blueonblack
...tears on a river
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I'm simply playing devil's advocate here in many ways, guys. It's a perception thing, an awareness thing, all of the things I and you guys have mentioned, but still feel I am attacked for just making statements and observations, and not judgement.
The "Kia" crack isn't anything aimed at those owners or Maltby owners. It was a price point kinda middle of the road as example of something that vehicles low to high end will get you to your destination, just how YOU choose to go on that journey.
I prefaced, I have NO, ZERO knowledge of current or even past product. Never waded into it, and the reasons we have discussed were the reasons.
The same discussion is taking place now as it did years ago, so it all seems consistent anyway? People never reported great resale, and even with OEM stuff, its that "driving it off the lot" effect and we know the financial hit once its not new. I've had brand new clubs fail too, so used was never an issue for me. I can tell when things have been cared for on not. The ones where they got traded back in without much use are sometimes in better shape than the "new" stuff on racks at golf stores that got handled a ton.
I'm being encircled and eaten by a small school of Maltby-loving pirhanas.
I've owned non brand name & oem clubs. You guys saw that part too? Tough audience.
That is one thing I have definitely noticed over the years: The chip on the shoulder mentality that you're gonna "prove" that they're "just as good."
I tune out at this point because I just wanna play what I wanna play and so do you.
I'll play a round with any of ya guys. Just have some lunch before ya come and I'll hide my arms.
The "Kia" crack isn't anything aimed at those owners or Maltby owners. It was a price point kinda middle of the road as example of something that vehicles low to high end will get you to your destination, just how YOU choose to go on that journey.
I prefaced, I have NO, ZERO knowledge of current or even past product. Never waded into it, and the reasons we have discussed were the reasons.
The same discussion is taking place now as it did years ago, so it all seems consistent anyway? People never reported great resale, and even with OEM stuff, its that "driving it off the lot" effect and we know the financial hit once its not new. I've had brand new clubs fail too, so used was never an issue for me. I can tell when things have been cared for on not. The ones where they got traded back in without much use are sometimes in better shape than the "new" stuff on racks at golf stores that got handled a ton.
I'm being encircled and eaten by a small school of Maltby-loving pirhanas.
I've owned non brand name & oem clubs. You guys saw that part too? Tough audience.
That is one thing I have definitely noticed over the years: The chip on the shoulder mentality that you're gonna "prove" that they're "just as good."
I tune out at this point because I just wanna play what I wanna play and so do you.
I'll play a round with any of ya guys. Just have some lunch before ya come and I'll hide my arms.