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Some really great deals on the Penfold website - 
 
25% off sitewide (except for clearance items)
Extra 10% off clearance items 
Discounts taken at checkout. 
Just stocked up on GX Performance gloves - marked down from $21 to $12 with an extra 10% off at checkout. 
The Flatcroft Script Crew sweatshirts are a hell of deal - $35 marked down from $110, plus the extra 10%.  
 
Shop — PENFOLD GOLF USA
 
 

Some really great deals on the Penfold website - 
 
25% off sitewide (except for clearance items)
Extra 10% off clearance items 
Discounts taken at checkout. 
Just stocked up on GX Performance gloves - marked down from $21 to $12 with an extra 10% off at checkout. 
The Flatcroft Script Crew sweatshirts are a hell of deal - $35 marked down from $110, plus the extra 10%.  
 
Shop — PENFOLD GOLF USA
 
 

HI Matt - that's not the case. They have the inventory left over from the previous iteration of Hogan and have some new stuff in the pipeline. Your comment about ordering stuff out of a catalog is true in regards to Ram - Simon told me that's exactly what they did and is how they can sell a pretty decent set of irons for only $400. The MacGregor MT86 irons are an original design by Austie Rollinson, who also designed the Zebra putters. 
The previous Hogan iteration's irons were also original designs- although the "updated" PTx pros were only an ever so slight alteration of the previous versions. The biggest difference there was cosmetic, as far as I could tell. Hogan itself did not have an R&D team on staff - they did outsource their R&D and design services to a US-based outfit and the latest model of Equalizer wedges was actually designed by Ronnie McGrath, who worked with Gene Sheeley at Ben Hogan's personal club maker back in the 80s. Those were definitely not open models chosen from a catalog.  

HI Matt - that's not the case. They have the inventory left over from the previous iteration of Hogan and have some new stuff in the pipeline. Your comment about ordering stuff out of a catalog is true in regards to Ram - Simon told me that's exactly what they did and is how they can sell a pretty decent set of irons for only $400. The MacGregor MT86 irons are an original design by Austie Rollinson, who also designed the Zebra putters. 
The previous Hogan iteration's irons were also original designs- although the "updated" PTx pros were only an ever so slight alteration of the previous versions. The biggest difference there was cosmetic, as far as I could tell. Hogan itself did not have an R&D team on staff - they did outsource their R&D and design services to a US-based outfit and the latest model of Equalizer wedges was actually designed by Ronnie McGrath, who worked with Gene Sheeley at Ben Hogan's personal club maker back in the 80s. Those were definitely not open models chosen from a catalog.  

HI Matt - that's not the case. They have the inventory left over from the previous iteration of Hogan and have some new stuff in the pipeline. Your comment about ordering stuff out of a catalog is true in regards to Ram - Simon told me that's exactly what they did and is how they can sell a pretty decent set of irons for only $400. The MacGregor MT86 irons are an original design by Austie Rollinson, who also designed the Zebra putters. 
The previous Hogan iteration's irons were also original designs- although the "updated" PTx pros were only an ever so slight alteration of the previous versions. The biggest difference there was cosmetic, as far as I could tell. Hogan itself did not have an R&D team on staff - they did outsource their R&D and design services to a US-based outfit and the latest model of Equalizer wedges was actually designed by Ronnie McGrath, who worked with Gene Sheeley at Ben Hogan's personal club maker back in the 80s. Those were definitely not open models chosen from a catalog.  

HI Matt - that's not the case. They have the inventory left over from the previous iteration of Hogan and have some new stuff in the pipeline. Your comment about ordering stuff out of a catalog is true in regards to Ram - Simon told me that's exactly what they did and is how they can sell a pretty decent set of irons for only $400. The MacGregor MT86 irons are an original design by Austie Rollinson, who also designed the Zebra putters. 
The previous Hogan iteration's irons were also original designs- although the "updated" PTx pros were only an ever so slight alteration of the previous versions. The biggest difference there was cosmetic, as far as I could tell. Hogan itself did not have an R&D team on staff - they did outsource their R&D and design services to a US-based outfit and the latest model of Equalizer wedges was actually designed by Ronnie McGrath, who worked with Gene Sheeley at Ben Hogan's personal club maker back in the 80s. Those were definitely not open models chosen from a catalog.  

HI Matt - that's not the case. They have the inventory left over from the previous iteration of Hogan and have some new stuff in the pipeline. Your comment about ordering stuff out of a catalog is true in regards to Ram - Simon told me that's exactly what they did and is how they can sell a pretty decent set of irons for only $400. The MacGregor MT86 irons are an original design by Austie Rollinson, who also designed the Zebra putters. 
The previous Hogan iteration's irons were also original designs- although the "updated" PTx pros were only an ever so slight alteration of the previous versions. The biggest difference there was cosmetic, as far as I could tell. Hogan itself did not have an R&D team on staff - they did outsource their R&D and design services to a US-based outfit and the latest model of Equalizer wedges was actually designed by Ronnie McGrath, who worked with Gene Sheeley at Ben Hogan's personal club maker back in the 80s. Those were definitely not open models chosen from a catalog.  

HI Matt - that's not the case. They have the inventory left over from the previous iteration of Hogan and have some new stuff in the pipeline. Your comment about ordering stuff out of a catalog is true in regards to Ram - Simon told me that's exactly what they did and is how they can sell a pretty decent set of irons for only $400. The MacGregor MT86 irons are an original design by Austie Rollinson, who also designed the Zebra putters. 
The previous Hogan iteration's irons were also original designs- although the "updated" PTx pros were only an ever so slight alteration of the previous versions. The biggest difference there was cosmetic, as far as I could tell. Hogan itself did not have an R&D team on staff - they did outsource their R&D and design services to a US-based outfit and the latest model of Equalizer wedges was actually designed by Ronnie McGrath, who worked with Gene Sheeley at Ben Hogan's personal club maker back in the 80s. Those were definitely not open models chosen from a catalog.  

HI Matt - that's not the case. They have the inventory left over from the previous iteration of Hogan and have some new stuff in the pipeline. Your comment about ordering stuff out of a catalog is true in regards to Ram - Simon told me that's exactly what they did and is how they can sell a pretty decent set of irons for only $400. The MacGregor MT86 irons are an original design by Austie Rollinson, who also designed the Zebra putters. 
The previous Hogan iteration's irons were also original designs- although the "updated" PTx pros were only an ever so slight alteration of the previous versions. The biggest difference there was cosmetic, as far as I could tell. Hogan itself did not have an R&D team on staff - they did outsource their R&D and design services to a US-based outfit and the latest model of Equalizer wedges was actually designed by Ronnie McGrath, who worked with Gene Sheeley at Ben Hogan's personal club maker back in the 80s. Those were definitely not open models chosen from a catalog.  

Stopped drinking altogether in 1997 -- didn't have a problem with booze, but was a tad worried I could be headed in that direction. Tried not drinking for a week, then a month, then 3 months...it turned into a year and at that point it was just easier not to drink at all.
 
Got terribly dehydrated at a charity event 2 summers ago despite swigging down about 4 large Gatorades -- stuck with water from that point on.

... I was able to do a little experiment yesterday. Record Heat combined with aerated greens/fairways left my course empty in the late afternoon. By "empty" I mean absolutely nobody on the course. So in a cart I turned up my music to a much louder level than I ever would when playing with others. For me, it was very loud but even at that high a level, I could barely hear it on the greens and a few  with some elevation from cart path to the green I could not hear it at all. 

... The eye opener for me was if I had it at a level louder than I like in my car all by myself, how LOUD do Bro's have to play their music to be heard an entire fairway away? I just can't imagine sitting in a cart with music loud enough to rival a Truck and Tractor pull and not knowing it can be heard faaaaaar beyond my group. 

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This is kind of important, so give this some thought and let us know what you think.
 
 
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Questions:
 
1. Have you purchased any golf products based on MyGolfSpy reviews?  (Please list which ones.)   2. How has MyGolfSpy changed the way you think about golf equipment?   3. Have these purchases lowered your scores? (List which products and how much they have lowered your scores.)   4. How have these purchases helped you enjoy the game more? How?       Thanks guys - looking forward to your input!

Have had the OS version in the rotation since April, and sweet Leapin' Moses are they some pretty irons. Feel is excellent, and I've had some of the best ball striking rounds in years with them. They are due for a spec-check, but these are definitely keepers. 
And I'm more than a little intrigued by the $150 MacTec driver!

Happy birthday to a mate, @GolfSpy Barbajo and also to @Wicki.

Have had the OS version in the rotation since April, and sweet Leapin' Moses are they some pretty irons. Feel is excellent, and I've had some of the best ball striking rounds in years with them. They are due for a spec-check, but these are definitely keepers. 
And I'm more than a little intrigued by the $150 MacTec driver!

I'll tell you what -- the Dynapower 3-wood is rapidly becoming my favorite club in the bag. The thing is sooo easy to hit and goes as far as I need it to. 3-woods off the deck had always been an adventure for me, but I friggin' love the thing. The Dynapower driver could go in my bag any time, as well. Gaming the Aerojet as it was custom fit, but for an off-the-shelf driver with the stock shaft, Dynapower is really, really good. 
Oh, the 3-wood is stock, too. 
Tried the irons at the range -- they go a long, long way, but I wasn't overly impressed with sound/feel.  The two times I've demoed the Paradym irons I think I'd prefer those.
As far as marketing goes, it's easy to say "do better marketing," or "do more marketing," but that costs money, and the smaller OEMs just don't have the juice to go head to head with the Big 4+Cobra.  They spend a lot of money telling us their clubs are longer, easier, faster, better feeling and everything else. That's hard to market against. You do so plenty of promotion and paid advertising on social media channels by Wilson - not nearly as costly as Golf Channel/magazines, and potentially more effective for Wilson. 
My 2 cents, anyway...

HMMM on that happy note I am thinking seriously about ordering a set of heads and put a set of Steelfiber shafts like I have in the TMs. I am really stoked on those shafts. One thing I would have to see is the sole design to see if it works for me

I'm guessing that's why MacGregor is selling heads only - so you can put whatever shaft you want in them. I have KBS C-Taper Lite in mine -- like you said, when a shaft works, it works no matter what it's in.  Same shaft in the Sub 70 699s. 
And just wait till I get the new Ram irons out on the course. $400 for 7-piece set? Get outta here!  Have hit them on the range and at Golftec using their LM - don't care if they're an open model, they're pretty damn good too. 

They're pretty danged sweet Kenny - and they sell heads only if their stock shaft offerings don't work for you. Kind of a smart move on MacGregor's part.  

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This is kind of important, so give this some thought and let us know what you think.
 
 
Here we go:
 
Questions:
 
1. Have you purchased any golf products based on MyGolfSpy reviews?  (Please list which ones.)   2. How has MyGolfSpy changed the way you think about golf equipment?   3. Have these purchases lowered your scores? (List which products and how much they have lowered your scores.)   4. How have these purchases helped you enjoy the game more? How?       Thanks guys - looking forward to your input!

>>>>>
 
This is kind of important, so give this some thought and let us know what you think.
 
 
Here we go:
 
Questions:
 
1. Have you purchased any golf products based on MyGolfSpy reviews?  (Please list which ones.)   2. How has MyGolfSpy changed the way you think about golf equipment?   3. Have these purchases lowered your scores? (List which products and how much they have lowered your scores.)   4. How have these purchases helped you enjoy the game more? How?       Thanks guys - looking forward to your input!

I'll tell you what -- the Dynapower 3-wood is rapidly becoming my favorite club in the bag. The thing is sooo easy to hit and goes as far as I need it to. 3-woods off the deck had always been an adventure for me, but I friggin' love the thing. The Dynapower driver could go in my bag any time, as well. Gaming the Aerojet as it was custom fit, but for an off-the-shelf driver with the stock shaft, Dynapower is really, really good. 
Oh, the 3-wood is stock, too. 
Tried the irons at the range -- they go a long, long way, but I wasn't overly impressed with sound/feel.  The two times I've demoed the Paradym irons I think I'd prefer those.
As far as marketing goes, it's easy to say "do better marketing," or "do more marketing," but that costs money, and the smaller OEMs just don't have the juice to go head to head with the Big 4+Cobra.  They spend a lot of money telling us their clubs are longer, easier, faster, better feeling and everything else. That's hard to market against. You do so plenty of promotion and paid advertising on social media channels by Wilson - not nearly as costly as Golf Channel/magazines, and potentially more effective for Wilson. 
My 2 cents, anyway...

MacGregors are alternating with a COBRA King Tour/Tour CB combo set - I love 'em both. Macs are longer and more forgiving, COBRAs are smaller, a wee bit more precise - and forgiving enough when life is good.  I love the 699s too - and the Wilson D9 Forged. 
It's not that I have too many irons, it's just that I have so much love to give 😉
 

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MacGregors are alternating with a COBRA King Tour/Tour CB combo set - I love 'em both. Macs are longer and more forgiving, COBRAs are smaller, a wee bit more precise - and forgiving enough when life is good.  I love the 699s too - and the Wilson D9 Forged. 
It's not that I have too many irons, it's just that I have so much love to give 😉