mcbroon
Journeyman Pro
First things first, this is an ugly club. It has a white head, which I'm not a particularly big fan of, but it's not even the good matt finish TaylorMade white. It's a glossy, shiny ceramic-looking white. It's like someone made a club out of a bit of an old bath. It has a regular flex Aldila Voodoo shaft, which is deep red, topped off with a Benross imitation MultiCcompound white grip. It's just not attractive.
But... (there's always a but)
Oh, man, does it fly! It shouldn't be this good. I tried it beside a Mizuno, beside a Ping and beside the same club with a black head and a stiff shaft and it beat the hell out of all them. I hit it first, assuming I wouldn't like it. But it soared. I hit half a dozen balls, one after the other, with almost identical results. So I put it down. "If I hit this monstrosity as well as that, how well will I hit the Mizuno or the Ping?" I wondered.
Not as well, is the answer. Hit them ok, but not with the consistency of strike or direction as I got out of the Benross. I tried the stiff-shaft, figuring that if I had to buy a Benross, I could at least get one with a black head and pretend it was something else. But the same thing happened. Similar distance, but less control.
Three times I put this club down to try the others, determined not to buy it, and three times I picked it up knowing deep down that it was the best of the four. So I swallowed my pride, went back to the shop and bought it, feeling slightly dirty. And it was only £80, a full £50 less than the Mizuno and the Ping.
Out on the course on Sunday, using it in anger, I discovered it wasn't a fluke. Used it three times and it did what I wanted each time. It's a really nice club to hit.
I'm just like you. I like nice expensive gear because I figure that if it's expensive, there must be a good reason for it - it must give you something extra. Well you know what? There IS a good reason for it, but it's not you that gets the extra. The extra goes to Ping, or Mizuno, or any other high-end manufacturer that creams an additional £50 out of you for a club that's no better for you than the Benross.
If you need a hybrid, you'd be a fool to spend £130 when you can get this for £80.
But... (there's always a but)
Oh, man, does it fly! It shouldn't be this good. I tried it beside a Mizuno, beside a Ping and beside the same club with a black head and a stiff shaft and it beat the hell out of all them. I hit it first, assuming I wouldn't like it. But it soared. I hit half a dozen balls, one after the other, with almost identical results. So I put it down. "If I hit this monstrosity as well as that, how well will I hit the Mizuno or the Ping?" I wondered.
Not as well, is the answer. Hit them ok, but not with the consistency of strike or direction as I got out of the Benross. I tried the stiff-shaft, figuring that if I had to buy a Benross, I could at least get one with a black head and pretend it was something else. But the same thing happened. Similar distance, but less control.
Three times I put this club down to try the others, determined not to buy it, and three times I picked it up knowing deep down that it was the best of the four. So I swallowed my pride, went back to the shop and bought it, feeling slightly dirty. And it was only £80, a full £50 less than the Mizuno and the Ping.
Out on the course on Sunday, using it in anger, I discovered it wasn't a fluke. Used it three times and it did what I wanted each time. It's a really nice club to hit.
I'm just like you. I like nice expensive gear because I figure that if it's expensive, there must be a good reason for it - it must give you something extra. Well you know what? There IS a good reason for it, but it's not you that gets the extra. The extra goes to Ping, or Mizuno, or any other high-end manufacturer that creams an additional £50 out of you for a club that's no better for you than the Benross.
If you need a hybrid, you'd be a fool to spend £130 when you can get this for £80.
