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Originally Posted by Rich Iwaszko
BUT, thats not as much fun, is it!!!!!!!!!!!!! All tour players play what they are paid to play, there is no better brand product, one from the other, they just have a swing that can hit anything thats fitted to them. As was written in the 1930's, The Swing is the thing!!!!!!!! dowap...funny people.......BUT, don't let me spoil your fun, dream on
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You're saying it's the Indian and not the Arrow?
Back in the late 70's-early 80's, Bob Cousy was a member at The International. Bob was determined to milk his "name" for all it was worth. He figured he had about 10 years to do it. Manufacturers were always giving him stuff to try out, to see if they could get him hooked.
He was the first guy I ever met, to play with Shakespeare Shafts and later, his Yonex composite Driver. Every new Driver the Couz got, he said he was hitting it 30 yards farther than the one he left in his cellar. I remember thinking, "Couz, if all the Drivers you try could hit it 30 yards longer than the one before it, you'd be driving the ball 1000 yards by now". As you said, the honeymoon period wears off in about a month.
Fourtunately, Launch Monitors have changed the fitting world. You can make a head from any manufacturer, do anything any other manufacturer's head will do, with the right combination of weight, balance, shaft profile, etc. My swing isn't going to change after all these years, I just have to deal with it. Using a Launch Monitor to tune spin, launch angle & dispersion to maximize potential distance, becomes more important the older you get.
I still shake my head in amazement, that at one time, I could carry a M85 or 945 McGregor Driver and McGregor Tourney ball, 230-240 yards.