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There were a few companies offering similar in the 70s or 80s, maybe even 90s. A trolley where the clubs are positioned heads down, usually has a seat as well and some pockets. They look funky but take up a lot more space than a normal bag and trolley and unless you put the clubs in the correct...

Welcome to my world. :) (But 30 or 40 yards behind is probably closer to the truth)

The looks of a club are the most important element for me, they must be beautiful, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. At the same time I'm also attracted to clubs at the opposite end of the spectrum. I love taking out a set of ugly ducklings, the stranger the better.

If you believe that changing shafts will make a great difference to your swing then I agree that there is no alternative to trying them out for yourself and checking results. I recently did a VERY scientific study on how shaft flexes have "evolved", which also shows the variation to be found...

Many years ago there was a push for professionals to play with less clubs, a competition was even held with a reduced number of clubs. Some really liked it, but they were different days and professionalism wasn't as dominant as it is now. And I can imagine the manufacturers making a huge fuss...

The fall began when PepsiCo bought it in 1970. The Finnish company (Amer Sports) began the revival of the brand when they acquired it circa 1989.

I don't see a "too many bags" problem here, rather a "not enough clubs" issue. I have an embarrassing number of bags and they're all stuffed to the gunwales with clubs. To add to the embarrassment, there are still a "significant number" of clubs not in bags.

Graphite shafts? Makes them even rarer I'd guess.

Erstwhile wielder of the J's Professional Weapon, one of the great club names.

Or it's yet more AI generated crap.

You can be quick or you can be slow when filming a video. The larger channels have a team go round with them, usually at least a couple of camera/drone operators. It's going to take time to get everybody in place. As a one man set up I can be very quick, my camera is fixed to my trolley so no...

I did a very short piece on the rise of Mizuno in one of the first videos I ever made. You sum up the failings of many British manufacturers pretty well, but there was still a lot of innovation still going on. One of the factors against British makers was the lack of scale, they made some...

Good question! I'd say that up until the 1970s brand image wasn't much of a thing. Sure advertising influenced choices but in the UK American clubs were a rarity. Lots of UK manufacturers produced clubs that stated "American Model" or similar but to actually find the real article was...

Wear white clothes.

Don't think I've ever played with anyone better than scratch, and even then only a couple of times. Never played with anyone famous either.