What is the first manufacturer that you will try at a demo day?

[bigoak]

Have been to two demo days and at both I went to the Mizuno irons first and the Taylormade Woods. Never went to Nike or Callaway and I really don't know why. What would be your first preference and your last?

[kingface12]

I also try the Mizzy's and TM. I also like to try out Pings and Cobra. Last demo day I went to I tried out the Cobra s2 forged. I tried them side to side with the Mizuno mx 300's. I prefered the Mizzy by a FRACTION over the Cobra's but I have to say...I am SHOCKED that more people do not speak more about the S2 forged around here. They really are every bit as good as those Mizzy's.

I never bother with Callaway or Nike either. It's not a knock on them at all....I just never seem to be comfortable with them in my hands......it's probably just a psychological thing.....but then again...three quarters of this sport is psychological!!

[mattttt25]

Hit Callaway today, my first.

[sean_miller]

I'd have a glance at them all. I like Titleist and Mizuno stock grips, so I'd give them a go. I'd probably try to hit everything I could get my hands on, at least once - why the hell not, I don't buy anything at demo days anyway.

[The Dark Lefty]

Went to Taylormade first today. Wanted to see the difference between the new R9 TriSpeed and Burner. I didn't like the burner. Too me the 46.5 inch shaft was too long and whippy for me even though it was a stiff shaft. I had better control with the R9. Then I hit the Mizuno Irons. Feel great as usual. Then I hit everything else from everybody else. I liked the Cleveland Black Pearl Irons and CG15 wedges. Felt real good and got good distance on the irons.

[golf_junkie27]

For those of you in NYC, there will be a huge golf day at Chelsea Piers. All the OEMs will be there.

My first choice will be Adams as I want to try the new CB1 irons.

I also want to try the new CG1 Tours from Cleveland.

I'm not dismissive of any golf company. All that matters is that it looks and feels good.

[Harp]

i always gravitate towards nike or titleist for irons. while i know i'm in the minority, i'm not a huge fan of mizuno clubs. they've just never done it for me...always feel a bit "dead" and unresponsive.

not a fan of nike drivers, usually test taylormade and cleveland.

[ApocG10]

Ping, Titleist.. Honestly, i'll try anything I can get my hands on.

[etlreams]

My first stop would be Titleist to try their iron line and maybe their drivers and fairway woods. 2nd stop would be Callaway for the drivers and fairway woods (not their irons, not a fan of their irons). 3rd stop would be Mizuno. 4th stop Nike. After that...I try anything but Ping (just never felt comfortable with the shape of their irons) and Callaway irons.

[freed0m]

For this year demo day (next weekend!) I'll head str8 to Nike (really like their 2010 line up), Callaway (read many good reviews regarding the 2010 drivers), Mizuno, Ping, etc...

[gogolfing]

My home club has Ping, Mizuno, Callaway and Titleist demo days lined up throughout the first 3 weeks of April, so I am going to go to all of them. Looking forward to them all, but have never hit Mizuno before, so looking forward to that. I want to try the i15's from Ping, and the AP 1 & 2 710's from Titleist. I haven't been a big Callaway fan in the past, but saw their new drivers in the shop last week and they look pretty sweet, so will give them a try.

[canes113]

  freed0m said:

Callaway (read many good reviews regarding the 2010 drivers)

I demo'd the new Callaway drivers after reading golf digest's reviews and ended up staying with my FT-5. The feel of their new drivers was very disappointing... dull sound and higher spin rates than my FT-5. FT Tour was the best one that I demo'd but not a big fan of fading the driver.

My demo preferences are TaylorMade, Titleist, Ping and Callaway. Love the Nike apparel, but the clubs don't do it for me.

[ApocG10]

  gogolfing said:

My home club has Ping, Mizuno, Callaway and Titleist demo days lined up throughout the first 3 weeks of April, so I am going to go to all of them. Looking forward to them all, but have never hit Mizuno before, so looking forward to that. I want to try the i15's from Ping, and the AP 1 & 2 710's from Titleist. I haven't been a big Callaway fan in the past, but saw their new drivers in the shop last week and they look pretty sweet, so will give them a try.

I demo'd the G15's about a month ago, on a launch monitor. TBH, they didnt feel that much different from my G10's, definately not a big enough improvement for me to even want to switch (not that I would, my wife would hang me, as they arent even a year old). The hybrids however, are a whole different story. My G10 hybrids are nice, but the G15's felt amazing, and hit really well. I prefer my Raptor Driver and woods to the G15's though. Of course, I am used to my clubs, but thats how I felt after 2 hours with the new G15 series.

[Ozarkhillbilly]

Titleist would be my first choice since I have exclusively played their clubs since 1999 and my last would have to be Nike......I am a traditionalist and something about playing a square driver............

[Shindig]

Head to Bridgestone first, and sign up for the ball challenge. You'll probably then have to kill an hour by going to other OEMs. I make certain to hit the Mizuno and Nike booths early, and then I'll wander around the others.

[goblue107501]

I don't need anything specific this year so at our big demo day it will be whomever has the fewest people waiting. I just like to go and hit the new stuff to see if I like any of it.

[andef]

Titleist to get custom fit for driver, 3 wood and 2H. I think I'll try out the Ping I15 when they have their demo day just for fun. If I get a chance, I'll also give the Nike VR Split Cavity a shot. (the last two clubs don't have a chance of making the bag, but I'm curious to see how they perform)

[calvie7]

Alright any tips on Finding a demo day? I seem to have bad luck doing it... Where do you guys start looking?