My names Rick and I play ORKA clubs!

[wrighty1874]

NO mate, It was directed at Fundy.

Are you asking me that question fella?

 

[Oddsocks]

Any issues pm me, not rubbishing thread

 

[User20205]

Not a grey area at all!

As we have all been told "when we signed up for the forum we agreed to accept the rules and conditions".

Can't have rules for some and not others can we?

for me it's all about the context, but ultimately you have a point if you want to be black & white. Not sure why you are making an issue though.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Ok Guys

I have sent a PM to Alex about the Orka link in his siggy, thanks for picking it up,
we treat everyone the same way here.

There are rules about commercial advertising which we as moderators enforce vigorously.

and there is a world of difference between a company coming on here, spamming the forum etc and what we have here which is a group of forum members who are individually providing feedback about a particular company who has offered a good service.

its called a recommendation and its what forums are for.

If you read any of Alex's few posts, you will see that he is answering questions about his products that you guys have asked.or defending his company against misinformation. That is not Advertising

He isnt saying come on down, sale on, reductions to forum members, free wedges or anything like that, now will you guys back off,

as Fish said above, a rather good thread ruined by petty squabbling

Fragger

 

[bigslice]

Wow. This thread is something else. Unless you're from the OFT or something, can everyone just not chill out? Jesus.

The original thread was interesting and a good read. Now it's just tedious.

Orka has obviously gone down well with a few on here, and as a result there is quite the buzz on the forum about it. Understandable. We all like to talk about our new shinys. Are they advertising/promoting/pushing the brand on us? I think NOT. Relax people.

nah its still a good thread

 

[One Planer]

Well Rick I have to be honest, I never thought you would go down the Orka route after getting fitted for Mizuno. Beat of luck to you my man. Hopefully shoot a low one when conditions improve.

Alex, welcome to the forum.

I have a question or 2 based in one of your posts on this thread.

You say club head tech hasn't changed much since about 06'. Can I ask what you make of thinks like the slot in the sole of TM's rocket bladez? Real effect or gimmick?

Second, is there a reason you prefer the steel you do as opposed to 1025 carbon steel?

If you want to post on the thread that's fine. Of you'd rather PM me, I'm fine with that. Whatever suits.

Again, welcome to the forum and apologies to Mr Garg for the hijack

 

[wrighty1874]

Did you get fitted at the Coventry centre in Broad Lane.

welcome to the awseomeness Rick. Used mine for my lesson yesterday, the pro liked them.

I too purchased a full set without any thought of resale value. These are the first clubs I have paid for and I intend to have a very long and successful relationship with them

 

[Naybrains]

Interesting to here what the top man's view on this thread is. I've got a feeling Mike may approve and be delighted with The Orka golf representative embracing the forum. I maybe completely wrong.

 

[Fish]

Did you get fitted at the Coventry centre in Broad Lane.

I'm pretty sure he went down south as everyone else did to Alex. I saw his clubs the other day and Steve's (Fundy's) at Tadmarton, very nice.

 

[PNWokingham]

Ok Guys

I have sent a PM to Alex about the Orka link in his siggy, thanks for picking it up,
we treat everyone the same way here.

There are rules about commercial advertising which we as moderators enforce vigorously.

and there is a world of difference between a company coming on here, spamming the forum etc and what we have here which is a group of forum members who are individually providing feedback about a particular company who has offered a good service.

its called a recommendation and its what forums are for.

If you read any of Alex's few posts, you will see that he is answering questions about his products that you guys have asked.or defending his company against misinformation. That is not Advertising

He isnt saying come on down, sale on, reductions to forum members, free wedges or anything like that, now will you guys back off,

as Fish said above, a rather good thread ruined by petty squabbling

Fragger

Well said Fragger! This has been painful reading. it started out as a great post from Rick excited about new irons (nothing new there) and get's some great input from Alex answering questions about the product (very welcome - and I will be calling) but certain aholes have to hijack it and turn an innocent good-intentioned thread into a witch hunt that has taken 40 minutes of my time to catch up on - time to get a life guys! I hope Alex stays and adds to discussions like this - time for bed!

 

[bigslice]

Alex has sent me a PM asking how to close his forum account as he is amazed at the hostility shown here by members of this forum.

So we now have a sales Director of an up and coming UK brand who has a very negative view of the forum and maybe as a result GM itself. Well done, I hope you are proud of yourselves

thats his choice, bit of shame as i had questions to ask. suppose i can always email orka for answers or follow on twitter

some folk lurk on here before joining the forum to suss things out (i did). i suspect alex didnt and can see why he may leave. but to be honest 'hostility' ure having a laugh. come on if rickg had said 'ping' instead of orka the thread would still have been the same imo

 

[G1BB0]

I have tidied the thread up and removed some posts. the point was made and the issue resolved. please keep on topic as any further posts akin to the previous ones will also be removed and possible infractions given!

cheers

G1BB0

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Well said, maybe if the Mods had picked up on the Free Advertising sooner then Alex would still be here.

Still a lesson learned today, rules are rules and we must stick by them 100%

Oh forgive me, so its the mods fault that he has been hounded out of the forum by a few individuals.

If those individuals has bothered to report the fact that a commercial link existed , we would have dealt with it, but no you act like a bunch of hooligans , attack him and his company, when all he was doing was responding to genuine questions from interested forumers.

When I picked up through reading posts that a weblink existed , I sent him a PM and the matter was sorted, This is the same proceedure that we use for everybody, so he hasnt had any special treatment.

Some of you need to take a good look at your actions

 

[One Planer]

thats his choice, bit of shame as i had questions to ask. suppose i can always email orka for answers or follow on twitter

Very true.

I've posted 2 questions on the thread earlier, but totally understand why Alex won't/hasn't replied.

After all we get Directors of club manufacturers on here every day to ask questions of and.....



........ Oh bang on that's not right is it.


Well done lads. Top marks.

 

[ACJ29v11]

Final post guys.


to all you avid folders out there, firstly I wish to thank you for the interaction which has been interesting for sure. I've no interest in advertising within the forum and apologies if this upset any of you gents, I was unaware of such rules and would never wish to cause grief to anyone.

my main reason for getting involved in the discussions was simply to say thank you to our supporters whilst at the same time openly discussing what we do and how we do it and what sets us apart from everyone else. I'll never attack anyone or any brand as I'm above petty arguments. We are all civilised guys whom should be able to openly seek advice and wish to gain knowledge from various brands. We as a brand are always keen to get feedback positive or negative as it all helps in the continual improvement. NO ONE is perfect.

i have seen some great banter on here and those whom have met me and know me will tell you I consider myself a comedy genius at times, however the volume and level of the negativity on here regardless if it at me personally, the brand or any other brand for that matter is truly sad to see.

We see those whom buy into Orka as customers for life not a walking pound signs like many other brands, once fitted properly you should only ever need that one set, over time maybe a shaft change and frequent loft checks. Which means you save copious amounts of money to treat the wife (mentioning no names Rick....)

I 100% admire you all regardless of your brand loyalty purely for that reason, you have found something whether that be Orka or none that works for you, so stick with it and enjoy it. Support each other in improving rather than attacking and ask yourself is what i'm about to post really relevant and what do i hope to achieve from it? I genuinely wish you all well with your golf and hope you enjoy the masters so our withdrawal symptoms disappear along with the snow!

All the best
Al.

 

[bigslice]

Well Rick I have to be honest, I never thought you would go down the Orka route after getting fitted for Mizuno. Beat of luck to you my man. Hopefully shoot a low one when conditions improve.

Alex, welcome to the forum.

I have a question or 2 based in one of your posts on this thread.

You say club head tech hasn't changed much since about 06'. Can I ask what you make of thinks like the slot in the sole of TM's rocket bladez? Real effect or gimmick?

Second, is there a reason you prefer the steel you do as opposed to 1025 carbon steel?

If you want to post on the thread that's fine. Of you'd rather PM me, I'm fine with that. Whatever suits.

Again, welcome to the forum and apologies to Mr Garg for the hijack

the steel thing was something i was interested in also the shaft bit where the reg cud play like stiff

 

[scratch]

Alex

I've seen the post regarding closing down your account. As an Orka player and convert myself, I hope you reconsider as I think it's great to have a direct line into the company.

Give the forum a chance, like life itself there is good and bad on here. You just have to find the good stuff.

:thup:

 

[Naybrains]

Final post guys.

:angry:

Sad day for the GM Forum. How things have changed round here.

 

[User20205]

Alex

I've seen the post regarding closing down your account. As an Orka player and convert myself, I hope you reconsider as I think it's great to have a direct line into the company.

Give the forum a chance, like life itself there is good and bad on here. You just have to find the good stuff.

:thup:

cheers Alex, don't jack it in just yet, It's just a winter thing, they're a bit better when they've stopped sucking on all those lemons

 

[brendy]

Pathetic fellas, absolutely pathetic.