Thoughts on Callaway I-Mix?

[rebby]

Let's just say that I've been out of the loop for a while. Family, work, etc...

Anyway, I've been researching new drivers and came across the I-Mix system from Callaway. I've been playing Callaway for as long as I can remember and was really interested in the FT-5 anyway so this seems like a natural fit. Besides, I like to be able to manipulate things to adjust my shot shape/trajectory/etc. I-Mix seems like a good fit for me.

I went to a few local golf shops in the area and was able to find quite a few I-Mix combos that worked well for me, especially when compared to my current driver. I really enjoyed seeing how changing shafts/heads made differences on the swing analyzer.

For those of you who are bit more experienced with the current state of equipment, what do you think of I-Mix? Is it here to stay? Will I be able to get new heads and shafts 2-3 years from now? Any other thoughts? Any real world experience with I-Mix???

I did a bit of searching and all that I could really find was speculation from shortly after I-Mix was released...

Thanks in advance for any insight that you can provide!

[rebby]

No comments on I-Mix? I take it that these are not very popular???

[vinny a]

I think the reason why they are not so popular is because they are so expensive. I dont thin there is really a market to have multiple driver heads and shafts just so people can change them out as the conditions change.

[rebby]

Sounds like you are happy with it.

I am pretty happy w/it so far. The combo that I like the most is even cheaper with I-Mix than having Callaway build it for me (9.5' neutral FT-5 Tour head w/Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana White Board 73 X, $600 from Callaway or $550 I-Mix). I can even drop the price of the I-Mix some if I'm willing to place a few orders online. I also like the idea of being able to change either the shaft or the club head based on small changes in my swing over time or even changes in conditions from day to day or course to course.

The biggest concern that I have is that this will be a system that Callaway will not choose to go forward with. I have no problem over spending for an I-Mix shaft (let's face it, the I-Mix mark up is pretty high) IF it means that I'll be able to migrate from the FT-5 to improved club heads a few years down the line.

[JimmyDoesGolf]

I don't really see this system catching on. It is already used by other manufacturers in their fitting process, and for this I think it works very well, but as has been mentioned, most people don't have the money to spend in using it for their own clubs.

The system would be much better if the fitting was more universal. That way shaft manufacturers could produce shafts that fit into any driver head, making the fitting process much easier.

[rebby]

Hard to say if it will catch on or not. In the end, I decided I didn't really care and that it was a gamble that worth making. Besides, I can always pull off the I-Mix tip and use the shaft later if I'd like to.

Anyway, I ended up ordering a 9.5' FT-5 N w/Diamana WB 73 X shaft. For this combo I feel like I stole it at $450. It's due in Tuesday!

[Dub]

Hard to say if it will catch on or not. In the end, I decided I didn't really care and that it was a gamble that worth making. Besides, I can always pull off the I-Mix tip and use the shaft later if I'd like to.

Sounds like a great deal that you got.

Good luck with the new stick. I hope the "honeymoon" is a long and fortuitous one. New drivers can really breath new life into your game....especially if you were playing outdated models, like I was. I'm looking forward to a round of golf Monday morning with some buddies. It'll be my first round with my new driver. It's gonna be interesting.