I agree with a lot of what you say, but the point I'm trying to make is
that regardless of ability or training, there are a lot of guys out
there doing reshafts and regrips. That aside, the question isn't about
how much work goes to "garage" guys. The question was, if you'd care to
read my post again, what's the ratio of pro-shop to custom shop club
repairs? I didn't mention anything about home mechanics.
In point of fact, I'd go so far as to say that a relatively large
fraction of so-called custom club fitters, whether they be PGA pros or
golf store employees like Roger Dunn and others, don't have a clue as to
how to fit a golfer properly. However, not to put too fine a point on
it, the question remains, what fraction of club repair work goes to the
golf shop vs the stand alone clubmaker?
TFlan
Robert Devino wrote:
Club making in of itself won't bring in a whole lot of business. It
needs to be coupled with custom fitting services to be a real
business. Guys doing repairs out of thier garages are not doing the
golf business and in a lot of cases not all, the people they service
a whole lot of good. As a Hotstix trained club builder and a graduate
of Mundus Institute for Golf Course Management and Lead Builder for
KZG I have to say that most guys I have seen building or repairing out
thier garage don't have a dedication to perfection. They usually
follow tipping instructions instead of building to particular
frequencies or MOI's. To me that's no better than buying a set off the
rack and expecting them to work for you. If you ask them to analize a
lie angle board mark they don't pay any attention to the type of swing
that produced it and consiquently don't know how to tell if the mark
produced is right for that type of swing. so the poor guy the build
for ends up with the wrong lie angles for thier type of swing and
can't figure out why they can't hit it straight.
I guess my point is most garage builders not all but most are not
qualified and don't have the knowledge to do the job right and end up
giving the business a bad reputation.
Sincerely,
Robert Devino
14252 Delano St.
Van Nuys, Ca. 91401
(818) 770-0475
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From: Tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com; spine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 6:32:14 PM
Subject: ShopTalk: Club repair, who gets the most?
I've been a "muny" guy for a lot of years. I've also been a member of a
semi-private club. And I was a member of a private club in So Cal for a
few years, and now I'm a member of a private club, going on 10 years, in
Central CA. So, I have a pretty good idea as to where broken clubs go
for repair. The question is, though, what's the ratio of private to
semi-private to public courses?
I know for a fact that the vast majority of club repair, regrip,
reshaft, new club sales at private clubs go through the pro shop . . .
that's a fact. I've seen it. Been there. Saw guys come in to the pro
with a worn set of grips. Saw the pro charge $7.00 for a regrip with
Tour Wraps. I've seen DG S300 reshafts sold for $35.00. Plus grip.
Hence the question; how much business is left over after the pro shop is
done with their sales? If there is say, a 50/50 ratio of private,
semi-private to public courses, how much business can an independent
clubmaker expect to see in a given area?
TFlan
