Annoying Driving Range Staff

[ronaldkuntoro]

So I was hitting range ball at some range by myself. Suddenly there was this Pro shop staff who are offering Demo clubs approached me. He started with one weird question to start a conversation "Are you alone?" So I answered "Yeah why??" And he just laughed (like he's making fun of me). I decline his offer to try his Macgregor clubs and continued with my session. That was weird since I know macgregror clubs have been discontinued? (correct me if I'm wrong) Is this guy trying to be an @$$hole??

[Zeph]

What does it matter if the brand has been discontinued? I'm sure he didn't laugh to make fun of you.

I don't see the problem here. He approached you with an offer, you declined, he left.

[Fat Slice]

It sounds odd.

[newtogolf]

It is their job to sell you things, unfortunately his sales technique needs a little refinement. It's better than my range where the pro looks like a homeless guy and constantly tells me he can add 40 yards to all my clubs in just a few lessons.

[ronaldkuntoro]

It sounds odd.

Very odd... This has been the strangest way to offer demo clubs.

[max power]

MacGregor clubs aren't discontinued.

[Harmonious]

It happens. I've been at places where a manufacturer's rep has been there, offering to let you hit their clubs. This was not an official demo day, just a single guy out making the rounds trying to drum up business. To infer he was making fun of you is a funny kind of response. He was probably just trying to be friendly.

[iacas]

MacGregor clubs aren't discontinued.

Correct. They're a Golfsmith brand or something now. Oh, gee:

http://thesandtrap.com/bag_drop/macg...d_by_golfsmith

[2bGood]

When you say by myself, did you mean the only one on the range. If thats this case I think he was trying to be ironic. Sounds like something I might say if was a board Pro at a driving range.

By the way your sandtrap membership is no revoked per article 7.

Article 7 - No Sandtrapper will knowingly turn down the oppurtinity to try a new club.

[iacas]

By the way your sandtrap membership is no revoked per article 7.

Yeah, seriously.

Hope you re-apply.

[Stretch]

Doesn't he have to send us all a free gift or something to demonstrate sincere remorse? A sleeve of Pentas ought to do it.

[sean_miller]

Doesn't he have to send us all a free gift or something to demonstrate sincere remorse? A sleeve of Pentas ought to do it.

I saw nothing odd about the range pro's behaviour. He said something that, in that context, was amusing. He laughed. He offered some MacGregor clubs for a demo. I'd have hit the MacGregors. All his found driving range Pentas are belong to us.

[RubxQub]

I would have only swung the club if he offered to pay me for the balls I'd hit!

[chef35ca]

Wierd. My range people never offer up clubs.

The best was a demo day there. 3 companies, taylormade, tour edge & i cannot remember the 3rd. Ping probably. Anyways, tm & other company were offering up their sticks to try & i completely shunned their stuff. Not intentionally but tour edge had so much cool stuff to try.
From the exotics line to the geomax stuff it was like christmas.

[ronaldkuntoro]

When you say by myself, did you mean the only one on the range. If thats this case I think he was trying to be ironic. Sounds like something I might say if was a board Pro at a driving range.

New clubs?? I don't think those demo clubs are new. They look pretty ugly too. That's why I decline.

[ronaldkuntoro]

Wierd. My range people never offer up clubs.

YEs it was a weird experience. It was the first time I had some Driving Range staff offered me a demo. Maybe that guy got bored in the shop and was looking for some "amusement" on the range.

[Joeyvee]

Maybe if you were nice to him he would have offered a massage or something. Ever think of that? maybe you smell/look gay? Hahaha. JK. Sounds weird but prolly no big deal.

[xxsoultonesxx]

There is a guy who works at the range where I go, and they keep the lights on until 8pm on the weeknights, and he is always trying to get people out early, and I know damn well what their hours are. He will walk by and pick up the ball baskets and say shit like "You got ten minutes" when its like 7:30. That pisses me off. I understand wanting to get off work and go home, but I wouldn't stay past 8 even if I had balls left...