Was in a Golf Galaxy store picking up some new grips. Thought I''d try out this much hyped R11. Rep set me up on the simulator cage and keep adjusting the club until it was maxed out for my sing and age. I'm no expert but I was 8 hdp with mussel backs 20 years ago and now much older I'm a 19 hdp with cavity backs. I was getting total drive of about 235 with the R11. I noticed in the used driver barrel next to the cage was a style Cobra and a Tour Edge Carbon Max I had once owe both. A few swings on the monitor with the Cobra and I was immediately reminded why I sold it. However the Tour Edge was giving me 250 dead center of the fairway. The rep checked all his settings but that Tour Edge continued to out perform the R11. The shaft on the R11 is .75 inches longer so I used it chocked up and full length to make the comparison fair. The R11 would have me in the rough all too often, the Tour Edge was always with 10 yards right or left of center. The Tour Edge was $45, an 8 on 10 scale, and had the hardcover. The Tour Edge went home with me not the R11. I have seen this same thing happen with others and myself with Woods and Irons. There is a lot of pressure to have a new model or improvement to a current model on the manufactures every year. And not all changes are for the good, but thats were the marketing team comes in and sells us the hype. There should be a truth in advertising law that covers golf equipment. One last thing the R11 was on sale with a $50 discount. The store manger offered me an additional $100 off on the R11, total discount $125. Thats retails pricing, the distributor and the manufacture have to make a profit too. Anybody think todays equipment is way over priced or is it just me?
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