Texasbrons
FXDF FatBobs Rule!!
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I'm curious how many of the members have bought clubs from a custom club web site instead of getting name brand clubs.
When I first started playing about 3 years ago, I didn't want to spend several hundred dollars to just find out I didn't like the game so I bought a cheap set of Intech clubs at a golf equipment show here in Kansas City and started hacking away. I figured out that I enjoyed getting my butt kicked on a regular basis so I started shopping for a better set of clubs. Now, for some history, I knew that my skill set did not merit me spending tons of money even still, but I wanted a set I could grow with. I'm also an avid pool player and I'm pretty good. I have no qualms about spending several hundred dollars on a pool cue and I can take advantage of the technology that a higher end pool cue can bring me, but if you are a beginner, I wouldn't recommend getting a high end cue as the english on the ball will cause you more problems than help you. I took that same philosophy to my clubs and realized I did not need a top end set as that would probably cause me more discouragement than good. In my research I came across two companies Pine Meadow and GigaGolf. I ended up getting a set of GigaGolf G2 clubs and I'd say they are good enough for me. I handed my Intechs down to my oldest son who wanted to play golf with me. When he started getting more interested I got him a set of GigaGolf G3 clubs that he has used with a good amount of success. I've always wondered how these clubs actually stack up against the name brands and if any of the more experienced players have some personal insight into this.
It recently became more of a pointed question for me when my son, who is now about a 9 or 10 handicap, wanted to test drive some new irons. He set out to try the AMPs, Mizuno MP-53's and a Taylormade set (don't remember which). We went to Edwin Watts and the guys there were great. They taped up a 6 iron from each set and threw in a Titleist set as well. He normally was hitting his 6 iron in the mid 160's with the gigagolf with a really nice ball fight. He hit all of these clubs the same except for the Mizunos which he was consistently hitting about 185-188. Needless to say we ended up getting him a set of Mizuno MP-53 irons.
One of the claims of fame to these sites is that they are not producing counterfeits, but rather producing comparable clubs to the big names but at a fraction of the cost due to not needing to pay celebrities and for all of the associated advertising. You also lose some of that name brand recognition as a result.
Another friend of mine went in for a club fitting a local shop and just for kicks I asked him for his information. We went to the GigaGolf eFit system on their site and put the info in, measurements, ball flight etc, and came up with the same info as the local fitting, so I would say that the info there is fairly accurate.
Has anyone played with these off brand names and have any insight as far as value or bang for the buck?
When I first started playing about 3 years ago, I didn't want to spend several hundred dollars to just find out I didn't like the game so I bought a cheap set of Intech clubs at a golf equipment show here in Kansas City and started hacking away. I figured out that I enjoyed getting my butt kicked on a regular basis so I started shopping for a better set of clubs. Now, for some history, I knew that my skill set did not merit me spending tons of money even still, but I wanted a set I could grow with. I'm also an avid pool player and I'm pretty good. I have no qualms about spending several hundred dollars on a pool cue and I can take advantage of the technology that a higher end pool cue can bring me, but if you are a beginner, I wouldn't recommend getting a high end cue as the english on the ball will cause you more problems than help you. I took that same philosophy to my clubs and realized I did not need a top end set as that would probably cause me more discouragement than good. In my research I came across two companies Pine Meadow and GigaGolf. I ended up getting a set of GigaGolf G2 clubs and I'd say they are good enough for me. I handed my Intechs down to my oldest son who wanted to play golf with me. When he started getting more interested I got him a set of GigaGolf G3 clubs that he has used with a good amount of success. I've always wondered how these clubs actually stack up against the name brands and if any of the more experienced players have some personal insight into this.
It recently became more of a pointed question for me when my son, who is now about a 9 or 10 handicap, wanted to test drive some new irons. He set out to try the AMPs, Mizuno MP-53's and a Taylormade set (don't remember which). We went to Edwin Watts and the guys there were great. They taped up a 6 iron from each set and threw in a Titleist set as well. He normally was hitting his 6 iron in the mid 160's with the gigagolf with a really nice ball fight. He hit all of these clubs the same except for the Mizunos which he was consistently hitting about 185-188. Needless to say we ended up getting him a set of Mizuno MP-53 irons.
One of the claims of fame to these sites is that they are not producing counterfeits, but rather producing comparable clubs to the big names but at a fraction of the cost due to not needing to pay celebrities and for all of the associated advertising. You also lose some of that name brand recognition as a result.
Another friend of mine went in for a club fitting a local shop and just for kicks I asked him for his information. We went to the GigaGolf eFit system on their site and put the info in, measurements, ball flight etc, and came up with the same info as the local fitting, so I would say that the info there is fairly accurate.
Has anyone played with these off brand names and have any insight as far as value or bang for the buck?
