Popeye
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So the golf shop I part time at is closing. There are a mountain of used clubs of all kinds. The conversation came up about the retail end of things and the parade of golfers that have to have a new set or the latest driver. I kind of looked away as I'm guilty as hell at times. But he was saying unless it's worn out its just wasted money.
He has a near robotic swing and reached over to a brand new M2 fairway wood which was a 4 wood. He hit it 264 with a slight draw. He then proceeded to go through the bag of used clubs in descending age. A Bio Cell, a Slider, some sort of Adams, a 983? Titleist, a Callaway Steelhead, some really beat up Cobra and then he grabbed a WarBird. Every one of those clubs went within a few yards of each other with the same launch and damn near spin numbers. It started to get pretty funny. It came to a screaching halt with a Wilson 'wood' fairway wood that went 225. He proved the point that a lot of the newer and better is just BS. Sure the forgiveness has increased but not the performance on a properly stuck shot.
It got me thinking and I dragged out an old favorite
I went to the range with a new grip and ripped it right down the middle with that pure crushed it feeling that's so missing today. I hit a dozen balls and they all went dead straight. It was 32° out so it didn't go super far but it really proved his point. I may have to play a few rounds with that driver and the matching 4 wood for the hell of it and see how I score. I had almost forgetting how much I loved the War bird.
He has a near robotic swing and reached over to a brand new M2 fairway wood which was a 4 wood. He hit it 264 with a slight draw. He then proceeded to go through the bag of used clubs in descending age. A Bio Cell, a Slider, some sort of Adams, a 983? Titleist, a Callaway Steelhead, some really beat up Cobra and then he grabbed a WarBird. Every one of those clubs went within a few yards of each other with the same launch and damn near spin numbers. It started to get pretty funny. It came to a screaching halt with a Wilson 'wood' fairway wood that went 225. He proved the point that a lot of the newer and better is just BS. Sure the forgiveness has increased but not the performance on a properly stuck shot.
It got me thinking and I dragged out an old favorite
I went to the range with a new grip and ripped it right down the middle with that pure crushed it feeling that's so missing today. I hit a dozen balls and they all went dead straight. It was 32° out so it didn't go super far but it really proved his point. I may have to play a few rounds with that driver and the matching 4 wood for the hell of it and see how I score. I had almost forgetting how much I loved the War bird.