Hireko goes single length

ValueGolf

http://www.hirekogolf.com/pinhawk-sl-single-length-iron-clubhead.html

😃

ode

A nice advantage to Hireko is the ability to buy one head to demo or a short set....a little disappointed they didn't come up with something new, although from memory I think they/Summit helped design the Pinhawks. I think it speaks to the success and quality of the Pinhawks, that they are now available at Hireko too. Congrats!

ValueGolf

ode

There will be new coming down the pipeline.

FYI we are offering these as singles too.

ode

ValueGolf good to know re ability to order a single head from value golf.

Interesting re something new coming....a joint venture with you and Hireko?

ValueGolf

ode

Not saying publicly yet - we're getting copied more now and staying ahead of the game a little if that makes sense.

ode

Look fwd to find out what's brewing!

I've been calling for a prophet CB "pro" for sometime now....imo would sell like crazy....don't think I'll ever get my wish though.

This sl thing really has taken off!

customgolfcenter

And just like that, they're out of stock. @ValueGolf, out of curiosity - do you know how many sets they started with? I'm curious to know how many sets they sold through in less than 1 day.

ValueGolf

customgolfcenter

I don't know exactly but it's wasn't a ton at first. More are on the way to them and we are dropshipping a lot of orders for them. I don't really know why we are dropshipping so many when they are out of stock online. Only thing I can think is that they are taking phone orders until more stock arrives? Busy days at Value Golf. 👍

ode

Seriously, they are out of stock already.....good.grief. lol

customgolfcenter

ode Yup, they sold out mid-day. In the early morning they shows as "Available", then a few hours after they sent out the email blast they shows as "Low Qty", then a few hours after that they were gonzo. Goes to show how in-demand these clubs are, selling out in a single day even at the end of the season!

ode

customgolfcenter yep....def has taken off....I,m waiting on the first all hicor set with reduced offset😉

customgolfcenter

ode You'll be waiting a LONG time! LOL. Part of the reason is that the high COR faces on the higher lofted irons aren't really needed, and in fact they probably wouldn't do much to aid in performance. You already gain some ball speed on the short irons by having longer shafts, and with a higher lofted club the ball doesn't cause the face to flex as much as it does with a lower lofted iron. So even if the lower irons did have high COR faces, I don't think they'd affect ball speed or distance too much. Hence, Tom's decision to only go high COR on the long irons - even though he has made full high COR sets in the past, he realized it wasn't necessary or beneficial with SL irons.

kelco9

Oooo...ooo. I think I know what it is, I think I know what it is! Please, please, please, please be what I think it is. Dear man in the sky. I'll eat all my vegetables and promise not swear if Valuegolf and Hireko produce what I think they're going to produce. And I promise not to buy any more golf stuff for myself until I see if I'm right or not (sorry, man in sky, that comment is more for my wife than for you, but she's pretty powerful, too). Come on, man in the sky. Ya screwed me on the playmate for my birthday thing (that one was for you, not my wife -- we'll keep that one to ourselves), so don't let me down now!

ValueGolf

kelco9

What are you thinking? I will neither confirm nor deny. 😃

ode

customgolfcenter what a buzzkill u are, ok, I,ll settle for a traditional set of prophet CB pro's.😉

mcavoy

What I am happy to see is an equipment concept that has a lot of buzz and is in demand that only the component houses seem to be supplying. Its bringing a lot of positive visibility to them (as well as needed $$ 🙂 ). It seems to be something that the OEM's are deliberately keeping at arms length, possibly because they might fear it is a fad whose popularity they can't control or the idea seems to fly in the face of everything they've been telling us for years. I love both OEM and component but in this case I'm happy the component guys get to reap the benefits from it.

ValueGolf

mcavoy

Thanks Bryce, appreciate it!

Honestly I think the OEMs just missed out on this so far - but it's coming I can almost guarantee. There's no way Cobra does not bring the Forged One that Bryson is using to market in some form. Once other OEMs grasp the popularity it's going to be out of the bag.

If Bryson totally falls flat on his face in 2017 full time on the Tour, it may stall things out, but I truly do believe he's going to be a winner.

It's a fun ride regardless.

kelco9

I think you are going to do what what I think the winner of the SL lottery should do: you are going to produce a SL iron that is highly bendable (even though it is still cast), is at a 6-iron weight, and has two weight ports in the back of the iron similar to the old Maltby KE4s. That will allow the user to build to a large number of different lengths to accommodate shorter and taller players, players who want to play a SL set at a 6-, 7-, 8-, or even 9-iron length, and/or players who want to have a two (or even three) length set of irons. That will be super flexible and I can hardly wait!

ValueGolf

kelco9

Not quite, lol.

I shudder to think about that tooling cost!

customgolfcenter

kelco9 I have posted almost that exact same comment in numerous SL threads on various forums (in fact, did you just copy & past one of my previous posts? LOL). But you forgot to mention high COR faces on the long irons, too. That type of head would be the holy grail of SL heads, as they would be able to accommodate just about any setup that anyone could possibly want.

kelco9

Instead of shuddering at the tooling cost, salivate at the prospect of dominating what is obviously a large and growing market. Somebody is going to do it (maybe Maltby since they already have the KE4 design). When that happens, everyone else will be chasing that market leader into a similar design or simply picking up the "scraps off the table." As it is now, the barrier to entry is relatively low and there is already a bit of a "me too" thing going on.