Re: ShopTalk: clubmaker.mobi

2007-05-19 Thread tkcardoza
Not sure but need to know if he would definitely do it since I would need to drop Will Collins as a rostered coach to do that if it is possible. Marc Laurent already has Jake Vannoy as an assistant and he'll be coaching with the 12's this year. A team can't have more than 1 head coach and 2 assi

ShopTalk: clubmaker.mobi

2007-05-19 Thread jhm
Just started a new equipment site specially designed/formatted for web enabled mobile devices (cell phones, pda's, etc). It loads nice and fast, no pictures. Hoping to have it set up so you can go to the site for info while you're on the range, after you're done with a round and HAVE to have a new

Re: ShopTalk: Economic life of golf balls

2007-05-19 Thread Bob Barrette
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Re: ShopTalk: Economic life of golf balls

2007-05-19 Thread BBIRDNYPD
I have a very vague remembrance of a Golf Channel interview with a ball manufacturer in the past year in which the representative stated surprisingly that their studies show that most balls are lost long before their life expectancy has been reached. I believe he stated that most balls are l

Re: ShopTalk: Economic life of golf balls

2007-05-19 Thread Bernie Baymiller
Bob, Don't know how much this applies today, but from a historical standpoint... When my dad was researching golf balls at Spalding & Bros. in the late 1930s, they tested many types of dimples and dimple depths. Spalding's best ball at that time was the 100 compression Dot, tightly wound over a

Re: ShopTalk: Economic life of golf balls

2007-05-19 Thread Bob Barrette
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Re: ShopTalk: Economic life of golf balls

2007-05-19 Thread Tim Hewitt
I imagine that the golf ball development companies have this data - but they are not likely to share it with you. Iron Byron time can be rented if you really want the answer - but you'll spend several thousand dollars to do it... My guess is that ball are retired for scuffed covers long befor

ShopTalk: Economic life of golf balls

2007-05-19 Thread Bob Barrette
While everything is quiet, (not many posts of late) I thought I would pose this question! Has anyone, with a mechanical driving device (like Iron Byron), tested a golf ball by hitting the same ball over and over, to determine after what number of hits, does it starts to lose ball speed ? My