I Wouldn't Want to Get This Club Dirty

[ChetlovesMer]

I've seen the Honma Beres Drivers before. They too are very expensive. But at least, in theory, you don't have to slide them through the grass and dirt to use them. 

This 3-wood costs more than my first car. 
I think I'd be afraid to hit balls off the grass with it. ... Nothing less off a mat. 

 

 

I'm sure these types of clubs are status symbols, but if it were me, I'd keep my status symbols limited to putters and possibly drivers, nothing that I'm going to smack into the dirt, grass or muck. 

[klineka]

29 minutes ago, ChetlovesMer said:

I'd keep my status symbols limited to putters and possibly drivers, nothing that I'm going to smack into the dirt, grass or muck. 

I've definitely hit a driver into dirt, grass, and muck. 

 

[ChetlovesMer]

24 minutes ago, klineka said:

I've definitely hit a driver into dirt, grass, and muck. 

 

Me too. One of a small list of reasons why you don't see a Honma Beres in my bag. 👍😜👍

[bkuehn1952]

Wow. What are they thinking when they place a price tag like that on a golf club? Maybe they know the person who bought the “banana duct taped to wall” piece of art is in the market for new clubs.

[ChetlovesMer]

24 minutes ago, bkuehn1952 said:

Wow. What are they thinking when they place a price tag like that on a golf club? Maybe they know the person who bought the “banana duct taped to wall” piece of art is in the market for new clubs.

The Beres drivers are even more expensive. My understanding is they sell the loin's share of these into Japan. The clubs perform well but the bigger component is that they are also something of a status symbol. 

The ironic part is how poorly the Beres Drivers and the like hold their value. You can pick up fairly recent models on the secondary market for under 200 bucks. Which must be heartbreaking for somebody who spent more than $5K on it when it was new. 

BTW - I love the banana duct taped to wall art piece story. I give all the props in the world to the person who came up with the idea. 

[Typhoon92]

On 12/6/2024 at 2:28 PM, ChetlovesMer said:

but the bigger component is that they are also something of a status symbol. 

Correct, we have Asian members that have told me that.