Wilson Golf Product Testing and Fitting Experience @ Pinehurst | Following Along Here

[radiman]

4 hours ago, Wilson_Golf said:

On behalf of the entire Wilson team, big thanks to the GolfWRX team for helping put together this incredible event. It was a pleasure to host @TM golf guy @Olson12 @Shilgy  @TLUBulldogGolf and it has been a blast reading the comments and feedback on the forum. 

 

This is just the beginning! We are excited to connect with more members of the GolfWRX forum.

 

Enjoy these BTS photos while we wait for video trip recap 😎

 

Team Wilson Golf!

Great pics! Love how classy this release has been. The messaging and the whole 9 yards. Really good messaging around the staff irons and wedges. 
 

No over reliance on tech buzzwords or in your face graphics. They’re being presented for exactly what they’re meant to be. Clean, classic, player focused clubs. 

[Steve o]

Pictures, venue and product all  look great. The right feel for a brand that’s the very fabric of golf. Hope Wilson expands on their apparel and accessory collections. 

[golfnerd91]

13 minutes ago, Steve o said:

Pictures, venue and product all  look great. The right feel for a brand that’s the very fabric of golf. Hope Wilson expands on their apparel and accessory collections. 

Ditto! Love to see some more of that simple Wilson style! A nice visor, bucket cap or flat brimmed cord hat. A couple sweater vests, v-necks or windbreakers. Some black, white or red socks with the classic Wilson W! Maybe even a shoe collab with FootJoy, Cole Haan or Ecco to bring out some nice wing tips or soft spike tennis shoes. 

[Orchardist]

1 hour ago, golfnerd91 said:

……. Maybe even a shoe collab with FootJoy, Cole Haan or Ecco to bring out some nice wing tips or soft spike tennis shoes. 

Some Wilson wing tips! Nice.  It’s a pretty interesting thought, Wilson apparel.  Which way would you go?  Seriously legit retro Wilson  but with some truly relevant top shelf club lines trying to gain traction in the market and fickle golfers, I think it would be tough.

I still enjoy a classic Wilson branded polo. Always a good vibe.

 

Please Wilson add desired swing weight to your “custom” club orders. 

[Steve o]

They can definitely do golf shoes .They just relaunched their iconic STAFF tennis shoe. It looks awesome. They have so much knowledge in the Chicago office. Appears like they are using it to their advantage. 
 

Small complaint. Get the white rope hat on the website. If the Wilson team wins again in the next Good-Good event young players are going to want it. Walking billboards help to make brands cool. 

[Orchardist]

Indeed, there is still so much authenticity in Wilson and Wilson golf.

It sounds silly but Wilson golf is supremely cool again.   It’s surprising how many golfers ask about my irons and are interested in the “new” Wilson.

I also never see anyone else  playing the product which of course is why we’re on this thread. 

[golfnerd91]

21 minutes ago, Orchardist said:

Some Wilson wing tips! Nice.  It’s a pretty interesting thought, Wilson apparel.  Which way would you go?  Seriously legit retro Wilson  but with some truly relevant top shelf club lines trying to gain traction in the market and fickle golfers, I think it would be tough.

I still enjoy a classic Wilson branded polo. Always a good vibe.

 

Please Wilson add desired swing weight to your “custom” club orders. 

I’d go retro with a modern fabrics! Stripes, prints and color blocks. And underrated comment about the swing weighting. I was looking into getting replacement weights for my driver and woods and you have to contact Wilson customer service to buy them. They are $20 a weight which is very expensive for weights. I decided to use lead tape instead because you get 75 grams worth for between $12-20 which is significantly cheaper.

[Steve o]

The shoe thing can work. Wilson’s opened retail stores in several premier locations. AI Fit allows to sell clubs in-store. Apparel, Footwear and Accessories are a no brainer in that type of environment. 

[Orchardist]

26 minutes ago, Steve o said:

The shoe thing can work. Wilson’s opened retail stores in several premier locations. AI Fit allows to sell clubs in-store. Apparel, Footwear and Accessories are a no brainer in that type of environment. 

Stand alone Wilson stores?  Had no idea.  
 

 I hate admit it but I play the provx ball.  They don’t need my money but the ball plays best for me and unlike, say Bridgestone, there is Never a rotten egg in the sleeve. I’m going to try the new Staff x ball but to be honest it’s a real issue, not being able to purchase it just anywhere. 
Consistently inconsistent availability for the ball is a thing.

[PedronNiall]

2 hours ago, Orchardist said:

Stand alone Wilson stores?  Had no idea.  
 

 I hate admit it but I play the provx ball.  They don’t need my money but the ball plays best for me and unlike, say Bridgestone, there is Never a rotten egg in the sleeve. I’m going to try the new Staff x ball but to be honest it’s a real issue, not being able to purchase it just anywhere. 
Consistently inconsistent availability for the ball is a thing.

 

Dick's/GG, Edwin Watt's, PGASS, and places like Academy all carry them. PGASS is the only place I've been able to find the yellow in stock for the Staff & Staff X, but white isn't hard to come across unless you're in a really small market where the Duo & Triad might be the only pickings. 

[Orchardist]

Small market area, 75mile drive for top tier Wilson Staff golf.

[grochol17]

1 hour ago, Orchardist said:

Small market area, 75mile drive for top tier Wilson Staff golf.

 

2nd Swing has the 2024 Staff and Staff X balls on their web site and they offer free shipping:

 

https://www.2ndswing.com/accessories/wilson-staff-golf-balls

[ChrisATL]

On 6/10/2024 at 2:06 PM, Wilson_Golf said:

On behalf of the entire Wilson team, big thanks to the GolfWRX team for helping put together this incredible event. It was a pleasure to host @TM golf guy @Olson12 @Shilgy  @TLUBulldogGolf and it has been a blast reading the comments and feedback on the forum. 

 

This is just the beginning! We are excited to connect with more members of the GolfWRX forum.

 

Enjoy these BTS photos while we wait for video trip recap 😎

 

Team Wilson Golf!

If you need any more "help", I'd be more than happy to volunteer!  😂

 

But seriously, great pictures and thank YOU for supporting this awesome community!

[Orchardist]

1 hour ago, grochol17 said:

 

2nd Swing has the 2024 Staff and Staff X balls on their web site and they offer free shipping:

 

https://www.2ndswing.com/accessories/wilson-staff-golf-balls

I'm going to give them a try and go from there.  Historically I don't do well maintaining my own inventory of a ball not all courses have.  I still even have a few dozen Professional 100 wound balls from 2001.  Bought a few dozen for the upcoming season, played a couple, switched to the newly introduced pro v, secretary took  the 100's off my desk to set something there, placing them in a file cabinet where I found them years later and most remain.  Once in a while I give one to a playing partner that I know has never hit a wound ball.

[Orchardist]

Hope to see it all edited to view here Wilson!!!

 

https://www.youtube.com/@WilsonGolfTV/videos

 

 

[TM golf guy]

Saw a few people mention shoes, someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but from what I remember the team saying they’re not going to make shoes at this time. 

[PedronNiall]

One thing I wanted to throw out there since it wasn't mentioned. After my first round with my new Dynapwr driver and wood, I got a visit from the local ATF field office cause of all the bombs I was dropping on those poor, unsuspecting fairways & greens. Little heads up for those teeing up any of the new hotness from Wilson.

[Steve o]

1 hour ago, TM golf guy said:

Saw a few people mention shoes, someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but from what I remember the team saying they’re not going to make shoes at this time. 

Shoes aren’t easy. I’ve been in the biz for thirty years. They have succeeded in tennis so it’s possible down the road

[TM golf guy]

10 minutes ago, Steve o said:

Shoes aren’t easy. I’ve been in the biz for thirty years. They have succeeded in tennis so it’s possible down the road

I could for sure see it being a down the road thing, for the reason you cited, and I also understand why they’re not trying to tackle it now. I think their main focus right now is making good golf clubs, and getting people to want to play them. They’re certainly on their way. 

[Orchardist]

21 minutes ago, Steve o said:

Shoes aren’t easy. I’ve been in the biz for thirty years. They have succeeded in tennis so it’s possible down the road

Great tennis shoes for sure. Golf gonna be tough.

[Steve o]

38 minutes ago, Orchardist said:

Great tennis shoes for sure. Golf gonna be tough.

It’s tough in the categories they’re already in. 

[Orchardist]

51 minutes ago, Steve o said:

It’s tough in the categories they’re already in. 

100% on that.  And their shoes are one of the best holding up for life on the court.  Style wise a hard sell at times.

 

It can be tough to get someone to even look at Wilson clubs let alone demo then purchase them. Their making inroads. One happy customer at a time. 

 

[TM golf guy]

I just happened to open my UPS app and see that I had a package scheduled for delivery on Thursday from Wilson. That’s conveniently the same day that I was planning to see how my hamstring is holding up. 

[Shilgy]

8 minutes ago, TM golf guy said:

I just happened to open my UPS app and see that I had a package scheduled for delivery on Thursday from Wilson. That’s conveniently the same day that I was planning to see how my hamstring is holding up. 

New set or your original clubs you brought out there?  I received the set I traveled out there with yesterday.

[Shilgy]

1 minute ago, Shilgy said:

New set or your original clubs you brought out there?  I received the set I traveled out there with yesterday.

Ooooooo!  I have a package scheduled to be received the 13th also!

🤞
 

And a two day event this weekend!

Edited June 12 by Shilgy

[TM golf guy]

1 minute ago, Shilgy said:

New set or your original clubs you brought out there?  I received the set I traveled out there with yesterday.

Pretty sure it’s the new utilities. I got my old clubs yesterday. 

[Steve o]

8 hours ago, Orchardist said:

100% on that.  And their shoes are one of the best holding up for life on the court.  Style wise a hard sell at times.

 

It can be tough to get someone to even look at Wilson clubs let alone demo then purchase them. They’re making inroads. One happy customer at a time. 

 

But isn’t that the purpose of this event and one’s I’ve seen on other sites. Wilson knew they had great products but needed to get exposure and then get people to try it. Key in my mind are younger players. Older guys like me want it to succeed because it’s nostalgic. The future are new purchasers. 

[knudson81]

On 6/9/2024 at 8:02 PM, Olson12 said:

The tee shot on #2.  5 iron from 182 yards. 

 

 

 

 

Man, that camera work was steady and clear! Whoever shot it needs a raise!

[Orchardist]

2 hours ago, Steve o said:

But isn’t that the purpose of this event and one’s I’ve seen on other sites. Wilson knew they had great products but needed to get exposure and then get people to try it. Key in my mind are younger players. Older guys like me want it to succeed because it’s nostalgic. The future are new purchasers. 

Absolutely.  And it has to be a very exciting time to work the golf at Wilson too.  

[radiman]

3 hours ago, Steve o said:

But isn’t that the purpose of this event and one’s I’ve seen on other sites. Wilson knew they had great products but needed to get exposure and then get people to try it. Key in my mind are younger players. Older guys like me want it to succeed because it’s nostalgic. The future are new purchasers. 

Maybe I am in the "older guys" camp haha.  But, as time goes on, I appreciate the subtlety of clean and classy over loud, colorful, and buzzword heavy.  I am much more drawn to an OEM telling me that their irons were designed around looks, feel, and precision vs some technological breakthrough that is supposed to wow me.  Maybe I have been around long enough to see that AI, cup faces, etc haven't really made any difference in my game.  And, I am specifically speaking of the players cb/mb category.  I have a set of 2013 X Forged without AI, cup face, etc and loft for loft, I hit them just as well as anything modern.  And they feel better than most current offerings that are boasting tech.  

 

I think Wilson is marketing the Staff irons beautifully.  They are players irons that are going to sell well to people who care about those type of intangibles.  I also think that Wilson is starting to gain a little bit of status with the younger crowd who want to be different than everyone else.  Other than my Cobra irons, I think I have seen more Wilson sets in play over the past few seasons than Cobra.