Why is my stuff late? This is a reason...

[cardia10]

1 minute ago, me05501 said:

 

The problem is that the minimum wage law doesn't account for the difference between an entry level job and any other job. We ought to work on that, maybe. 

Totally agree there! 

[me05501]

41 minutes ago, cardia10 said:

Ari that was with Scratch golf now with NCW would be good to bring into the conversation here. He has traveled the country and world figuring out the who and how of how to make clubs. Between him and Patrick, they probably have a great perspective as they have done it all on a level that us much more understandable than what OEM's deal with. OEM's spend more in print ads than most people will make in their life. I'm sure there isn't much margin on clubs, but when we see what pros are paid and the other things they do, they sure aren't struggling.

Funny, their shop was also located here, within a few miles of the VW plant. 🙂

[cardia10]

10 minutes ago, me05501 said:

Funny, their shop was also located here, within a few miles of the VW plant. 🙂

Yep, I worked in Chattanooga when they came here. Ate lunch with them a few times a week. Was always interesting to hear their insights on the business. Don't have all these anymore but used to have an amazing collection from them. The video is Don and Jeff flattening the lie on a Cameron putter with a lead mallet and block. 

1130101507a.3g2

Edited February 12, 2021 by cardia10

[TooMuchAwesome]

On 2/10/2021 at 4:06 PM, cgasucks said:

Well Chinese New Year is coming up in a couple of days to the foundries over there will have very little activity for the next 2 weeks.

 

Many CN manufacturers do not plan to shut down over the next two weeks to keep pace with export demand. Whether this is applicable to club foundries, I'm not sure - but either way, I would expect delays to persist through the end of the year and club prices to continue their upward pace. The cost to ship a container from Asia to the West Coast is 3-4x more year over year. Port congestion due to lack of workforce and limited drayage chassis availability are also contributing to the increased delays and costs. 

 

What a time to be alive..

[J Bez]

2 hours ago, me05501 said:

 

The problem is that the minimum wage law doesn't account for the difference between an entry level job and any other job. We ought to work on that, maybe. 

Supply and demand does - if there are as many people qualified to be a CNC machinist as can flip a burger, then that job wont pay much differently, depending on the demand for machinist vs burger flippers.  If you want good wages work for/develop skills that are in demand vs having skills that everyone else possesses

[DFS PFD]

6 hours ago, GHIN n Juice said:

This all reminds me of a discussion we had in an economics class years, and years ago.  The professor was telling us about the first Japanese car his family ever purchased back in the 70s.  He distinctly remembered his father and the salesman walking around an American made car with clipboards noting everything on the car that needed to be fixed before (!) it could be driven off the lot.  During the buying negotiation, test driving, and walk around his father saw people driving Hondas off the lot the same day they purchased the car.  Nothing needed to be fixed on their new cars.  He finally told the salesman he would be going with the Honda since he could get one that day.

 

I can only imagine walking into a pro shop to pick out an American made driver, then handing the pro a list of things to be fixed before I could pick it up in a week, lol...loft should be 9, not 10.23, grip is on sideways, it’s missing weights, the adapter sleeve is lefty on my right handed driver, lol.  

I've never heard of the Chinese having manufacturing quality control issues. Weird! (extreme sarcasm) 

[Skhacker]

On 2/10/2021 at 6:27 PM, me05501 said:

I mean...they could always make the stuff here. 😬

I'd be happy to pay double if it were made in North America.