Screw both! I'm looking for an F6, now somebody list one for cheap. I should be ready to play by about next September.
Wilson Driver
If it were me I would just run with it. Too Hot for the USGA!! They might sell thru better! Run with it I say....but they won't.
I see that all this could have been prevented, if a certain party had not been in such a damn hurry......
"If submitting a mock-up, prototype or first article sample for preliminary review, no payment is necessary."
But, do they give an opinion?
Is it "too hot"?
@LBlack14#1tn sea ma3554 m
They already stated with the 12 gram insert weights it was over CT in several lofts. That means Too Hot! doesn't it?
Par...I have verbally described an idea of mine that I wasn't sure was legal. I have also fax'ed them with a hand drawn pic of an idea. The will respond very quickly and tell you what changes need to be made even with no proto head. The engineers are very accommodating.
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LBlack14 the ball just stays on the face a smidge too long?
http://golf.about.com/od/equipment/fl/Characteristic-Time.htm
Bangoman Do I really have to explain CT testing? Way too much typing and my eyes are going South on me.
Naaah Steve, don't bother. I'm with Uncle Steve on this one. I think the USGA is a joke all the way around. I would like to see this rule book about conforming and non conforming that some here keep talking about and leave no doubt about why the sole plate makes this a non conforming club.
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I give you this.....
•features that extend into or ahead of the face;
from.......http://www.usga.org/rules/equipment-rules.html#!rule-14621
Now see what I mean about everyone bitching here.....no one takes the time to study things before getting upset. The rules and procedures are written for easy reading.
Look at the BB 450 Landon. As I understand it from the face angle you are not to see any configurations which may also include other view points...just guessing on that. I told them to explain to me why that makes it illegal.., Plain in shape ruling they said. Now remember that the 450 was already on the market for sometime and was deemed legal by USGA. They tried to reverse that decision,
In my mind this was never going to end well.
The point about acknowledging the rules and regulations as it relates to equipment, however stupid I may personally find some of them, are there. If there is any uncertainty about the equipment spec regulations, then the onus is ultimately on the manufacturer to seek clarity before moving forward. This is precisely why companies like TaylorMade, PING, Callaway, Mizuno, Titleist and Cobra invest a significant amount of revenue with regard to research and development.
A reality show involving amateur golfers designing high-tech equipment, despite some means of oversight from the company associated with the show, by default was always going to push the boundaries as far as what they could and couldn't get away with. That was really part of the show plot, right? To hopefully design something that would push the performance envelope, while creating something completely different aesthetically, that would generate enough hype and potential controversy, to at least grab attention from potential would-be buyers, while at the same time generating enough tv ratings to get people to tune into a reality show.
The USGA, however arrogant, stubborn and outright asshatish as the organization truly is, was never going to completely ignore specific standards simply because of a one-off reality tv program. If they did, then all of these other equipment manufacturers who are much more invested in R&D would exploit that to no end, and rightfully so.
I'm not fond of the USGA, but they aren't that stupid. They were never going to consider relaxing their standards simply because of the Golf Channel's inability to provide quality programming on their network. This reality show concept was doomed from the very get-go.