Maybe the Frenchman was right!!!

[USER1999]

Back in the day, when MacGregor made good stuff, and Olly was playing them, one of the golf mags ran a comp that you could get your irons made by the guy who built and ground Ollys. Apparently anyone could do this, it just cost about £10k. An off the rack set of the same was about £300.

Trick is, if someone asked me how I wanted the sole of my irons ground I wouldn't have a clue.

So why don't the pro's play the same clubs we do? Because they do have a clue what they want.

 

[thecraw]

I remember an interview with Ian Poulter a year or so ago where he was talking about his new irons that cost £20000.00 to make for him. Clearly not run of the mill Cobra irons then.

That figure will include the R&D, figuring in the fitters time, the manufacturing process, the shaft technology etc, best grip size and feel, making several sets until they got it exactly right.

There is no way 8 irons cost £20,000!

 

[USER1999]

They would if they aren't standard. If the forging die was made for each iron, as a one off prototype, and then each iron is custom ground and finished, then I'd say £20k wouldn't be far off.

 

[MarkE]

I don't believe the re-branding thing is widespread. But I do believe that the clubs we buy bear little relation to what the pros use.
Anyone who buys a set of clubs is deluded if they think they are using the same as their favourite player.

 

[StrangelyBrown]

What Frenchman are we on about..? That bellend of a pro from Bordeaux that made a nuisance of himself on here a few months ago?

In relation to the question raised by the OP, does it actually matter if the clubs are the same as we can buy..? It's a bit like saying that because you drive an Impreza you've got the same car as Colin McRae drove or your A4 Quattro was the same as used by Frank Biela when he won the BTCC back in '99 or so.

 

[coolhand]

I think that’s you’ve hit on a great analogy:

The clubs start the same as the ones in the pro shops but the heads are blue-printed, custom shafts are fitted, top of the range grips used, it’s all adjusted to fit the player exactly and then constantly tweaked through practice/play.

However I also think its worth bearing in mind that as golf is such a “form” sport , once a reasonable level of performance is reached the nth degree of perfection in the equipment becomes irrelevant.

 

[viscount17]

I heard that in the year 2000, there were over 10 versions of the Pro V1 on Tour of which 2 were then developed and put on general sale the following year.

that they developed that many for the pros to test I'd believe. that they could use that many variations in comps - no way.

 

[Region3]

I remember watching a video on Youtube and Luke Donald said the irons he plays are the same as you'd buy in a shop. Can't remember the model but he had S300 shafts in them.

I don't see any reason for him to lie about it.

 

[haplesshacker]

I remember watching a video on Youtube and Luke Donald said the irons he plays are the same as you'd buy in a shop. Can't remember the model but he had S300 shafts in them.

I don't see any reason for him to lie about it.

No none what-so-ever.










Well apart from a big fat pay cheque from the pay masters.

(Cynical git )

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Does it really matter anyway. There is a plethora of clubs on the market place for us amateurs and everyone from beginners to + handicaps are catered for with custom fitting available if you really want the kit to work at optimum levels. Most of us will never be good enough to justify even wanting to own a specialised club designed for the pros. If they do have purpose built clubs so what. It's like comparing an F1 to a Vauxhall Vectra. We aspire to drive an F1 but we'd all get more from the Vectra.

 

[Aztecs27]

I remember watching a video on Youtube and Luke Donald said the irons he plays are the same as you'd buy in a shop. Can't remember the model but he had S300 shafts in them.

I don't see any reason for him to lie about it.

That's because Mizzy's are so good off the shelf, innit.

 

[haplesshacker]

I remember watching a video on Youtube and Luke Donald said the irons he plays are the same as you'd buy in a shop. Can't remember the model but he had S300 shafts in them.

I don't see any reason for him to lie about it.

That's because Mizzy's are so good off the shelf, innit.

Doh!!!

Is the right answer.

And me a Mizzy boy 'an all.