Why Spend The Money On Name Brand Golf Clubs?
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009Everyone is looking for a bargain these days. Why shouldn’t golfers get a price break also? Well, you can if you have the right mindset. Clone golf clubs provide a perfect way for a golfer to save a bunch of money. What sort of mindset do you have? Do you think that only name-brand golf clubs work to hit a golf ball? Are you a PGA professional?
The reason professional golfers play major brand golf clubs is that they are essentially given the golf clubs to use. Brand name golf clubs companies do this in order to have their brand name presented to lots of amateur golfers. This provides cheap advertisement for the golf club companies and cheap golf clubs for the professional golfer.
After a golfer turns pro and are given their tour card, they receive money to play a major brand golf club. Every time they make the cut in a golf tournament, they receive more money toward golf clubs. Win a tournament and they receive even more money toward those golf clubs. This is in addition to the money they win from the tournament.
Of course, the professional golfer wants to play golf clubs that they are comfortable and confident swinging. The major golf company wants as many golfers as possible to play their golf clubs. Toward this end, the golf clubs are modified in any way that the professional golfer wants. Adjustments to the loft, lie, shafts and head weighting would run the normal golfer a lot of money.
The bigger the marketing budget of the major brand golf club manufacturer, the more prevalent their golf clubs will be on professional tours and the more their brand name will be in front of regular golfers that will pay full price for those golf clubs.
In order to provide the adjustments that the professional golfer wants, the golf club manufacturer also has to provide a way to make those adjustments. This includes special vans and personnel on site to make those adjustments as the players request them. Do you think you could pay for that kind of attention? You, as the consumer, do when you buy major brand golf clubs. Those expenses are passed on to the consumer.
You may also want to purchase major brand golf clubs and not worry about whether or not they actually fit you and your golf swing. This is a major mistake if you want to get the most out of your golf clubs.
Knock off golf clubs that are custom made to your physical characteristics provide the best value for your money. You won’t be blowing your money on a name brand that won’t be doing you any good. You will also enjoy those clubs because they will allow you to best opportunity to play well.