GolfSpy Barbajo Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 No prizes - just want to see how perceptive we can be, and let's see if you can name this golf OEM... Started 2007 with less than nothing... Sales have grown to around $120 million by year-end 2014... Just now turning a profit... Equipment has been used to win 3 majors... Four clues -- have at it.... What's in the bag: Driver: TSR3; DynaPWR Carbon FW Wood: DynaPWR 3-wood; TSR 2+ Hybrids: PXG Gen4 18-degree Utility Irons: ZX MkII 20* Irons:; 699/699 Pro V2 Combo; D9 Forged; MT86 (coming soon!); VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; Wedges: RTX6 Zipcore Putter: HB Soft Milled 10.5; Newport Special Select; Willamette, BB8; 8802; MATI Monto Ball: Tour B RXS; Z-STAR Diamond; Triad Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: Follow @golfspybarbajo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aotearoa_Brad Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 wow, what's that - 7 years... pretty good for a golf OEM and in the climate over the last 10 years. Tough question John - interested in how many get the answer right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 No research or googling here, just going to take a stab at it I'm going Superstroke Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxio Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I'll go with KBS shafts. I figure that they are now stock in a lot of OEM offerings for about 3 years now, that $120M is a reachable/has been reached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBones Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 That's a good one; Hcky may have it right. Follow @GolfspyBones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy Barbajo Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Both are very good guesses, but sadly, neither is correct. Keep trying gang - maybe we will put a prize on this one after all 😎 What's in the bag: Driver: TSR3; DynaPWR Carbon FW Wood: DynaPWR 3-wood; TSR 2+ Hybrids: PXG Gen4 18-degree Utility Irons: ZX MkII 20* Irons:; 699/699 Pro V2 Combo; D9 Forged; MT86 (coming soon!); VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; Wedges: RTX6 Zipcore Putter: HB Soft Milled 10.5; Newport Special Select; Willamette, BB8; 8802; MATI Monto Ball: Tour B RXS; Z-STAR Diamond; Triad Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: Follow @golfspybarbajo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RookieBlue7 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Hmm... Just guessing here but I'm gonna go with Players Towel. They haven't been around that long as a brand (the company that owns them has I believe, but Players Towel hasn't, just like KBS and SuperStroke's names but parent companies been around longer). Edit: Wait... I think they may have more than 3... Mickelson, Rory, Bubba, Webb and maybe one or two others have used them I think... I have to think it may be related to Angel Cabrera as he's won 3 himself. We're going back to ZJ's masters win... I'll have to think about who's won majors for a bit to try to figure out the product In The BagDriver: TaylorMade M2 (2017) w/ Project X T1100 HZRDUS Handcrafted 65x Strong 3 wood: Taylormade M1 15* w/ ProjectX T1100 HZRDUS handcrafted 75x3 Hybrid: Adams PRO 18* w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"4 Hybrid: Adams PRO 20* (bent to 21*) w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"4-AW: TaylorMade P770 w/ Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Black Onyx S400 SW: 56* Scratch Tour Dept(CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold SpinnerLW: 60* Scratch Tour Department (CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold SpinnerXW: 64* Cally XForged Vintage w/ DG X100 8 iron tiger steppedPutter: Nike Method Prototype 006 at 34"Have a ton of back-ups in all categories, but there are always 14 clubs in the bag that differ depending on the course and set-up. Bomb and gouge. Yes, I'm a club gigolo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MmmmmmBuddy Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 is this 120M total in 7 years, or 120M this year?? Driver - Ping G430 Max 9° | Ventus Blue TR Hybrid - ZX 16° & 18° | GD Tour IZ S 2 Iron - ZU65 17° | AeroTech SteelFiber 110icw S Irons - ZX7 MKII 4-Pw | TTDGTI S400, std length 1° flat Wedges - RTX 6 Tour Rack 50° 54° 58° | TTDGTI S400, std length 1° flat Putter - L.A.B. Golf Link.1 | LA Golf P135 shaft | Garsen Quad Tour grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 For guess number two I'm continuing my grip theme, timing should close but not sure about Major wins PURE Grips? Without resorting to Google I've got one more guess after this one and they just "officially" signed a big name Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrodeur86 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Would it be Scratch golf? DRIVER: Stealth 2, 9* Upright setting, Mitsubishi Kai' Li red, 60g Stiff flex, New grip coming Woods: Sim Max 3 Wood, 15*, Fujikura Ventus 6 Blue 65g, Stiff flex, New grip coming HYBRIDS: JPX 850 hybrid 19*, UST Proforce V2 85g, Stiff, New grip coming IRONS: MP-20 HMB 4 iron, Project X LZ 6.5 shaft, Stiff+, Ping Midsize grip JPX 919 Tour 5i-pw, Project X LZ 6.5 shafts, Stiff+, Ping Midsize grips WEDGES: New Level Golf 50*, 55*, 60* M-Type Wedges with True Temper Elevate Tour X-Stiff flex, New Level Midsize grips PUTTER: Heppler Ketsch 35", Ping PP62 Pistol Grip BALL: Pro V1 (2021 + 2023 Versions) BAG: TM19 Select Plus Cart Bag Shoes: Under Armour HOVR Fade 2 SL Spikeless Shoes Tech: NX7 Pro Slope golf laser Rangefinder Frogger Golf Towels, 4 more Yard blue/ yellow golf tees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbealsd Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I'm seriously stumped... What's In the Bag Driver - GBB Hybrids Halo XL Halo 18* & T-Rail 20* Irons T-Rail 2.0 Wedges 60* TS / SCOR 48* 53* 58* Putter Ball Bag Datrek DG Lite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxio Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I'll stick with shafts as well Oban Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy Barbajo Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 is this 120M total in 7 years, or 120M this year?? It's $120M this year. No one's hit it yet. Keep trying! What's in the bag: Driver: TSR3; DynaPWR Carbon FW Wood: DynaPWR 3-wood; TSR 2+ Hybrids: PXG Gen4 18-degree Utility Irons: ZX MkII 20* Irons:; 699/699 Pro V2 Combo; D9 Forged; MT86 (coming soon!); VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; Wedges: RTX6 Zipcore Putter: HB Soft Milled 10.5; Newport Special Select; Willamette, BB8; 8802; MATI Monto Ball: Tour B RXS; Z-STAR Diamond; Triad Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: Follow @golfspybarbajo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxio Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 It would have to be a big ticket like clic gear or big volume like zero friction (tees and gloves) or epoch (my shop orders a ton of those). Are we talking US corporation or foreign with US sales like Iomic (Nippon steel is way earlier). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy Barbajo Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 It would have to be a big ticket like clic gear or big volume like zero friction (tees and gloves) or epoch (my shop orders a ton of those). Are we talking US corporation or foreign with US sales like Iomic (Nippon steel is way earlier). Heh heh heh -- you have all the clues you need. What's in the bag: Driver: TSR3; DynaPWR Carbon FW Wood: DynaPWR 3-wood; TSR 2+ Hybrids: PXG Gen4 18-degree Utility Irons: ZX MkII 20* Irons:; 699/699 Pro V2 Combo; D9 Forged; MT86 (coming soon!); VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; Wedges: RTX6 Zipcore Putter: HB Soft Milled 10.5; Newport Special Select; Willamette, BB8; 8802; MATI Monto Ball: Tour B RXS; Z-STAR Diamond; Triad Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: Follow @golfspybarbajo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Alright, one more shot. How about Travis Matthew's? Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I'm going with hckymeyer's guess.....Superstroke Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy Barbajo Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Nope and nope! What's in the bag: Driver: TSR3; DynaPWR Carbon FW Wood: DynaPWR 3-wood; TSR 2+ Hybrids: PXG Gen4 18-degree Utility Irons: ZX MkII 20* Irons:; 699/699 Pro V2 Combo; D9 Forged; MT86 (coming soon!); VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; Wedges: RTX6 Zipcore Putter: HB Soft Milled 10.5; Newport Special Select; Willamette, BB8; 8802; MATI Monto Ball: Tour B RXS; Z-STAR Diamond; Triad Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: Follow @golfspybarbajo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markb Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 This question has really stumped me. I thought I had it with Srixon USA, but they don't qualify on several counts. $120 in sales and only now breaking even? That means a huge R&D effort and low profit margins. I'm getting further away, not closer. bag - SunMountain Synch with Ogio Synergy X4 cartdriver - Optiforce 440, Paderson Kevlar Green stiff 46.5"fwoods - Jetspeed, 3HL regularirons - Speedblades 3-8, 85g stiff steel, 2 upwedges - Scor 40, 45, 50, 54, 58putter - Ketsch 35" slight arc, SuperStroke 2.0 mid-slimball - ProV1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MmmmmmBuddy Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I'm guessing Iomic.. Driver - Ping G430 Max 9° | Ventus Blue TR Hybrid - ZX 16° & 18° | GD Tour IZ S 2 Iron - ZU65 17° | AeroTech SteelFiber 110icw S Irons - ZX7 MKII 4-Pw | TTDGTI S400, std length 1° flat Wedges - RTX 6 Tour Rack 50° 54° 58° | TTDGTI S400, std length 1° flat Putter - L.A.B. Golf Link.1 | LA Golf P135 shaft | Garsen Quad Tour grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy Barbajo Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 I'm guessing Iomic.. Swing and a miss... What's in the bag: Driver: TSR3; DynaPWR Carbon FW Wood: DynaPWR 3-wood; TSR 2+ Hybrids: PXG Gen4 18-degree Utility Irons: ZX MkII 20* Irons:; 699/699 Pro V2 Combo; D9 Forged; MT86 (coming soon!); VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; Wedges: RTX6 Zipcore Putter: HB Soft Milled 10.5; Newport Special Select; Willamette, BB8; 8802; MATI Monto Ball: Tour B RXS; Z-STAR Diamond; Triad Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: Follow @golfspybarbajo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Clubs Golf Co. Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Here is the list of all of the Major Champions since 2007. 2007 Masters: Z. Johnson U.S. Open: A. Cabrera British Open: P. Harrington PGA Championship: T. Woods 2008 Masters: T. Immellman U.S. Open: T. Woods British Open: P. Harrington PGA Championship: P. Harrington 2009 Masters: A. Cabrera U.S. Open: L. Glover British Open: S. Cink PGA Championship: Y.E. Yang 2010 Masters: P. Mickelson U.S. Open: G. McDowell British Open: L. Oosthuizen PGA Championship: M. Kaymer 2011 Masters: C. Schwartzel U.S. Open: R. McIlroy British Open: D. Clarke PGA Championship: K. Bradley 2012 Masters: B. Watson U.S. Open: W. Simpson British Open: E. Els PGA Championship: R. McIlroy 2013 Masters: A. Scott U.S. Open: J. Rose British Open: P. Mickelson PGA Championship: J. Dufner 2014 Masters: B. Watson U.S. Open: M. Kaymer British Open: R. McIlroy PGA Championship: R. McIlroy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACcustomX Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I'm Going to throw one in there. After seeing the list of major winners over the last 7 years, I don't see a lot they have in common as far as equipment or apparel. So, my guess is towels. Club Glove? Driver: XTD Ti 9* Matrix Ozik Red Tie s flex Fairway: AMP 15* Aldila RIP s flex Hybrid: 588 Custom 20.5* Matrix Ozik Altus Irons: 2014 Tour Preferred MC 4-pw w/ KBS Tour s flex +1" Wedges: 8620 50*DD w/ KBS Rev, 54* and 58* DD w/ KBS C-Taper Putter: TD-01 True Balance 34" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Clubs Golf Co. Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Guess #1: Miyazaki Shafts Guess #2: YES Putters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy Barbajo Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Nope, nope and nope.... You guys getting frustrated yet? Clues again: Started 2007 with less than nothing... Sales have grown to $120+ this year (that's this year, not total)... Just now turning a profit... Equipment has been used to win 3 majors... So far we've eliminated SuperStroke, KBS, Player's Towel, Pure Grips, Scratch, Oban, Clic Gear, Zero Friction, Epoch, Iomic, Nippon, Travis Matthews, Club Glove, Myazaki and Yes. That leaves a LOT of other companies out there.... Dig deep, my friends. Dig deep... What's in the bag: Driver: TSR3; DynaPWR Carbon FW Wood: DynaPWR 3-wood; TSR 2+ Hybrids: PXG Gen4 18-degree Utility Irons: ZX MkII 20* Irons:; 699/699 Pro V2 Combo; D9 Forged; MT86 (coming soon!); VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; Wedges: RTX6 Zipcore Putter: HB Soft Milled 10.5; Newport Special Select; Willamette, BB8; 8802; MATI Monto Ball: Tour B RXS; Z-STAR Diamond; Triad Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: Follow @golfspybarbajo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Clubs Golf Co. Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 NO1 Grips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy Barbajo Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Nope What's in the bag: Driver: TSR3; DynaPWR Carbon FW Wood: DynaPWR 3-wood; TSR 2+ Hybrids: PXG Gen4 18-degree Utility Irons: ZX MkII 20* Irons:; 699/699 Pro V2 Combo; D9 Forged; MT86 (coming soon!); VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; Wedges: RTX6 Zipcore Putter: HB Soft Milled 10.5; Newport Special Select; Willamette, BB8; 8802; MATI Monto Ball: Tour B RXS; Z-STAR Diamond; Triad Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: Follow @golfspybarbajo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrodeur86 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 frogger? DRIVER: Stealth 2, 9* Upright setting, Mitsubishi Kai' Li red, 60g Stiff flex, New grip coming Woods: Sim Max 3 Wood, 15*, Fujikura Ventus 6 Blue 65g, Stiff flex, New grip coming HYBRIDS: JPX 850 hybrid 19*, UST Proforce V2 85g, Stiff, New grip coming IRONS: MP-20 HMB 4 iron, Project X LZ 6.5 shaft, Stiff+, Ping Midsize grip JPX 919 Tour 5i-pw, Project X LZ 6.5 shafts, Stiff+, Ping Midsize grips WEDGES: New Level Golf 50*, 55*, 60* M-Type Wedges with True Temper Elevate Tour X-Stiff flex, New Level Midsize grips PUTTER: Heppler Ketsch 35", Ping PP62 Pistol Grip BALL: Pro V1 (2021 + 2023 Versions) BAG: TM19 Select Plus Cart Bag Shoes: Under Armour HOVR Fade 2 SL Spikeless Shoes Tech: NX7 Pro Slope golf laser Rangefinder Frogger Golf Towels, 4 more Yard blue/ yellow golf tees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markb Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 It's gotta be a shaft manufacturer with such low profitability. I wanted to say Aerotech, but they've been around longer than 2007. bag - SunMountain Synch with Ogio Synergy X4 cartdriver - Optiforce 440, Paderson Kevlar Green stiff 46.5"fwoods - Jetspeed, 3HL regularirons - Speedblades 3-8, 85g stiff steel, 2 upwedges - Scor 40, 45, 50, 54, 58putter - Ketsch 35" slight arc, SuperStroke 2.0 mid-slimball - ProV1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACcustomX Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Shafts eh!!??.... Aldila? Driver: XTD Ti 9* Matrix Ozik Red Tie s flex Fairway: AMP 15* Aldila RIP s flex Hybrid: 588 Custom 20.5* Matrix Ozik Altus Irons: 2014 Tour Preferred MC 4-pw w/ KBS Tour s flex +1" Wedges: 8620 50*DD w/ KBS Rev, 54* and 58* DD w/ KBS C-Taper Putter: TD-01 True Balance 34" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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