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Lynx Boom Boom 2!!!!

Tee hee I recognise one of the pros in the vid on the website with Austin Healey. I knew the pro and he does play Lynx clubs!

So all those guys I guess are real club pros from around the country!
 
Karl102 said:
Sure have ploughed money into the advertising! Seen the tv adverts as well.... Decent shaft in it as well....
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from all accounts it's a good driver, even without the heated head cover.

what I don't understand is how Lynx are going to deal with the fall out from the rules issues - they may just take the view that any advertising is good, but I don't think it will play out that way.

they advertise the club as conforming - which it is, and it's been approved - but they sell it with a heated head cover that if used will create a breach of 14-3, and market it as performing better with that head cover.

if they had simply produced it for the non conforming market (and quite a lot of stuff is) it makes more sense!
 
There's a long thread about it over on the other GM site, the Lynx CEO has been posting. All very heated and has been locked while legal advice is being sought.... hmmmm
 
guest100718 said:
There's a long thread about it over on the other GM site, the Lynx CEO has been posting. All very heated and has been locked while legal advice is being sought.... hmmmm
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it was probably the most stupid thread I've read anywhere - more an ill informed opinionated argument than a debate for the first 8 pages - I couldn't see any point in posting as the correct answer had already been given. I believe that GM asked the R&A for an opinion because of the nature of the issue but I haven't been back to it. If the Lynx guy has posted I will look in to see what was said as it may provide an insight into the question I pose above ie the why?

there really isn't anything to rule on with regard to artifically heating equipement during a stipulated round - it's there in black and white already.
 
duncan mackie said:
it was probably the most stupid thread I've read anywhere - more an ill informed opinionated argument than a debate for the first 8 pages - I couldn't see any point in posting as the correct answer had already been given. I believe that GM asked the R&A for an opinion because of the nature of the issue but I haven't been back to it. If the Lynx guy has posted I will look in to see what was said as it may provide an insight into the question I pose above ie the why?

there really isn't anything to rule on with regard to artifically heating equipement during a stipulated round - it's there in black and white already.
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well there were only a few more pages, saying the same things over and over....

they still seem to miss the fundamental point; the heated headcover is irrelevant, it's the application of any artificial heating which could be a match, hand warmer, blowtorch to the equipement being used during a stipulated round to influence performance that breaches 14-3. As such there is nothing for the R&A to rule on with regard to the specific head cover, other than to point to the exisiting rules that cover it's use ie used to increase the driving distance of a club = penalty. The R&A would appear to have confused things a little with a quoted comment along the lines of 'until a headcover is submitted for review we can't give an opinion on whether it conforms'.

there is scope for one scary outcome here though - the R&A could end up testing the marketing claims by using the heated cover on the club and establishing that it makes absolutely no difference to the performance (and therefore it's use wouldn't contravene the rules)!!! in many ways that would actually be funny - but unfortunately the resulting confusion would be even greater.

it does rather look like Lynx have dropped a clanger - but there's little point in heated debate as time will tell.
 
Most people were aware that the rules already cover this, just the odd one and several workers from lynx posting to the contrary.
 
guest100718 said:
Most people were aware that the rules already cover this, just the odd one and several workers from lynx posting to the contrary.
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I had a quick glance at the thread on the other side. The does seem to be a fundamental question not being addressed by Lynx. If we kick off will Austin Healy come on here. :confused:

I quite like the look of the driver, if I hadn't just bought a RAZR fit with a ridiculous shaft in it I would have a hit with one. They need to drop the headcover promo asap imo as it is a legal cul de sac.

it is over priced at £350 also. More people will try a custom fit 913 than a lynx at that price
 
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So now we can win one in this month's magazine is anyone going to go for it?
Still can't see how it can have a heating element in the headcover and be legal.
 
Imurg said:
So now we can win one in this month's magazine is anyone going to go for it?
Still can't see how it can have a heating element in the headcover and be legal.
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If so that would be ideal for all you soft southerners that need special Troos and can't play cos it too cold :)
 
i heard that a wet club face wont slice the ball as much when its wet due to less friction! is it legal to brush your driver head through wet long grass just before you hit a tee shot?
 
Lynx finally bit the bullet and got a ruling from the R&A.....

The driver itself is conforming, but the heated head cover isn't....what a surprise..
Anyone buying the driver will be supplied with a standard head cover, but can also purchase a novelty heated head cover if they so wish.
 
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