sf_loft
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I'd be interested in hitting some. It's forged, forgiving like a cavity, and from the videos I've seen, they produce a nice soft sound.
To respond to previous comments of upgrading new equipment often, people need to understand that it's all just marketing to make you think that the technology is going to make you a better golfer. Golf equipment manufacturers are not swimming in cash. Look at TaylorMade, they are losing money and adidas is looking to sell them. The reason that manufacturers are releasing new clubs once or twice a year is to try to generate new revenue. A set of irons can last you many years, but that's not good for the manufacturer. They keep tweaking it often and tell you that you are getting 10% more forgiveness or 2-4 yds of additional distance. This is all BS. People are obsessed with guys on Tour hitting their 6-irong 220yds, but they fail to tell you on TV that it was down wind or down hill or what the lofts are on their clubs. Yes they can hit it long, but it's because they hit the sweet spot 99.8% of the time with a consistently high swing speed. If you look at Jason Day's clubs, they are 1-2 degrees stronger than stock. He hits it so hard and high that he actually needs to deloft his irons.
I laugh every time I see a new set come out that claim 30% more forgiveness or 1-2 clubs longer due to cup face, hot face, slots, resin, etc technology. The average consumer does not know that the USGA sets a limit on COR = coefficient of restitution of .83 and golf balls to have a mass of 46g for it to be conforming and legal for play. If you use these numbers to calculate your smash factor, there is a theoretical limit based on those USGA numbers of 1.482. If this is the case, how can technology actually increase your distance since legally your ball speed to club head speed ratio can't exceed this number. So they lengthen the shaft, jack up your loft by 2-4 degrees and create higher launching clubs. Compare a "players" irons loft numbers to that of a GI or distance iron. The distance irons are anywhere from 2-4 degrees stronger. A typical 4-iron should be 24 degrees, but for many distance irons, that's the loft of their 5-iron. So is it really technology or perception?
With that said, I don't know what these PXG's can actually do for anyone technology wise. All that tech is there to create a cavity back forgiveness clubs that looks like a slightly larger blade. The resin is to create mass, prevent the super thin face from collapsing, and that muted soft sound. I don't think that they are any more special in craftsmanship than say a Mizuno or Miura. You're probably paying for the high cost of labor in the U.S.A, initial R&D and marketing costs, and exclusivity.
To respond to previous comments of upgrading new equipment often, people need to understand that it's all just marketing to make you think that the technology is going to make you a better golfer. Golf equipment manufacturers are not swimming in cash. Look at TaylorMade, they are losing money and adidas is looking to sell them. The reason that manufacturers are releasing new clubs once or twice a year is to try to generate new revenue. A set of irons can last you many years, but that's not good for the manufacturer. They keep tweaking it often and tell you that you are getting 10% more forgiveness or 2-4 yds of additional distance. This is all BS. People are obsessed with guys on Tour hitting their 6-irong 220yds, but they fail to tell you on TV that it was down wind or down hill or what the lofts are on their clubs. Yes they can hit it long, but it's because they hit the sweet spot 99.8% of the time with a consistently high swing speed. If you look at Jason Day's clubs, they are 1-2 degrees stronger than stock. He hits it so hard and high that he actually needs to deloft his irons.
I laugh every time I see a new set come out that claim 30% more forgiveness or 1-2 clubs longer due to cup face, hot face, slots, resin, etc technology. The average consumer does not know that the USGA sets a limit on COR = coefficient of restitution of .83 and golf balls to have a mass of 46g for it to be conforming and legal for play. If you use these numbers to calculate your smash factor, there is a theoretical limit based on those USGA numbers of 1.482. If this is the case, how can technology actually increase your distance since legally your ball speed to club head speed ratio can't exceed this number. So they lengthen the shaft, jack up your loft by 2-4 degrees and create higher launching clubs. Compare a "players" irons loft numbers to that of a GI or distance iron. The distance irons are anywhere from 2-4 degrees stronger. A typical 4-iron should be 24 degrees, but for many distance irons, that's the loft of their 5-iron. So is it really technology or perception?
With that said, I don't know what these PXG's can actually do for anyone technology wise. All that tech is there to create a cavity back forgiveness clubs that looks like a slightly larger blade. The resin is to create mass, prevent the super thin face from collapsing, and that muted soft sound. I don't think that they are any more special in craftsmanship than say a Mizuno or Miura. You're probably paying for the high cost of labor in the U.S.A, initial R&D and marketing costs, and exclusivity.
