Flops

[purplepeopleeater]

C4 Driver. They werer expensive when they first came out. I loved my VAS driver. Still have it.

[Back9]

TM Burner XD irons. Not sure I've ever seen a set in play or perhaps even more amazing for TM, advertised.

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[Llortamaisey]

[quote name='ABgolfer2' timestamp='1360791530' post='6422951']
[quote name='Llortamaisey' timestamp='1360790481' post='6422833']
Detour Putter by Cameron
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If I was one of those guys who had to bag a Cameron just because it was a SC, which one would be more embarassing to say I'd paid a lot of money for, the Detour or his bullseye?
[/quote]

If you were one of those guys I'd say the Detour would be more embarassing. You can pass the bullseye off as more of a collectors item, an old school throw back. The detour is just a new school throw up. Is that what you were thinking?

[DaRiz]

[quote name='MarkFromTheUK' timestamp='1360713810' post='6416491']
Titleist 907?
[/quote]I can't tell if this is a joke. I gamed a 907 up until this year. Great club

[Scott@84]

I sold quite a few CGB Max irons, those things were long!

C4 Driver
Cleveland Vas irons
Tommy Armour Ti-1000

[Woodridge]

1975 staff irons = beginning of the end for Wilson's dominance in the category.

[Tiptx1122]

Biggest flop I would say was the Medicus 5 iron. Darn thing kept breaking on me either during my take away or downswing. Lol! I could end up hitting it so I guess the Cleveland VAS 792 as I really wanted to like them as I was a big Cory Pavin fan back in the day. Almost bought the wife a ladies set but I couldn't do that to her

[Cwing]

Several of those mentioned won on the PGA tour. Can they really be flops?

[Tiptx1122]

[quote name='Cwing' timestamp='1360804921' post='6424269']
Several of those mentioned won on the PGA tour. Can they really be flops?
[/quote] I realize that as Cory Pavin won a major with the VAS irons but for cycle life & technologically design they never lasted & were improved on as the design went by the way side. Plus all I could remember was shanking them way too often. What might be a flop to some might be another person's gamer back then.

[TJCDAS]

Almost but not all putters sold by Scotty Cameron that was not originally Ping's design.

[callawayjay]

[quote name='Hazlo' timestamp='1360796428' post='6423481']
That square driver from NIKE. The One KJ Choi played with!
[/quote]
The one Glover won the us open with?

[swizbeatz]

[quote name='IvanDrago' timestamp='1360789509' post='6422701']
R7 CGB Max?

Never saw one irl
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Saw a 3 wood once, this gets my vote.

[G-Bone]

It just hit me!

I remember Arnold Palmer advertising a driver that didn't have a grip on the shat... You had to wear a special glove to use it... I swear I'm not kidding!

Anyone else remember this??

[freddyottawa]

[quote name='G-Bone' timestamp='1360809537' post='6424761']
It just hit me!

I remember Arnold Palmer advertising a driver that didn't have a grip on the shat... You had to wear a special glove to use it... I swear I'm not kidding!

Anyone else remember this??
[/quote]

Do you mean this gem? http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/333488-gripless-arnold-palmer-titanium/

[G-Bone]

[quote name='freddyottawa' timestamp='1360809896' post='6424793']
[quote name='G-Bone' timestamp='1360809537' post='6424761']
It just hit me!

I remember Arnold Palmer advertising a driver that didn't have a grip on the shat... You had to wear a special glove to use it... I swear I'm not kidding!

Anyone else remember this??
[/quote]

Do you mean this gem? [url="http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/333488-gripless-arnold-palmer-titanium/"]http://www.golfwrx.c...almer-titanium/[/url]
[/quote]

Yes sir, that's the one!

It has to be the biggest flop in modern golf... Do I win a prize or anything for the painful memory??

[adkping]

So....I had a C 4...a detour putter...armour Ti irons...an r7 limited...etc etc...

[kloyd0306]

All square drivers and FILA irons - the ones with heaps of face progression and used by Howard Twitty to win on tour.........

[MMB1500]

Odyssey Flip Face putters. Surely an example of a manufacturer trying to be different for the sake of it and ending up with a truly crap product.

[shakey]

Can't agree with "All square drivers" being flops. We sold a bunch of these things at my store. The Ft-i did great. The Adams A3 line did great. The Nike models did pretty good.

First club that I thought of after reading this topic was the C4. Then the TM Retro Raylor that came out at $279. 6 months later you could get it for $100. Then it was buy a driver---please take one of these raylors free.

The original Nike forged driver. Rushed to the market and so hard to hit for most guys.

[gvogel]

Prediction: Nike Covert Tour will be a flop. Not even Rory can hit it.

[R Hagan]

I'll have to go with the flip face putter, too. Don't ever remember anyone saying how much they loved theirs.

[Nessism]

[quote name='gvogel' timestamp='1360846492' post='6426415']
Prediction: Nike Covert Tour will be a flop. Not even Rory can hit it.
[/quote]

Hater.

[Aces-6]

[quote name='gvogel' timestamp='1360846492' post='6426415']
Prediction: Nike Covert Tour will be a flop. Not even Rory can hit it.
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I would recommend that you give one an honest try before you label it as a failure. I NEVER would have thought that I would have any Nike club in my bag but the Covert Tour, [b][i][u]for me[/u][/i][/b] is the best driver I've hit. It easily outperformed both my 913D2 and 913D3. I'm an ultra high spin player because of a few swing flaws and the Covert Tour lowered my spin to 3,000 rpms from 3,500-3,600 rpms with the 913D3 WB 73x combo.

[mgilly200]

[quote name='LONG&STR8 ' timestamp='1360723877' post='6417573']
The R7 Limited may have been trampled over by other TM driver options pretty soon after coming out so maybe a flop for TM but it still wasn't a bad driver.
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I wish I still had mine, great stick.

[Scratchtastic]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the Wilson Invex

Wilson Staff metal woods.......I caved in three of these when I was 15. They finally just sent me a laminated Whale which is what I wanted anyway, still have it.

Wilson Fat Shaft

The ISI's weren't big sellers for PING, but better than the first Zing model.......the amount of weight in the high toe gave them a tendency to snap shafts.

Hogan H40s.....sadly I have a set, think they're still in the garage

Hogan Medallions.....not the set from the late 70s, the cavity they offered in the 90s.

Hogan Magnum

Langert Transitions.....probably the first combo set I can remember circa early 90s. I have only seen 1 set over the years.

DeLaCruz Mag Cruzer......I would love to get my hands on the driver. It looked good and felt awesome, head was magnesium. I don't know if the production costs were high or they had high rejection rates but they didn't make a lot of them

Goldwin AVDP......another DeLaCruz design. I guess people didn't like D-7 swingweights with graphite shafts, they came with lightweight Winn grips.....sadly I can't think of a Goldwin model that did well, the woods were milled T6 aluminum, felt great but didn't have a wide appeal.

Say what you will about the C4, but what Cally learned about working with composites when they developed that head translated into some pretty good models.....FT-3 and FT Tour come to mind

Titleist DTR, Prescription irons......the Prescriptions had yardages stamped on them rather than club numbers, it apparently didn't catch on.

Hurricane Golf......anyone remember this company? Anyone?

MacGregor Doctor Rx

Palmer PHD.......a fin on the hosel? Really Arnie? Really?

Yonex ADX 200, FL, Carboniron/Boroniron, Daiwa Exceler, Maxfli Missle, Maruman DCA irons......were made entirely of composite with a steel soleplate. Didn't take a lot to wear them out........a member at the club I grew up at had a set of ADX 200s and would wear though them every few months

Atrigon.....they spent all their money to get Nick Price on staff. The design was crazy, was a one piece composite head/shaft. Don't think many made it to market before they went under.......another victim of the Nick Price curse in addition to Ram and Goldwin

Tommy Armour V-25 & V-31.....also 845m, 845c and 845 vault.........too bad too, the 845m and 845c were pretty good looking

Tommy Armour Ti-100 irons......I know they've been mentioned in previous posts. It was funny, the 1 iron was marked "The One" and 2 iron "The Deuce" and that's just what they were: a big stinky deuce.

Bridgestone Precept Power Pack & Precept Extra irons

Top Flite Magna driver......the crown could double as an ashtray

Lynx Black Cat......horrible followthrough after the Parallax, although the commercial with Freddie and Jim Nantz was good

Confidence, Faultless, Sounder, Browning, Founders Club (circa 1990-1996), FoxBat, Cubic Balance, Merit Golf, Northwestern Golf, Ryobi-Toski, S2, Stan Thompson, Palmer Golf, Toney Penna Golf, Pinseeker Golf, Slotline, Cougar, Bullet.......RIP

Powerbuilt TPS

Cobra Ultramid......if Daly hadn't played this driver they would have sold 5 of them.

[Tarkata]

I rented some Nike slingshots recently.
I sure hope they didn't sell as They are just.....not nice.

I have to say, all those weird a** putters these days - it gets a little nutty.
Some look like war ships from outer space.
It is rather ridiculous, but funny.

[dac]

regarding the c4 driver, i remember a friend i play with used to have one. it was a very cool, innovative club regardless it was a flop or not.

[BC33]

[quote name='ABgolfer2' timestamp='1360791530' post='6422951']
[quote name='Llortamaisey' timestamp='1360790481' post='6422833']
Detour Putter by Cameron
[/quote]

If I was one of those guys who had to bag a Cameron just because it was a SC, which one would be more embarassing to say I'd paid a lot of money for, the Detour or his bullseye?
[/quote]

The Bullseye was a really good looking putter. It's only problem was the sweet spot the size of a pin head.

[Curtis_Kirk]

[quote name='Sickspin' timestamp='1360715989' post='6416697']
Cleveland VAS irons?
[/quote]
+1

[rgk5]

TM; R7 Limited driver, Super Launch irons, R11 irons, XFT wedges, Inergel ball

Callaway; Razr irons, Diablo Octane, Jaws wedges,

Ping; Si3 drivers, G15 hybrids

Wilson; Half 'n Half shafts

Titleist; Tour Prestige and HP2 balls

Mizuno; CLK hybrids

Nike; 350 and 400 drivers