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So, my driver is already obsolete. New in January, obsolete in July.

Are they TM in disguise?

The only good thing is I might be able to buy a matching 4w on the cheap pretty soon.
 
I noticed, and commented, that the are pushing quite a bit of new hardware just lately.

Tommy Gainey did a Phil Mickleson by talking his new driver up in his post round interview last night.

Is the new one 18 yards longer instead of TM's 17?
 
I noticed this the other day when I went to the range that they'd reduced the prices on the current well now obsolete model. Even the pro couldn't give me a reason other than Cally wanted to release a new one as to why!

Seems to be a short shelf life on models these days, I've just upgraded to the AMP Cell but so far doesn't seem to be any new offerings coming soon so I may still be using the new model for at least 12 weeks!
 
Apparently the new driver is designed to increase clubhead and ball speed for extra distance.

I'm so bored reading this for every new bit of kit that comes out :blah:
 
Feel the same as you here Murph.

Got an X hot beginning of the year this was the latest and greatest then, next thing a free club if you bought one and hey ho cant be more than a year on the shelf the X hot and Xtreme out comes a new one.

I though a two year shelf life was a little short but this just seems nuts the previous models must of only had a year at the most, what do they take us for......





Oh btw I have a fitting booked the weekend, the new one must be worth it. Perhaps I'll sell one of the children on the for sale forum........:whistle:
 
Does it really matter though, if your club works for you then it does not matter what else is on the market does it? The only think is resale value, but do you really think about that when you buy equipment?

They have to keep bringing products out to try and take business from the other companies but you don't have to keep buying the next thing.
 
Just because a manufacturer wants you to buy a new driver every year doesn’t mean you have to…

My Mizuno is well over 4 years old now, if not more and I won’t be changing it, unless of course someone brings out a driver that hits it 's self.
 
patricks148 said:
Just because a manufacturer wants you to buy a new driver every year doesn’t mean you have to…

My Mizuno is well over 4 years old now, if not more and I won’t be changing it, unless of course someone brings out a driver that hits it 's self.
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Think this post by Patrick and Alex1975's above are right on the money.

A new model from a brand doesn't mean the previous release has stopped working it's just what it is... a new product. A new driver might not even be a replacement for a model that went on sale earlier this year - it might be a completely new line or a replacement for a 1-2 year old product

The manufacturers work on the basis that the average ardent golfer (ie the majority of us) upgrades their driver every 1-3 years and if you havent upgraded for over two years the reality is the latest products will probably, but not definitely, be able to offer you more performance (most likely extra distance) so you should feel the benefit of an upgrade (if you can afford it)

Those barnds who refresh thier range every year only project very modest sales of a the new product to golfers who are playing the product that is being replaced. The vast majority of sales will come from golfers whio havent upgraded for a while

So, using the TaylorMade example they really would have only expected R11/R11s driver users who are total brand fans or the golfers who want the very very latest technology to have bought an R1 on release. The vast majority of R1 buyers would be R9 or before users or golfers who were using competitor product that was over 18 months old
 
I do get this, but flipping heck, the xtreme is not that old. A two year product life makes sense to me. Especially if they have two ranges, so effectively a new launch every year. They need to balance out the new sales against the cost of peeing off existing customers.

I'm not changing any time soon, although I do have a love hate relationship with this driver. It's long, but it can misbehave big time.
 
I can see where Cally, TM etc are coming from but I don't agree with it. If other top brands like Titleist, Mizuno and Ping can have a stable two year life cycle and survive why do others see the need to churn them out months after the last one
 
The Cally website lists the Razr-Fit Extreme, X-Hot and the new Optiforce so this maybe a new "range" rather than a replacement one.

I think this is basically a "new" FTi-Z replacement, the Razr-Fit being the new adjustable club and the X-Hot effectively replacing the Diablo range....
 
At rrp of £340 odd, it must be squarely aimed at the xtreme.

There can't be room for two £300 plus drivers in your product line up, surely?
 
Best thing to do is keep what you have if it works, ignore the marketing hype with these products and concentrate on your game.
 
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