ORKA Golf Clubs

[PhilTheFragger]

I prefer a brand that'll hold its value as well as perform. Would never touch a lesser brand again even if they have a cult following as you'll get pumped when you try to trade in or trade up.

Good luck all you whale lovers.

I suspect that all Orkalites are having a little chuckle to themselves, especially about the "lesser brand" bit

Craw you are totally missing the point, these are not mass produced items, these clubs are bespoke, made for YOU and therefore by definition, are not made for someone else. they are clubs that you shouldnt need to sell on after a few months coz they dont work.

They should last you for years and years and when the time comes to upgrade, it will be because they are worn out and would have a nil resale value anyway, rather like the rusty example you quoted earlier.

Besides with graphite shafts, i got less to go rusty

 

[chris661]

I prefer a brand that'll hold its value as well as perform. Would never touch a lesser brand again even if they have a cult following as you'll get pumped when you try to trade in or trade up.

Good luck all you whale lovers.

You are assuming that everyone trades their old kit in though. I don't, so resale value doesn't really bother me, but each to their own I suppose.,

 

[MendieGK]

I suspect that all Orkalites are having a little chuckle to themselves, especially about the "lesser brand" bit

Craw you are totally missing the point, these are not mass produced items, these clubs are bespoke, made for YOU and therefore by definition, are not made for someone else. they are clubs that you shouldnt need to sell on after a few months coz they dont work.

They should last you for years and years and when the time comes to upgrade, it will be because they are worn out and would have a nil resale value anyway, rather like the rusty example you quoted earlier.

Besides with graphite shafts, i got less to go rusty

By lesser brand, he must mean 'a brand that doesn't spend millions on advertising and convincing you that their golf clubs are good' - for example Nike.

Ive just swapped to ORKA from callaways premium golf clubs that they were selling for £1000 when they came out, my new irons laughed at all of the stats the callaways produced. Oh and the lofts are actually correct on my new ones

 

[G1BB0]

no need to justify folks. I would never buy anything with a resale value in mind. I buy what I like based on a need or want.

If you buy with resale in mind then are you ever going to fully embrace that bit of kit or be looking at how soon you can punt it on for minimal loss!!

 

[fundy]

I prefer a brand that'll hold its value as well as perform. Would never touch a lesser brand again even if they have a cult following as you'll get pumped when you try to trade in or trade up.

Good luck all you whale lovers.

and good luck to you working your way through every greater brand mainstream clubs lol

 

[G1BB0]

I would game your irons any day Steve, gorgeous looking :thup:

 

[bunkered]

I prefer a brand that'll hold its value as well as perform. Would never touch a lesser brand again even if they have a cult following as you'll get pumped when you try to trade in or trade up.

Good luck all you whale lovers.

Craw, I think I warned you about that before you spent your money on that KZG big dog.

 

[MendieGK]

They are forged in the same place as Muira irons are (another gimmick brand I guess)

 

[thecraw]

Craw, I think I warned you about that before you spent your money on that KZG big dog.

I'd have to agree with that now. To be fair it was a beautiful head. Just that board of a shaft that was all wrong. Hence why I wouldn't tpuch a cult brand ever again.

 

[full_throttle]

Craw, you have your opinon and your entitled to it. I went for a fitting and at no time felt under pressure to purchase. I did so because I felt having fitted clubs would suit be better, regardless of resale value. It's my intention to keep these clubs in my bag until I feel I can no longer improve with them.

Results re starting to show, I feel much happier with my clubs and am hitting more good shots than bad now.

 

[Dcross92]

Just out of interest, how much are you paying for these clubs? BTW their website doesn't come up anymore? It looks it's been taken down :S http://www.orkagolf.com/

 

[G1BB0]

oooh its suspended. they havent paid their bill

 

[Imurg]

I have it on good authority - from the man himself - that the website is down for maintainence.....
Panic Ye not.....

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Just out of interest, how much are you paying for these clubs? BTW their website doesn't come up anymore? It looks it's been taken down :S http://www.orkagolf.com/

Price is not something that should worry you, It is impossible to give a price per club because of all the different shaft/head combinations available, However having said that, I was very pleasantly surprised with the bill for a whole new bag of clubs, custom fitted and built.

Basically if you can afford a new set of irons from any of the big boys, then you can easily afford a set of Orka irons.
They dont have the advertising/marketing budgets of the big boys to worry about.

The other thing to bear in mind is that when you go along for a fitting, you are under absolutely no pressure to buy anything at all, but the clubs do sell themselves and in a head to head with your existing clubs, its easy to see which ones are better for you.

 

[thecraw]

Craw, you have your opinon and your entitled to it. I went for a fitting and at no time felt under pressure to purchase. I did so because I felt having fitted clubs would suit be better, regardless of resale value. It's my intention to keep these clubs in my bag until I feel I can no longer improve with them.

Results re starting to show, I feel much happier with my clubs and am hitting more good shots than bad now.

I was just jessing. Chillax, agree they're nice bats and I'd happily use a custom fitted set.

 

[Oddsocks]

Craw may be onto low resale value -
URL: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=290876618519

 

[thecraw]

Craw may be onto low resale value -
URL: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=290876618519

I know I am and that's what I tried to explain however since I just get abused by mods I won't bother. At least I ken my Pings and Adams are still going to get me a pint if push comes to shove.

 

[GB72]

I know I am and that's what I tried to explain however since I just get abused by mods I won't bother. At least I ken my Pings and Adams are still going to get me a pint if push comes to shove.

I actually tend to agree with you on that despite being an Orka convert. Same with any club fitter sold brand (Wishon etc) very few people know about them so are not willing to pay top dollar on ebay etc and many will not part Ex them as they are fully custom fitted and not an easy sell on to the average golfer. Despite all of that, I actually feel that I have saved money by buying them. Having confidence in the fitter and product means that I am not always thinking about changing clubs because I have confidence in them (and I did change my clubs in the past on any whim). That said, few brands are immune to massive price drops. I was looking on ebay at some better player irons recently and I saw sets of Nikes, Wilson Staff, Mizuno and Callaway all getting less than £100.00. Realistically the market for second hand clubs is pretty poor. As the companies change their products more often, last years model becomes a bargain new and the second hand value plummets. Totally agree that Ping will retain their value better (not so convinced about Adams until the TM marketing machine really gets going) but if you keep your clubs for more than a couple of years then the re-sale value is pretty nominal anyway.

I am happy and confident with my clubs but I did buy them fully understanding that if I came to sell them on then they would be worth bobbins. That said, I also paid alot less for them than a 'big name' brand so there was some saving there. So I fully agree with you, I think that they are great clubs sold buy a great network of fitters but if you are buying them with a view to selling on in a couple of years then they are not for you.

 

[thecraw]

I actually tend to agree with you on that despite being an Orka convert. Same with any club fitter sold brand (Wishon etc) very few people know about them so are not willing to pay top dollar on ebay etc and many will not part Ex them as they are fully custom fitted and not an easy sell on to the average golfer. Despite all of that, I actually feel that I have saved money by buying them. Having confidence in the fitter and product means that I am not always thinking about changing clubs because I have confidence in them (and I did change my clubs in the past on any whim). That said, few brands are immune to massive price drops. I was looking on ebay at some better player irons recently and I saw sets of Nikes, Wilson Staff, Mizuno and Callaway all getting less than £100.00. Realistically the market for second hand clubs is pretty poor. As the companies change their products more often, last years model becomes a bargain new and the second hand value plummets. Totally agree that Ping will retain their value better (not so convinced about Adams until the TM marketing machine really gets going) but if you keep your clubs for more than a couple of years then the re-sale value is pretty nominal anyway.

I am happy and confident with my clubs but I did buy them fully understanding that if I came to sell them on then they would be worth bobbins. That said, I also paid alot less for them than a 'big name' brand so there was some saving there. So I fully agree with you, I think that they are great clubs sold buy a great network of fitters but if you are buying them with a view to selling on in a couple of years then they are not for you.

Very sensible post. At least you didn't spit the dummy like hoddit and doddit. I know only too well. I spent £300 on a custom fit driver and sold it for less than half back when I sold it.

I wasn't whoopsie stirring.

 

[GB72]

Very sensible post. At least you didn't spit the dummy like hoddit and doddit. I know only too well. I spent £300 on a custom fit driver and sold it for less than half back when I sold it.

I wasn't whoopsie stirring.

Not sure that the custom fitting comes into it. Golf clubs are like cars, they pretty much lose half their value the moment you take them out of the shop.