Direct Golf 'MOT' Offer

[tallpaul]

I presume most of you have been sent this, if you've ever shopped with Direct Golf. What are your thoughts - cynical marketing or a genuine offer?

 

[Heidi]

They are seriously doing all that for free?!

 

[HawkeyeMS]

They are seriously doing all that for free?!

and all in 40 minutes? !?*?

 

[shivas irons]

Is that offer only for previous customers Direct Golf has on their database or open to anybody?

 

[Ethan]

I am going to go out on a limb here, but I suspect that many people will be diagnosed as urgently needing new grips or clubs.

 

[DCB]

'cynical marketing' well it certainly got your attention

Just a hook to get you to go into one of their stores... who knows what you'll be enticed to buy then

 

[One Planer]

I am going to go out on a limb here, but I suspect that many people will be diagnosed as urgently needing new grips or clubs.

Nothing gets by you!!

 

[StrangelyBrown]

Is it wrong that I laughed at 'shaft polish'?

Anyways, I'm needing new spikes but I think i'll just drop my shoes off with the proshop

 

[pbrown7582]

I go with the marketing line but isn't that the way many big stores work entice you in knowing you'll generally spend more than it's cost then to get you in.

 

[Alex1975]

I am going to go out on a limb here, but I suspect that many people will be diagnosed as urgently needing new grips or clubs.

I have to agree but it is still a good offer and a nice way to spend 40 mins if you find yourself at a lose end in a Directgolf.

I am not sure I would let them clean my clubs but they can look at my swing and check my lofts are still as they should be.

 

[fundy]

Gonna give them a shot, without them knowing im planning on using the simulator session to check some yardages and could do with the loft and lies checking on my irons and wedges. May try a few irons if they let me but little interest in changing them or anything else (as long as I steer clear of the putters section lol)

 

[Junior]

Is it wrong that I laughed at 'shaft polish'?

No, i did too !!!!!

Simulator session looks good though. I'd go down and spend 40 mins on that for free

 

[Heidi]

OK - they cant get me on new grips as i had mine done last month
the clubs were in the sink on sunday so are sparkly - and the grooves have been cleaned out with cocktail sticks and are free from dirt
double checked the spikes when washing shoes too - all present and correct - no 'bits' missing...
their ladies clothes section is abysmal so i wont spend my 40 mins there

that leaves me with 40 mins on the free lesson - woo hoo!! :whoo:

 

[HomerJSimpson]

It seems a good offer but what is it they say that if it looks too good to be true..... I wouldn't be interested as I have a teaching pro I trust, get a good deal on grips from my pro, get HID to clean the clubs, do my own spikes (yes really and I've more to check than most) and wouldn't trust their simulators not to be cranked up to the max. Apart from that..

 

[DappaDonDave]

I am going to go out on a limb here, but I suspect that many people will be diagnosed as urgently needing new grips or clubs.

that would be before the swing check and simulator session as that just isn't worth it if you need grips/clubs

 

[HickoryShaft]

Is it wrong that I laughed at 'shaft polish'?

I was thinking what to reply when he tell you 'your big ends gone '

 

[HughJars]

It seems a good offer but what is it they say that if it looks too good to be true..... I wouldn't be interested as I have a teaching pro I trust, get a good deal on grips from my pro, get HID to clean the clubs, do my own spikes (yes really and I've more to check than most) and wouldn't trust their simulators not to be cranked up to the max. Apart from that..

So you're suggesting that in a session designed to check the performance of your OWN clubs, they would crank the simulator "up to the max" (???) which I presume means give some false mega reading. How would this be of benefit to them?

 

[Cheifi0]

They will have it set so that when you hit your clubs the yardages will be horrible. Here try these sir, yardages increase 20 yards per club! Just jumping on the band wagon.

 

[Oddsocks]

They will have it set so that when you hit your clubs the yardages will be horrible. Here try these sir, yardages increase 20 yards per club! Just jumping on the band wagon.

Your not a million miles out. According to their track man in tonbridge store I carry the r11 270 yards - sold! I Can tell you I didn't carry that club 270 in the 6-8 weeks that I Owned it, my very best on a dry fairway with roll was only 280.

Yes DG, I'm accusing your machine of being cranked to give favourable stats!

 

[HughJars]

They will have it set so that when you hit your clubs the yardages will be horrible. Here try these sir, yardages increase 20 yards per club! Just jumping on the band wagon.

So let me get this straight, they give you an "MOT" where you take in your OWN CLUBS, then they set the flightscope to show you hitting them miles further than you would on the course? That right, seemed to be what Homer was suggesting as well?

So I'll repeat my question, how does that benefit DG?