2012 PGA Show wrap up and comment from the GolfWRX staff

[easyyy]

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2012 PGA Show Update.



Before I get rolling we have so much to post. All weekend and into next week we will be posting and loading video, photos and opinions of all the great things we captured.

Tuesday afternoon to Friday night six gearheads from GolfWRX armed with a digital armory went to Orlando for the PGA Merchandise Show with one objective... to cover the show for our readers. Not sure if we did a good job but certainly we tried our hardest. Here is a summary of the trip and I am sure the crew will add some of their thoughts.

Every year the guys that go down change. This year we had a final number of 6 guys and this is the roles they took...

Zack (KascoPro) to help out with Instruction and security ;)
Zak to Manage of the writers and help look out for special products. Also did a lot of interviews
Rob (HipCheck) to help manage this circus, do interviews, take photos and much more
Greg (PGA43) to take 17,893 photos and 79 videos (i wish) and talk for 21.5 hours a day like the iron man of media
Ryan (Gxgolfer) to keep the video running, gears turning, driving like crap and break the site on Tuesday to allow us to not be able to serve pages.
Myself Richard to sit in meetings most of the time and them escape to try to do what I love to do... walk the floor and see gear, companies and members.

Along with the 6 guys we took we must have had half or more of the attendees that are members and sudo reporters there. So many now are more than aware but active members. I will not single them out in fear of missing some but I must have met 300 guys and some gals that are active posting members here. It is always the best part of going down to the show to shake hands and say hello no matter how and where I am being pulled to and from.

We met with the CEOs, Presidents, executives, managers and most importantly the designers and engineers of most of the OEMs. We interviewed many of them and we are working to post up a lot of them now. As we always do we look to develop relationships and content that will lead to our readers excitement. We look to be inspired and are motivated by you our readers to provide more and more of things you want to see and hear. To connect golfers to the game.

Tuesday afternoon four of the six go tin earlier and headed to the convention center to get the credentials. Then we looked in the convention center to see the place a few days before it opened. WOW... 50% of the booths were ready and it was cool to see it before it was ready.

I will add some pics and description of what we did along the way...

Here is a pic of the before from Tuesday




Then we we went to lunch and Ryan broke the freaking site. We couldn't serve pages all afternoon Tuesday. Real big time huh?

Checked in to the hotel and then we went to the Nike speed event. Sterling Sharpe (217 yd VR_S 6-iron). Suzann Pettersen looking on.



Got home and crashed. Then Wednesday was the all day at Demo day. All six of us got in the cherry mini van and got lost cause Ryan (Gxgolfer) can't drive or do two things at the same time. Like listen to directions and drive I guess. Real sad stuff.

We had a great time at demo day. Here are some cool things we saw...

Great weather and a full house of companies...



Ran into Jeff McCoy of Scratch Golf. He is the lead grinder next to Don White. He showed us a burn mark from a putter head that whipped through a buffing wheel in an accident. The head was 400 plus degrees and landed on his forearm.Took some skin on impact...




Here is a shot of Greg taking one of so many videos you will see with the industries best...



The new and could be a best in show Adams sick Hybrid...



Tom Stites, Cindy Davis, Beth Gast and the whole Nike crew were great. Speed baby. Here is the video and the buzzz... http://www.golfwrx.c...t-the-pga-show/




True Tempers new Satin PXi shaft. Here is the video to... http://www.golfwrx.c...-project-x-pxi/




Fourteen beauty...




TaylorMade Madness!!! There was a line that had to be 50 people long at one point just to hit the equipment on launch monitors. They were killing it. So crazy they had bleachers to house the watchers. Rocketballz 3 wood and hybrid killed it an dthe drivers are well fan favorites all the time. Wedge buzz also.




The Mighty MP-59 form Mizuno had a glow cast over it. Just AWSOME! An the wedges along with the other iron sets made Mizzy very crowded. We will have full video up for that... http://www.golfwrx.c...m-the-pga-show/




Other great sights...



Crazy Yonex. Fresh looks from them. Lots of pop and excitement... We will have a lot of video to explain the brand and equipment...




Tour Edge love. They have some serious buzzz with this 2 wood they have out... We will have some great video live today



Odyssey Sickness. They had their new tour truck that will travel to clubs and tour stops to give us consumers the same treatment the tour gets...




Cleveland style...



Oakley sickness also. Killer truck...



Cobra gone crazy. Puma lost their mind and ran a sport bar with a DJ at the range...




After Demo day I went back showered and met with some big shot at some big huge gigantic company and had an awesome hour long drill down into equipment trends, social media and building things that our members want to see. Had dinner at Texas De Brazil and went back to work into 2:00 am to wake at 6:30 to go to the show in the convention center.

THURSDAY

Thursday morning and all day was awesome. Here are some random shots of some exciting things I saw and the other 5 saw different things...

Here is a $16,000 Cameron twisty that was being sold at Table Rock Golf. Here is the thread for all the pics... http://www.golfwrx.c...y-cameron-pics/




Ping in da house. We got close up pics of the ping i20 woods line and more irons Pics...



I didnt know there was a Mercedes AMG Golf brand till last week...



Or an Aston Martin...




This is Scratch losing their minds--- in a good way. I love Ari the owner of Scratch and he is more than like us. Gearhead to the core. He made a personal set of irons that are Don While grinds that he sent the England where they did some crazy itching, engraving, and silver fill treatment like they do for shotguns. Ari also stamped the names in all the iron heads a different name after old historical terms for that type of loft at the turn of the century. Freaking off the hook. Could be the best looking piece of jewelry I have ever seen. He is going to game them to. I love that. No iron headcovers here.




New Footjoys with some cool (I mean really cool) designs to give better performance. Grippers under you heel to prevent slip. gel tech in the structure around ankle to feel good and a wider base to aid stability...





Hundreds of Pics to be loaded today and then this crazy party it TMag. They had a booth that was almost 25% of the whole show at the opposite side of the contention center. It was bizarre. Awesome bizarre but it needs to be seen to believe it.
Here you go... http://www.golfwrx.c...worth-pictures/

And there was a party with a George Thorogood concert? Yes there was...




Dinner and then

FRIDAY


Did I show anyone this? Ohh yea baby...




Jones...



Vega pics coming...




Garmin




Swingbite... Not sure it is any good yet but looked cool. Small enough not to look like a bird at the range. Per Golf Digest in a blurb... When you attach this device to the shaft of any club (it weighs less than an ounce), it captures your swing and transmits it to your smartphone or tablet. From there, it offers digitized feedback (including swing path, speed and lie angle) and allows you to share the information with your instructor, golf buddies, etc.




Greg Norman was wearing these. Last week we were wondering and hear we go...



V1 software with Annika...



More great views and better people...



Great stuff. After a 10 year sabbatical from the show Traditional (Japan Forged and USA owned) is make. With his son to help..







So we will be hard at work to try to get it all up ASAP. I have to get off this computer. My Daughter wants me to set up the sewing machine. Wish me luck guys. I will be sewing for the next 3 hours. She wants to make a hat for our dog. That is going to be interesting.

[jokerusn]

Awesome! Thanks guys! Can't wait to see all the pics and videos!

[KevCarter]

Thanks for all the hard work!!!

[mljones99]

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[color=#1C2837][size=2]And no I'm not talking about the burn mark.... [/size][/color]

[lvmike]

Can't tell you how much we appreciate all you guys do for all of us!! I love that we can live vicariously through y'all for a few days. Impressive stuff coming and footwear is definitely gonna be a big equipment purchase for me this year. Love all the stuff coming from Adidas.

So, being a dog lover, I gotta ask...can you post a pic of the dog hat?? Did you embroider the WRX logo on it?

[TheMoneyShot]

Thanks for the info! I would like to go next year please.

[chris777]

thanks. looking forward to seeing all the gear. was there last year and it was awesome but couldnt make it this year.

[Big Ben]

Thanks guys, awesome work! Good to see Mark from Traditional is still at it, super guy with incredible craftsmanship...BB

[MNLH11]

Thanks for all the hard work guys. Without a doubt, WRX is the best golf site.

[scratchgolf95]

is that blair o'neal?

[tbomb]

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[color=#1C2837][size=2]And no I'm not talking about the burn mark.... [/size][/color]
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Come on man, this guys put in 100's of hours and you're chirping them for spelling? Go practice for the national spelling bee...

THANKS FOR ALL THE PICS GUYS, I HAVE A MAN CRUSH ON ALL OF YOU!

(and a woman crush on a few blondes lol )

[cangolfnut]

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[quote name='mljones99' timestamp='1327782010' post='4168219']
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[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]And no I'm not talking about the burn mark.... [/size][/color]
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Come on man, this guys put in 100's of hours and you're chirping them for spelling? Go practice for the national spelling bee...

THANKS FOR ALL THE PICS GUYS, I HAVE A MAN CRUSH ON ALL OF YOU!

(and a woman crush on a few blondes lol )
[/quote]

T- we need to make the trip next year...... pencil it in.

[easyyy]

[quote name='mljones99' timestamp='1327782010' post='4168219']
[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]"He sawed me a burn mark from a putter head that whipped through a buffing wheel by accident."[/size][/color]

[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]Wow.[/size][/color]

[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]And no I'm not talking about the burn mark.... [/size][/color]
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Say what??? That was a freaking mod making a joke or something. You simply can't misspell showed with sawed unless there was a power outage.

[Ham Solo]

Great work and thanks, folks! Looks and sounds like it was a good time.

[mattw1106]

Thanks for all the pics and hard work

[tbomb]

Grant - I'm IN!

Split gas and stop in NC for a few quickies on the way? (Where's Sr live I wonder? haha)

[chickenpotpie]

What time were you at Texas de Brazil? I was there Wednesday night too! So sick from meat overload afterwards.....best feeling in the world!

[easyyy]

[quote name='chickenpotpie' timestamp='1327802475' post='4169919']
What time were you at Texas de Brazil? I was there Wednesday night too! So sick from meat overload afterwards.....best feeling in the world!
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We were there at 8:30 to 11:00 ish

[mljones99]

[quote name='tbomb' timestamp='1327791945' post='4168995']
[quote name='mljones99' timestamp='1327782010' post='4168219']
[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]"He sawed me a burn mark from a putter head that whipped through a buffing wheel by accident."[/size][/color]

[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]Wow.[/size][/color]

[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]And no I'm not talking about the burn mark.... [/size][/color]
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Come on man, this guys put in 100's of hours and you're chirping them for spelling? Go practice for the national spelling bee...

THANKS FOR ALL THE PICS GUYS, I HAVE A MAN CRUSH ON ALL OF YOU!

(and a woman crush on a few blondes lol )
[/quote]

so I guess now isn't a good time to point out that it is Aston Martin, not Austin Martin?

easy killer... lighten up a little. Just a little friendly ribbing

[easyyy]

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[quote name='tbomb' timestamp='1327791945' post='4168995']
[quote name='mljones99' timestamp='1327782010' post='4168219']
[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]"He sawed me a burn mark from a putter head that whipped through a buffing wheel by accident."[/size][/color]

[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]Wow.[/size][/color]

[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]And no I'm not talking about the burn mark.... [/size][/color]
[/quote]


Come on man, this guys put in 100's of hours and you're chirping them for spelling? Go practice for the national spelling bee...

THANKS FOR ALL THE PICS GUYS, I HAVE A MAN CRUSH ON ALL OF YOU!

(and a woman crush on a few blondes lol )
[/quote]

so I guess now isn't a good time to point out that it is Aston Martin, not Austin Martin?

easy killer... lighten up a little. Just a little friendly ribbing



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I need to hire someone. This is crap.

[mljones99]

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[quote name='mljones99' timestamp='1327804491' post='4170089']
[quote name='tbomb' timestamp='1327791945' post='4168995']
[quote name='mljones99' timestamp='1327782010' post='4168219']
[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]"He sawed me a burn mark from a putter head that whipped through a buffing wheel by accident."[/size][/color]

[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]Wow.[/size][/color]

[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]And no I'm not talking about the burn mark.... [/size][/color]
[/quote]


Come on man, this guys put in 100's of hours and you're chirping them for spelling? Go practice for the national spelling bee...

THANKS FOR ALL THE PICS GUYS, I HAVE A MAN CRUSH ON ALL OF YOU!

(and a woman crush on a few blondes lol )
[/quote]

so I guess now isn't a good time to point out that it is Aston Martin, not Austin Martin?

easy killer... lighten up a little. Just a little friendly ribbing



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I need to hire someone. This is crap.
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and this is supposed to be a respectable website

in all seriousness, thanks for all the info and pics. Some really cool stuff to look forward to this year.

[bldolat]

thanks for the pictures, the interviews and insight.

[Drewmun]

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is that blair o'neal?
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Yes.

[easyyy]

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[quote name='mljones99' timestamp='1327804491' post='4170089']
[quote name='tbomb' timestamp='1327791945' post='4168995']
[quote name='mljones99' timestamp='1327782010' post='4168219']
[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]"He sawed me a burn mark from a putter head that whipped through a buffing wheel by accident."[/size][/color]

[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]Wow.[/size][/color]

[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]And no I'm not talking about the burn mark.... [/size][/color]
[/quote]


Come on man, this guys put in 100's of hours and you're chirping them for spelling? Go practice for the national spelling bee...

THANKS FOR ALL THE PICS GUYS, I HAVE A MAN CRUSH ON ALL OF YOU!

(and a woman crush on a few blondes lol )
[/quote]

so I guess now isn't a good time to point out that it is Aston Martin, not Austin Martin?

easy killer... lighten up a little. Just a little friendly ribbing



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I need to hire someone. This is crap.
[/quote]


and this is supposed to be a respectable website

in all seriousness, thanks for all the info and pics. Some really cool stuff to look forward to this year.



[/quote]

Ha ha

Thanks and I agree. Someone asked me what I thought about the year. I said it seems more exciting this year for many companies than other years. A lot of really great stuff out there.

Richard

[DTown3011]

Thanks for all the coverage Richard and crew, it's been fun reading your and all the OEM's equipment tweets all week and I really appreciate you taking the time on the coverage! I know how much work it is to attend these trade shows so great job!

[PreppySlapCut]

Incredible effort all around! Thanks so much for giving us a peek inside!

[Tiemco]

Can we please discuss that zero iron?!?!?!

[GwrxMod]

I need to hire someone. This is crap. ;)

The human spell checker/easyyy editor was golfing derelict in his duties. Probably needs a raise.

[Sean25rp]

Thanks for all the effort guys. Look forward to everything your gonna showcase!

[Bob57]

Nice to see Mark Inoue back. Traditional Golf makes some of the finest clubs around. Still have a tour blade of theirs that stands heads and shoulders above the big OEMs and other custom people...Workmanship, Design, Feel, Durability all top notch.