate towards Ping and Titleist products. I wouldn’t be happy with any fit unless those brands were included.
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You didn't get to know. They had their accounts pulled by the oems, they think they make crap clubs, they don't make enough profit off them, they have personal beef with them, ... just is.
I stand by my original statement, but that would be my next question.
Go.
This is the one I've heard frequently for a few brands that are missing around my area.
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As any other private business, they are entitled to make decisions in the best interest of what works for them, and the feedback they've gotten from their customer base. As a consumer, I can vote with my patronage.....and my wallet.
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So what's your vote!?
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If I walked in somewhere and didn't see a major brand, it wouldn't give me pause to walk out and not consider spending my money there. For instance - my swing coach is a fitter for a few brands, but he doesn't have relationships with every major OEM. If we're operating under the assumption/discussion that no one is making a "bad" club these days, you'll probably find a pretty decent fit for your game from whatever OEM offerings they do carry. Am I more loyal to certain brands? Yes, for a variety of reasons. Will I live and die by that loyalty and only buy from them? Nope.I'll
So what's your vote!?
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In my prior response, I didn't answer the actual question. I voted no, assuming that I want a truly agnostic fitting. Without Callaway or Cobra, or other similarly situated OEMS, I generally wouldn't trust them the same as one who had them. That's not a them thing. It's me thing wondering if I would get the best fitting possible. If I have a pre-existing relationship with the fitter, I think the answer changes to some degree. I think he could assuage most of my curiosity about the other OEMS but there wouls still be a seed of doubt, rationale and reasonable or not.
Thinking about this further I'm more concerned with a wide variety of shafts than I am with heads. I want to be able to test more shafts than what is on whatever OEM's fit cart since a lot of them are fairly anemic, especially with graphite which is the only thing I'll play.
I voted Yes. It wouldn't affect my trust, but I wouldn't shop there if they didn't sell the brands I prefer, so it's a moot point.
If we were specifically talking about a fitting situation, I'd change my vote to no. I'm not spending my money on a fitting that doesn't have brands I'd be interested in trying, I don't care what their reasoning is for not carrying them.
If we were specifically talking about a fitting situation, I'd change my vote to no. I'm not spending my money on a fitting that doesn't have brands I'd be interested in trying, I don't care what their reasoning is for not carrying them.
I don't know.
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How can we help with that?
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So the general response seems to be that it's fine as long as it isn't one of the brand I like or want.
Kinda makes sense though, right?
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I mean if you don't ever want to explore beyond your brand or gain experience with others, yeah.
I would trust that not options would be considered for a fitting but not sure trust comes into the equation. If I knew there was a particular OEM I wanted to try that wasn’t carried I’d go elsewhere