Hey crew,
I haven’t been around golf circles for a while but have been looking at iron sets of late and it seems like they have gotten super expensive. This is from new to old. Anyone else find this? What happened?
Hey crew,
I haven’t been around golf circles for a while but have been looking at iron sets of late and it seems like they have gotten super expensive. This is from new to old. Anyone else find this? What happened?
The AUD is shite
This is the main culprit, I’d suggest 90% of the problem. US prices haven’t shifted much at all.
The other thing to think about is the major manufacturers are pushing the limits to differentiate, things like the use of ‘premium’ materials, not using ‘made-for’ shafts etc.
I think (and I read somewhere) PXG and their success gave most manufacturers the idea that golfers are willing to pay a bit more.
Club cycles are generally 1-2 years.
If you stay behind the curve, even by only a few years you can save a great deal of money
You watch tho, even if the AUD gets stronger don't hold your breath for prices to drop. Australia has a habit of not passing these savings onto consumers in many industries, not just golf.
WITB
Driver: Ping G430 LST 10.5 w Tensei Orange AV Raw 65g S
5 Wood: Ping G425 w Tensei Orange AV Raw 75g S
7 Wood: Ping G430 w Alta CB 65g S
4 hybrid: Ping G w Alta R
Irons: 5-PW Ping i210 w PX LZ 5.5
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8 50-10*, SM8 58-10*
Putter: 2022 Bettinardi BB-8W, 35 inch
Bag: Jones Original Carry Bag
WITB
Driver: Ping G430 LST 10.5 w Tensei Orange AV Raw 65g S
5 Wood: Ping G425 w Tensei Orange AV Raw 75g S
7 Wood: Ping G430 w Alta CB 65g S
4 hybrid: Ping G w Alta R
Irons: 5-PW Ping i210 w PX LZ 5.5
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8 50-10*, SM8 58-10*
Putter: 2022 Bettinardi BB-8W, 35 inch
Bag: Jones Original Carry Bag
WITB
Driver: Ping G430 LST 10.5 w Tensei Orange AV Raw 65g S
5 Wood: Ping G425 w Tensei Orange AV Raw 75g S
7 Wood: Ping G430 w Alta CB 65g S
4 hybrid: Ping G w Alta R
Irons: 5-PW Ping i210 w PX LZ 5.5
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8 50-10*, SM8 58-10*
Putter: 2022 Bettinardi BB-8W, 35 inch
Bag: Jones Original Carry Bag
Not going to start on golf retailers, that is a can of covid-19.
Best part about Golfbox and GCO is the lack of interaction. If you want to get ‘fit’ start at standard lie and loft and experiment.
It’s not rocket science
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Everything is up there at the moment, so much for economy going to shi^. Local golf shop has sold over 75 of the new Scotty Special Selects!!! I know there is a lot of golf being played but wow.
Well the govts strategy was to give people money to spend not horde it.
Apparently sales of $10000 cars has gone through the roof.
Yer my olmate and partner who haven't worked on the books for over 10yrs got cashed up and bought a car for $10200. Sports car for Sunday mountain drives🙄
New Mizuno ST-G 220 driver just released for pre-order on Golfbox for $949. Looks to be a good thing but this seems to be a $150 jump over their previous driver options.
WITB
Driver: Ping G430 LST 10.5 w Tensei Orange AV Raw 65g S
5 Wood: Ping G425 w Tensei Orange AV Raw 75g S
7 Wood: Ping G430 w Alta CB 65g S
4 hybrid: Ping G w Alta R
Irons: 5-PW Ping i210 w PX LZ 5.5
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8 50-10*, SM8 58-10*
Putter: 2022 Bettinardi BB-8W, 35 inch
Bag: Jones Original Carry Bag
One of my mates was told by the Titleist rep that golf ball prices will be going up due to a shortage of surlyn.
This podcast delves into the subject:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6fHbl0My3Y
Have you seen how cars have gone up 15% as well? A 65k car from Jan 2020 is now $75 on the road. Somehow its not being reported, but inflation seems to be increasing rapidly.
Chopperlink
WITB
Callaway Smoke AI::Cobra Speedzone Tour 3 wood, 5 wood: Mizuno H5's, :Mizuno 50, Mizuno 56 and 60*:Odyssey #7
AndyC will always be my AndyB(unny)
From all reports I am reading out of USA, everything has gone up. food prices worldwide are up 30% in 12 months.
One article cited huge increases in energy costs are a major factor. But its ok, we will soon all have free electricity from the sun
Cars are the purest example of supply and demand.
There's a massive new car shortage because of the microchip shortage. Pretty much all new cars have been selling at RRP - it's not really a price increase, it's just put the negotiating power back in the hands of the dealers. Even fleet buyers, who are used to buying cars at cost, or even under, are having to pay the full amount.
The new car shortage has lead to a massive used car shortage as people are forced to keep their old cars until the new one arrives, generally 3-6 month. At this point, a lot choose to sell privately as the dealer cannot commit to a purchase price for the trade in, 3-6 months away.
Used cars at the high point had jumped 20-30% in a lot of cases. People were actually making profits on cars they'd purchased over a year ago.
Anything being sold privately is chased by dealers / wholesalers, as soon as it is listed online.
The market is slowly resetting, but it is still a long long way from getting to where it once was.
The market in Canberra is insane, especially used.
We had 30000 cars written off in one hailstorm last year - about 15% of the market.
With lockdowns and inability to get to Sydney, car prices here are nuts
Glad I got in last year, as it's worse now.
Quick example. 2020 Stinger GT new could be picked up for $64k in January.
Now $75k for immediate delivery, or wait 6-12 months for your customised options.
Yikes
Chopperlink
WITB
Callaway Smoke AI::Cobra Speedzone Tour 3 wood, 5 wood: Mizuno H5's, :Mizuno 50, Mizuno 56 and 60*:Odyssey #7
AndyC will always be my AndyB(unny)
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