PXG Gen 3... Jan 2020 (ST, Gen 3 T and P Photos added Page 13)

[tbowles411]

Right, but then you give up your irons to get new ones. What do they do with the old ones?

[lakecowboy]

They don't have a trade in program. If you ordered Gen 2's between November and Gen 3 launch you get to buy Gen 3's for ~$225/stick and the shaft, makeup has to match your Gen 2's. So for $625/club you got two sets instead of one.

[BiggErn]

They usually put the overstocked previous gen stuff on sale for the heroes program and even at $95-$120 a club they’re still making a substantial profit. Someone previously stated that PXG was a niche product which is absurd. I don’t recall “niche products” being mass produced and mass marketed. Anything mass produced in China isn’t a niche product regardless. They’re simply an aesthetically different looking club that’s exorbitantly marked up in an industry where everything else is already exorbitantly marked up.

[Lefty87]

PXG absolutely represents a niche BRAND. They have high loyalty with low market penetration. I dont know what their market share is compared to TM, PING, Callaway, etc., but I guarantee you it's minimal. Either way, market share isnt as important as their profit margins.

I dont know that their profit margins are and, unless you work in PXG's finance department, you dont know either as they are a privately held company. I highly doubt they're making a substantial profit when they discount their clubs by 300%. They can afford to have the Heros program because they achieve desirable margins on their non-discounted products.

[ssfranny]

again not a trade in if you bought Gen2 from Nov 1st on you can buy a doscounted set of Gen3 from what I read

[ssfranny]

doesnt have to match your exact setup just number of clubs

[TheMoneyShot]

Dont worry, it will be ok........?

[thewral]

Similar to the hot spots question asked earlier, and given the Plugged in golf review and other testimonies here... any issues gapping from the 0311T W to a specialty 50 wedge? Found it interesting they are releasing a G in 0311t

[Marco Colo]

Not bad, you then sell the Gen2 on the bay at 300/stick and you have paid your brand new Gen3 325/stick

[rbilramz]

White ferrules? Really?

[lakecowboy]

It may have changed since they officially released, but back in November they had to match when a guy in my playing group ordered his two weeks after his GEN2's came in.

[BirdieBob]

 

[BiggErn]

Lol. None of that is true. They’re mass produce in China and mass marketed....there’s nothing niche about that. The heroes program is a decent deal but they’re still making money. If they’re marked down 300% for that program it’s only because they’re marked up 1000% from the start.

[Lefty87]

I don't think you understand the definition of a "niche brand." Please google it. Niche brands can have mass produced products. Again, a niche brand is defined by high customer loyalty and low market penetration. The quantity of products produced has absolutely nothing to do with the term, "niche." It also has absolutely nothing to do with the location the products are being manufactured.

A fundamental understanding of consumer behavior and microeconomics explains this.

[BiggErn]

So you’re saying with all the advertising they’re just shooting for a lower market share because they know they jack the price up exorbitantly? You mean they pay players millions to just to sell fewer clubs? Lol. Maybe that’s why they made a cheaper cast club in one of their Chinese factories. They may try and sell themselves as a niche brand but they’re as niche as the clubs Callaway makes for top golf.

[TheMoneyShot]

Cool stuff?

[Lefty87]

MARKET. PENETRATION. As long as their business model and pricing structure remains as it is, PXG will never reach the market shares of other major brands in golf. Simultaneously, they will have the most loyal consumer base in golf manufacturing. Together, these factors yield a niche brand.

I apologize to everyone for going out on a limb to prove that PXG is, in fact, a niche brand, and for hijacking the thread in doing so. I'm done.

[Lefty87]

I just received tracking from PXG. The 0311 P's should arrive Monday.

[lakecowboy]

Nothing like getting the black box(es) to come in.

[Grimace45]

I did a full bag fitting today and interesting to note they now can blend in the STs at the same bag cost as doing a full set of Ts or Ps. I went with the Ts in the 4,5 and 6 and then STs in 7-PW bent a degree strong.

[mcmac]

Now that's the kind of email that puts a smile on your face! Gonna make the weekend that much longer though...

[mcmac]

Going to make for a nice bag my friend. Did you find them quite a bit different than your current clubs?

[Grimace45]

I did. I was playing a full set of 716 TMBs and these are miles different than what I was playing. Having a fitter that knows what you want and then how do get you there is a great thing. I now have a full bag that every club is set up for the shots that I hit with them.

[TheMoneyShot]

What? They dropped the price of the STs for your full bag fitting?

[Grimace45]

They now allow you to blend the ST’s with either the P’s or the T’s at the same full bag price as a full set of T’s or P’s. I think the full bag with ST’s was close to $7k and the full bag of T’s or P’s was around $6k. I paid the lower price for the blended set of T’s and ST’s.

[TheMoneyShot]

Very cool and good to know.

[Grimace45]

I am assuming it has been something PXG has updated. I had zero intentions of even hitting the ST until I was told they were part of the full bag with the T’s. SWMBO is only so lenient with golf spending and I may be on the upper limit of that leniency.

[Lefty87]

I spoke to a PXG rep over the phone yesterday. I was told there is still stock available in the previous gen wedges but, as of now, they are priced the same as the new models.

[lakecowboy]

I’d love to pick up a GEN2 Black 0311T 3 iron if they end up coming out for sale discounted for everyone and not just heroes. I don’t know how often I’d game it, but it’d be fun on the range and in the simulator.

[Kamen]

I can't believe it's come to this. I'm gonna do an iron fitting and most likely pull the trigger. Didn't ever think I would consider PXG but the gen 3 look really good to me and hearing I can blend in the ST is even better.

ST is a solid forging without their filled inside tech right?