Receiving little, if any coverage in the media are the horrific effects high gas prices are having on the country club set. In hindsight, this shouldn't come as a surprise, considering that the average vehicle in any country club parking lot probably gets somewhere around 10 miles per gallon.
Anyway, things are so bad that Callaway, maker of such legendary products as the Big Bertha driver, has resorted to offering customers free gas cards when they purchase a new sledgehammer driver.
I'm sorry folks, its one thing when drab automaker du jour, Chrysler, offers gas cards when people buy their cars (or whatever they sell these days), but golf clubs? Callaway? I mean, does Congress know HOW BAD IT REALLY IS, or, do THEY HAVE NO IDEA??????
Taken at Sports Authority, 6/19/2008
Poor marketing move. Easy way for the consumer to understand that their driver is overpriced. I mean, come on! $500 for the FT-1? Might as well hook up with a burner.
Posted by: bfellows | June 19, 2008 at 09:39 PM
I would enjoy watching a skins tournament where the pros are using old-school equipment - wooden shafts, gutta-percha balls, etc. You'd get to see which pros can master the technology and who has a real sense of humor.
Posted by: Calgary Schmooze | June 21, 2008 at 11:20 AM
Not to mention (and someone correct me if I'm wrong),
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