Search
Our Sponsors Play Golf!
Related Links


 

 

Informative Articles

Callaway ERC Fusion Driver - Long and Straight
The ERC Fusion Driver is an ultra forgiving and accurate driver. This golf club is available through the "Callaway Golf Pre-Owned" website (www.callawaygolfpreowned.com). The ERC Fusion Driver is available in lofts from 7.5 to 12.0, and is...

Choosing the Right Golf Balls
You've watched Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson on television - you know the brand of golf balls they use. And they're good, right? You should be able to use the same brand of golf balls and be good too, right? Wrong! Maybe using the same type golf...

"In Search of Golf's Bad Habits"
Nowhere in recorded history is there witness to a baby's first words being, "Give me a cigarette and a shot of whiskey." Mini humans are not born with these vices. They are acquired. But, heck, you knew that. Let's assume that the babe adds a few...

Key To Better Golf
The Key to Better Golf By Shannon W. Brown Golf experts do agree on something. It's not possible to play a good stroke if your balance isn't maintained throughout the swing. Keeping your balance sounds pretty simple. But it's nigh impossible...

The Position Of Yoga In Golf
The power that yoga can give you mentally and physically can also work to greatly improve your golf game. Yoga can give you many benefits physically and mentally. It helps to increase your flexibility and range of motion, as well as increasing...

 
Golf on a Budget

I know what youre thinking golf on a budget! Can there be such a thing? Well, it is possible, if you take a balanced, objective look at the strategies used in marketing golf products.

Case in point I just interviewed a local golf shop owner today. We were talking about the new golf balls, and he was telling me that representatives from different companies send him golf balls to use, hoping that hell recommend them to his customers.

Well, he said hes tried just about everything, and in his opinion, they all play about the same now. Picking up a box of 12 Titleist balls, he said, "This one is probably the best." They cost $24.99 for the dozen. Then he laughed and picked up another box. "But this one is our best seller."

The box was priced $44.99 for the dozen. I looked surprised. He shook his head and said, "Its all hype. People think that if the balls cost double, theyre bound to play better."

Now we have the new hybrid ironwoods. Are they really going to change your game that much? Or is it all a part of the marketing pitch?

I heard one marketer say that since the golf market was so saturated, he priced his clubs at three times the price of anyone elses. And he sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth. The clubs werent any more

expensive to make than other clubs. It was just a "market test". And folks bought like crazy.

Since no two people play golf the same - and everyone has an individual physique and swing a product that adds distance for one player may not help another player at all.

Think about something you do very well that requires a piece of equipment. Youre the expert in this area. Should everyone who attempts your job then buy the exact same equipment as you have? Will that mean theyll be able to do the job better or as well as you?

Food for thought, isnt it? I enjoy gardening, and have a lovely flower garden. But I only have one or two garden tools that are considered the best. The other things I use because thats what Ive always used.

So just because one golf pro buys one kind of ball or club doesnt mean that its the best for you.

The sales pitches that swear youre going to add 30 yards and never hit another slice entice us to shell out the big bucks. But if youre careful and have a healthy dose of skepticism, youll save both time and money in the long run.

Remember, in the golf world, just because a product is more expensive, doesnt mean its necessarily any better

About the Author

Everything Golf
http://www.seasonedgolfer.com