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Every once in a while I look up "custom fairway woods" on the internet and get a lot of hits. I open up the webpage--any one of them--and I see under "specs" a matrix with loft, lie, and face angle. Lovely. What the hell is custom? The shaft and grip? EVERY fairway wood is available with custom shaft and grip. The matrix for loft, lie, and face angle (and clubhead weight) should be blank for the customer to fill in. That's custom. The stamping should be custom as well. I want to see the actual loft (not a loft before bending) and no phony club number.

 

Well, Kamuiworks of Japan is actually offering that now through the "Tour Spec" webpage. No prices are quoted. It seems that if you have to ask, then you probably can't afford it. But at least they're offering it.

 

What do you say, Callaway, Cobra, Ping, TaylorMade, Titleist, and Wilson? You've been called out. Is a small company in Japan identifying you as second rate?

 

I guess the "second rate" part is something that we each have to decide for ourselves.

 

I understand that this kind of service isn't conducive to mass manufacturing.

 

So to me, the question becomes, Is mass-manufacturing and in-stock inventory the best route for golf clubs? For most, it may be, but only from a pure cost perspective. From a quality perspective, I personally will never believe it. It's the difference between an off-the-rack suit and a custom tailored one. The irony is that the component club people who are just measuring you for length, shaft, and grip have the unmitigated nerve to compare THEIR product to custom made suits! You see it right in the ads.

 

One other point. The pros who get their equipment for free DO get this service from the big OEMs to whom they're contracted. It's only the paying customer who's asked to pound sand.

 

By the way, we're just having fun sharing our opinions. Grumpy old man is my role here. I certainly bear no ill feelings to the majority who disagree, so I hope that everyone realizes that.

 

 

 

 

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