What would you call it ?

[Boabski]

If you were in charge of the development department of a golf manufacturer, what name would you come up with for a new club?
when i see a new club being released i always wonder how they come up with the names and why.
i mean
what did R7 mean? where did they get it?
we had the FT3 and FT5 where did the FT7 go to before the FT9 we have now ?
i quite like the titleist way with number branding but what do you all think ?

 

[Twire]

I think there all trying to sound like F1 racing cars

 

[Robobum]

The guy @ Callaway used to use his wife's nickname until he finally got a divorce from Big Bertha

 

[John_Findlay]

It's obviously quite important, Boabski. I always thought the putter manufacturers come up with the good ones, like the Ping Anser etc.

Who would buy a club called the Mizuno Thud or the TaylorMade Twang. At least if they just call them by numbers and codes the Manufacturers don't have translational problems and they're easier to sell worldwide.

 

[Ken_A]

TaylorMade SCDP 3 - Same Club Different Paint 3

 

[cm_qs]

I've come up with a few imaginative names for golf clubs over the years.

They always seem to start with "You useless...." and after that it's colourful variations on a theme.

 

[USER1999]

The best named driver in golf was the 'bang-o-matic'. Who wouldn't want a bang-o-matic in their bag?

 

[jeffc]

How about the "YLC" = your last chance"

or the "confidence rectifier advanced player" or "crap" for short

or like most clubs in my hands, manufacture by "norfolk and good"

 

[muttleee]

The best named driver in golf was the 'bang-o-matic'. Who wouldn't want a bang-o-matic in their bag?

I think Wallace (of Wallace and Gromit) must've come up with that one.

 

[madandra]

I love Pings new 'Gee I have more money than sense'


Then theres Taylormades TP 4,982.


Titleist could name t5heir new ball the Pro V 3 off the tee.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I'd name it the MIL. Short for mother in law and guaranteed satisfaction as the MIL face makes contact with your ball.

Actually despite being a scouser she is actually a real diamond!

 

[Canfordhacker]

Spookily enough I got an email today from Callaway asking me to help with their research (registered on a website somewhere). I wnet to do it, and they were all questions about how I felt about a buch o names for a new product aimed at stopping on greens, and improving the strike. Names like Bite, Jaws, Piranha, Pure, Flex. And then questions about whether additional aspects "X-Piranha", "X3 Flex" etc would influence me. So it looks like they do actually research it.

 

[backwoodsman]

Who would buy a club called the Mizuno Thud or the TaylorMade Twang.

Taylormade Twang? I'd definitely go for one of those... Could carry it to the course in the boot of my new Nissan Nonce

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I got the same Callaway survey. Quite like the idea of Callaway Pure as a name for a decent iron.

 

[John_Findlay]

The Ping Pong... just made for those smelly putts.

 

[USER1999]

I got the Cally survey too. Deleted it, as I don't care what they call their products, I wouldn't buy em.

 

[TonyN]

What about the Oddysey 3 putt? Thats what I would call mine.

Or the Scotty Cameron overdraft.