KYLE BERKSHIRE LEAVING CALLAWAY??

[Thomas Brack]

Just saw in a YouTube video where Kyle Berkshire was wearing a puma hat and hitting the Cobra RAD driver.

Has he parted ways with Callaway?

[Loose_Ferrule]

His Buddy Bryson likely got him hooked up with Cobra.

Edited March 6, 2021 by Simmer7

[ElliotBradleyGolf]

In a similar vein, Joe Miller has been posting new Krank clubs on his IG story. Maybe Callaway are pulling out of the long drive game?

[Hawkeye77]

Haha, don’t know who he is. 

[Thomas Brack]

Callaway leaving the long drive game would not be that surprising I mean I believe that last long drive club they made that people used was the Xr

[MPAndreassi]

Kind of funny, if true, that they're getting out of the long drive game considering they're offering the new drivers in "LD Spec"

[TiScape]

8 hours ago, Hawkeye77 said:

Haha, don’t know who he is. 

Some dude Bryon hangs out with that’s wants to play on tour some day. 

[tw_focus]

Smart deal if so. You may not know who KB is but he has quite the YouTube following. Whether he makes it on tour or not, sponsoring him is going to pay off much more than J. Random Tour Pro who never wins.

 

Edit: BTW, he's a long drive champion, not just "some dude BDC hangs out with". Show some respect.

Edited March 7, 2021 by tw_focus

[MPAndreassi]

4 minutes ago, tw_focus said:

Smart deal if so. You may not know who KB is but he has quite the YouTube following. Whether he makes it on tour or not, sponsoring him is going to pay off much more than J. Random Tour Pro who never wins.

 

He's also the reigning World Long Drive champ from 2020. 

[Hawkeye77]

7 hours ago, MPAndreassi said:

 

He's also the reigning World Long Drive champ from 2020. 

Thanks!

[caniac6]

Gosh, I hope Alice Cooper, and Justin Timberlake don’t leave! Call away must be falling apart!

[elwhippy]

Is this news? Not even a tour player.

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

I'M SORRY, OP, I CAN'T HEAR YOU!

TYPE LOUDER!!

[Holy Moses]

Is the WLD even a thing anymore? Golf Channel trying to sell it I thought. 

Edited March 7, 2021 by Holy Moses

[One Putter]

Nobody cares about long drive comp. 

[third-times-a-charm]

2 hours ago, One Putter said:

Nobody cares about long drive comp. 

 

Hence why KB is trying to get on the tours somehow.

 

And yes i wouldnt doubt KBs deal with Cally was limited. Maybe down to even just 'rep pricing' and nothing really free except some cool stuff at Callaway HQ once a year.

 

Through Bryson, Cobra probably hooked it up big time. It makes sense for Cobra, too. They're kinda in his wheelhouse of eccentricity; his style and his swing.

[grm24]

2 hours ago, Holy Moses said:

Is the WLD even a thing anymore? Golf Channel trying to sell it I thought. 

GC is still trying to sell it. There hasn't been an LDA event since the end of 2019.

[TiScape]

13 hours ago, tw_focus said:

Smart deal if so. You may not know who KB is but he has quite the YouTube following. Whether he makes it on tour or not, sponsoring him is going to pay off much more than J. Random Tour Pro who never wins.

 

Edit: BTW, he's a long drive champion, not just "some dude BDC hangs out with". Show some respect.

Pump the brakes TDub. IT was a joke. And yeah it’s long drive, so meh.

Edited March 7, 2021 by TiScape

[PearSorbet17]

I thought this forum was Tour Talk. 

[jomatty]

7 minutes ago, PearSorbet17 said:

I thought this forum was Tour Talk. 

So skip it.  Everyone is so sensitive...

[grm24]

On 3/6/2021 at 8:58 AM, ElliotBradleyGolf said:

Maybe Callaway are pulling out of the long drive game?

Could be however at this point the Callaway website still shows quite a few players (13) for their Long Drive staff.

[Holy Moses]

1 hour ago, PearSorbet17 said:

I thought this forum was Tour Talk. 

There’s more than one “tour”

[TiScape]

1 hour ago, Holy Moses said:

There’s more than one “tour”

World long drive championship! The 6th major!! 🙌🏼

[ChronicSlicer]

3 hours ago, third-times-a-charm said:

 

Hence why KB is trying to get on the tours somehow.

 

And yes i wouldnt doubt KBs deal with Cally was limited. Maybe down to even just 'rep pricing' and nothing really free except some cool stuff at Callaway HQ once a year.

 

Through Bryson, Cobra probably hooked it up big time. It makes sense for Cobra, too. They're kinda in his wheelhouse of eccentricity; his style and his swing.

Cobra banking on Kyle to be the new Rickie, since Rickie ain't cutting the mustard anymore. I bet they devise a flatbrim hat with built in long blonde hair for Kyle followers. 🤙

[beluga99]

16 hours ago, tw_focus said:

Smart deal if so. You may not know who KB is but he has quite the YouTube following. Whether he makes it on tour or not, sponsoring him is going to pay off much more than J. Random Tour Pro who never wins.

 

Edit: BTW, he's a long drive champion, not just "some dude BDC hangs out with". Show some respect.

The last line is nearly as agressive as Bryson's line off the tee on the 6th @ Bay Hill.

[br61]

8 hours ago, Hawkeye77 said:

Thanks!

it's 2019. There were no LDA World Championship last year.

[br61]

16 hours ago, MPAndreassi said:

 

He's also the reigning World Long Drive champ from 2020. 

2019. No LDA competition last year due to COVID.

 

[ElliotBradleyGolf]

3 hours ago, grm24 said:

Could be however at this point the Callaway website still shows quite a few players (13) for their Long Drive staff.

Good point, I was just speculating with it really. Maybe cutting their budget now that Golf Channel has dropped the world long drive. Would imagine Kyle and Joe are two of the bigger names they had therefore maybe expecting more $$$

[wobbles]

8 hours ago, One Putter said:

Nobody cares about long drive comp. 

 

Yes, but they do care about the trick-shot ‘artists’:

 

The growing prestige among the trick shot artists ranks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 7, 2021 by wobbles

[Circaflex]

Kyle Berkshire has been around for a while, I am pretty surprised many of you hadnt heard of him before.

 

"After reaching the semifinals at the Volvik World Long Drive Championship in 2017, Berkshire in 2018 earned his first World Long Drive victory, winning at the WinStar Midwest Slam (Oklahoma). He also was the runner-up to Justin James at the Tennessee Big Shots benefiting Niswonger Children's Hospital in August 2018, which aired live on Golf Channel. He also claimed the world record on mph when he hit 228 mph in 2019 to advance to final. On August 12, 2019, Berkshire won the Tennessee Big Shots long Drive Competition with a drive of 409 yards."

 

He's no slouch and if you watch some of the videos with him, hes a freak and smashes the ball. His game isn't all bad, I'm not sure hes PGA tour quality, but he isn't some long drive hack.