ATOT Golfers

[bunker]

Read this before buying any equipment.

Yes it's fiction but the points it makes are perfectly valid.

Essentially it says the equipment you use has nothing to do with how well you play. I'm not going to get in to the whole reasoning for it, it's in the book! Besides, it's not a bad read .

I'm never buying another club unless my current ones break.

 

[Modeps]

What if your clubs are made for someone a lot shorter than you and you got them second hand?

 

[Mr N8]

Having used a Knight brand and a Titlist driver in the same game, I guarantee you that there is a significant difference in the quality and playability of different clubs.

 

[bunker]

Well, yeah, you have to use some common sense.

What the book basically says is that the equipment manufacturers trick the regular hacks (like me ) into believing the next big $400 driver will fix all their problems and goes into a lenghty discussion of why it won't, but suckers keep buying them anyway.

That and it's a pretty good book on it's own .

EDIT: there are also some fundamental differences in equipment that actually will make a difference such as forged irons vs. cavity back. But that's not what it gets in to.

 

[cronos]

nope. i never got caught in the hypes of golf equipments ('my driver is BIGGER than yours' kind of mentality, lol), mainly because i feel that my game is not up to the point where it will make a difference for me.

 

[Mr N8]

Originally posted by: bunker
Well, yeah, you have to use some common sense.

What the book basically says is that the equipment manufacturers trick the regular hacks (like me ) into believing the next big $400 driver will fix all their problems and goes into a lenghty discussion of why it won't, but suckers keep buying them anyway.

That and it's a pretty good book on it's own .

EDIT: there are also some fundamental differences in equipment that actually will make a difference such as forged irons vs. cavity back. But that's not what it gets in to.

OK, I see. So your saying, I have a 2 year old Titlist set, and my game is consistent, except I really want to get 20 more yards out of my drive. So, going out and buying the newest Titlist / Callaway / Nike driver really isn't worth the money in that case. That I completely understand.

BTW - I just ditched my old K-Mart $100 specials and got a deal on the new Nike Slingback irons. :shocked: I never know I could hit a 3 iron so far and straight off the fairway. I've already played 2x as much this year, just because its more enjoyable to be shooting mid 40s (par 36) than low to mid 50s.