Rambler
Well-known member
... As golfers we should demand higher quality, and to accomplish this real deal shafts need to be tested, or get in the hands of golfers that have never tried them
Why is there not a place for decent "made for" shafts? Are you saying "everyone" should have access to real deal shafts? We don't all drive Mercedes, for various reasons, but let's just go with the cost discussion. I can't afford a Mercedes that has everything I want in it, but I can afford a Honda that gets a large chunk of what I'm looking for. Is the Honda inherently lower quality or not good enough?
Edit: a better example might be Infiniti and Nissan options, but same thinking applies, save for "clear" branding differentiation, which I'd like to see in shafts.
I would agree with this. If a shaft is a "made for", then include that on the shaft, as Titleist did a few years ago with Diamana shafts. BTW, I hit those pretty well, regardless of them not being the real deal.I have no problem whatsoever with "made for" shafts, but there really should be some visible differentiation in naming convention from "real deal" shafts. I can't think of any other industry off hand where this is practiced intentionally
...Having a discussion about something is fine but the way this is being handled and the subtle shots nothing productive will come out of the discussion.
Totally agree with this.