Looks like you can blame your Titleist for frequent OB shots. Many players exonerated for twirling after skanking one

[joedizzy1978]

What do you guys think?

Edited January 25, 2021 by joedizzy1978

[nvr3putt]

I smell a potential class-action law suit. Look forward to depositing my $7.75 settlement check. 😀

[sailfishchris]

This should get interesting

[jedidan]

Whoa...

QC department about to have a field day

[lvphil702]

So Kirkland Signature balls really are just like Titleist now? And will Titleist sue again? 

Edited January 25, 2021 by lvphil702

[bladehunter]

The question is how many thousand did they cut open  to find those 2? 

[jedidan]

2 hours ago, bladehunter said:

The question is how many thousand did they cut open  to find those 2? 

 

Good point. But unless the guy has heaps of money to burn, I don’t think that he went through that many. $50/dz ain’t cheap 

[Mustard_Tiger]

14 hours ago, joedizzy1978 said:

What do you guys think?

 

 

I think they'd be interested in buying my Jump to Conclusions Mat.

 

 

[MtlJeff]

2 hours ago, bladehunter said:

The question is how many thousand did they cut open  to find those 2? 

 

That was my first thought

[bladehunter]

32 minutes ago, jedidan said:

 

Good point. But unless the guy has heaps of money to burn, I don’t think that he went through that many. $50/dz ain’t cheap 

Right. But those aren’t all new looking balls. You can get them at my play it again sports in a barrel for $14 for 50.  They’re water balls but still.   Personal vendettas aren’t cheap.  

Edited January 25, 2021 by bladehunter

[cgasucks]

14 hours ago, nvr3putt said:

I smell a potential class-action law suit. Look forward to depositing my $7.75 settlement check. 😀

I SNELL a potential class-action law suit. 😀

[nvr3putt]

2 hours ago, bladehunter said:

The question is how many thousand did they cut open  to find those 2? 

 

There are cheaper methods. 

[NRJyzr]

My antipathy for Titleist feels a warm glow right about now.  LOL

[Old Tom Morris]

Trying to blow out someone else’s candle won’t make yours burn brighter.

 

Titleist has always and continues to make the most  consistently manufactured golf balls anywhere.

[bladehunter]

I’m playing Bridgestone.  So you can’t really claim I’m biased here. I haven’t liked a v1x since the 2015 model. 
 

 

but anyway , Killing titleist or their market share on balls would simply mean that the last domestic  ball company is dead.  Yes I know that half of them are made in Thailand. And yes I know that TM has a plant local to me in SC. But.... if titleist goes , the dominoes fall and quality will suffer for all in years to come. Remove the impetus for growth ( the leader ) and growing stops .  Remember.  Callaway only built a new process and ball because they were found to be too bad to continue selling balls with a straight face.  Would that have been found out minus stout competition? Don’t know. But I doubt it. Now  they want to point fingers ?  Makes me laugh really.  

[NRJyzr]

13 minutes ago, bladehunter said:

I’m playing Bridgestone.  So you can’t really claim I’m biased here. I haven’t liked a v1x since the 2015 model. 
 

 

but anyway , Killing titleist or their market share on balls would simply mean that the last domestic  ball company is dead.  Yes I know that half of them are made in Thailand. And yes I know that TM has a plant local to me in SC. But.... if titleist goes , the dominoes fall and quality will suffer for all in years to come. Remove the impetus for growth ( the leader ) and growing stops .  Remember.  Callaway only built a new process and ball because they were found to be too bad to continue selling balls with a straight face.  Would that have been found out minus stout competition? Don’t know. But I doubt it. Now  they want to point fingers ?  Makes me laugh really.  

 

There -is- a certain irony to Callaway's marketing.  😉

 

[the bishop]

17 minutes ago, bladehunter said:

I’m playing Bridgestone.  So you can’t really claim I’m biased here. I haven’t liked a v1x since the 2015 model. 
 

 

but anyway , Killing titleist or their market share on balls would simply mean that the last domestic  ball company is dead.  Yes I know that half of them are made in Thailand. And yes I know that TM has a plant local to me in SC. But.... if titleist goes , the dominoes fall and quality will suffer for all in years to come. Remove the impetus for growth ( the leader ) and growing stops .  Remember.  Callaway only built a new process and ball because they were found to be too bad to continue selling balls with a straight face.  Would that have been found out minus stout competition? Don’t know. But I doubt it. Now  they want to point fingers ?  Makes me laugh really.  

Exactly.  And all this is going to do is encourage someone to find some non-centered balls from Cally's new manufacturing process - and they will - and then what?

[ThinkingPlus]

54 minutes ago, the bishop said:

Exactly.  And all this is going to do is encourage someone to find some non-centered balls from Cally's new manufacturing process - and they will - and then what?

Yes, manufacturing and throwing rocks at others seems foolish if you live in a glass house.

[VNutz]

No chance MGS would pass up an opportunity to rip Titleist.

[getair23]

50 Million well spent!  This will disappear quickly, unless Titleist doesn't want it too.  

[J13]

22 minutes ago, VNutz said:

No chance MGS would pass up an opportunity to rip Titleist.

 

This comment makes me laugh.  I think you would be surprised to find out how MGS operates.  

[sailfishchris]

Watching NoPutts this morning. There take was Callaway already tried to bury the thread and turned off comments to it.  Guess it was a hit and run. 

 

[getair23]

1 minute ago, sailfishchris said:

Watching NoPutts this morning. There take was Callaway already tried to bury the thread and turned off comments to it.  Guess it was a hit and run. 

 

Didn't watch, but more likely scenario is cease and desist than hit and run.  Why bother if you weren't going to run with it. 

[Pepperturbo]

I been playing ProV1 for many years, and added "new" AVX to the mix.  It's NOT the balls fault when someone misses the fairway or green.  It's ALWAYS the GOLFERS fault. 

 

Last week I hit every fairway and a few long drives, missed a few greens and walked off with 75.  Callaway wants so badly to best Titleist, THEY should know better.  That goofiness only works with people that lack something or another. LOL

[ReidThompson]

What's MGS's take on this?  Callaway more frequently off center but to a lesser degree? And Titliest more offcenter but less frequent? 

[DFS PFD]

I'm sure MGS wouldn't juke the stats for a few dollars or to generate some clicks 

[FakeClubPro]

3 hours ago, nvr3putt said:

 

There are cheaper methods. 

Bryson and his caddy supposedly do this.   People tried to make it sound like he was a head case for checking the golf balls he is playing.  Maltby is a pretty straight up guy so this is probably pretty valid.

[FakeClubPro]

2 hours ago, bladehunter said:

I’m playing Bridgestone.  So you can’t really claim I’m biased here. I haven’t liked a v1x since the 2015 model. 
 

 

but anyway , Killing titleist or their market share on balls would simply mean that the last domestic  ball company is dead.  Yes I know that half of them are made in Thailand. And yes I know that TM has a plant local to me in SC. But.... if titleist goes , the dominoes fall and quality will suffer for all in years to come. Remove the impetus for growth ( the leader ) and growing stops .  Remember.  Callaway only built a new process and ball because they were found to be too bad to continue selling balls with a straight face.  Would that have been found out minus stout competition? Don’t know. But I doubt it. Now  they want to point fingers ?  Makes me laugh really.  

 

Does Cally have a domestic ball factory?   I read a good article that the three domestic plants all do premium balls.  They are Titleist, Bridgestone and TaylorMade.    I thought TM was owned by Adidas which is a German company owned by a French conglomerate.   Or was TM bought by a USA based private equity firm.

 

The Titlesit factory people in Mass have been working their for decades and family members go to work there.  The article made it out that Titleist decades of experience in the workers and technology meant their balls were the best balanced.   Maybe not???

[grm24]

1 hour ago, FakeClubPro said:

Does Cally have a domestic ball factory?

Yes in Chicopee, MA. Former Top Flite plant. It's where they make the Chrome Soft balls and previous tour level balls.

 

https://www.golfwrx.com/540424/golfwrx-takes-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-callaway-ball-plant/

 

https://www.callawaygolf.com/golf-balls/chicopee/

 

https://businesswest.com/blog/callaways-chicopee-plant-doubles-workforce-since-2017/

 

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/how-the-business-of-making-golf-balls-saved-four-small-american-towns

Edited January 25, 2021 by grm24

[sailfishchris]

2 hours ago, getair23 said:

Didn't watch, but more likely scenario is cease and desist than hit and run.  Why bother if you weren't going to run with it. 

Honestly, I don't know. We'd have to talk to the guy in marketing who thought it was a good idea.