Fall calls for many changes around the country; Trees
transitioning from being full of life and vibrant green into the dormant brown
prepping for the sure cold winter that lies ahead. The kids are back in school,
busy with homework, new friends so their always gone and can never find the
time to call. In the world of golf we find the manufacturers that supply us
with the tools needed to dissect our favorite local golf course upgrading,
changing, removing and adding new features, models and incorporating new
innovations that some claim will change the face of golf as we know it.
Ever since the hybrids were invented, I do not think any new
innovations, technologies or designs will cut your handicap by two. Still,
these companies are wheeling and dealing claiming the next big thing, who knows
maybe they are right.
A case in point is adjustable technology. I am sure if you
are even a once a month golfer, golfing to escape the home life, work life or
whichever life seems to haunt you over the days, you have heard of the
TaylorMade Rocketballz driver.
When this bad boy came out with its enticing, bright color
scheme, it instantly became the hottest driver, set of irons and fairway woods any one could have. All these clubs besides the irons were available with an adjustable
hosel. The tuning capabilities claimed to give more distance to the ball
because you can adjust the ball trajectory to your liking.
Absolutely makes sense to me,well, kind of. Here we stand almost
a year later; TaylorMade has ceased the manufacturing of drivers with
adjustable hosels. It makes me wonder how necessary adjustable technology
really is. TaylorMade claims you can still get the same distance with or
without the accommodating piece. Besides making that huge claim like every
other manufacturer, they even dropped the price on the driver.
Don’t get me wrong, the TaylorMade Rocketballz driver is a great, solid
golf club, but is adjustable technology just a gimmick to get people excited
about paying more money for a club? Is it just a scam to squeeze that extra $70.00
out of you? Did they make us believe that adjustable technology is the way of
the future just so they can up charge us and raise quarterly profits?
One thing that these manufacturers do know is, that we
consumers of golf products will do just about anything to improve our game. We
will through in that $200.00 Fujikura Blur shaft thinking this with its
technological flex point design will give us that +20 yards on our long drives
that we are all looking for.
I really don’t think that spending all this extra money,
fine tuning our swing weights to that “ideal” swing weight we over hear people
talking about on the course, will help us. Like I said before, there has been
nothing game changing since the hybrids has been incorporated into golf.
Hybrids make it easier to hit instead of your long irons, allotting more
yardage, more forgiveness and better control. Adjustable technology just gives
us a head ache and an excuse when the ball doesn't do what we wanted it to do.
I am not sure about you, but I would rather find an excuse for free versus
paying that extra money to do so for me.
If you really insist on paying all this money for these fine
tuning options, go get yourself a pro and buy everything he is selling. His
advice may not be tangible, but you might actually start getting those long
distance driver swings going straight. For the longest time I hooked the ball
way left swinging as a "righty" until I threw my hands in the air and I sought
out professional advice. Fortunately the pros two cents were free since I have
the advantage of working at a golf shop, but do yourself the favor and pay that
one-time fee instead of paying for that B.S. these companies put out year,
after year, after year.
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