spdemon:im thinking if they do add them the will be more than the r11s price wise lol
Yep - as guaranteed as it gets IMO.
The L90 R11s can compete with the best, and some top players still prefer them. There is not the gap you perceive.
The SLDR driver is also excellent.
L85 Nikes are great clubs I hear, but having never used them can't say more. I can say the L90 R11s won't be what's holding you back getting to TL and winning often though.
Lines are so fine.
Jimbog:
I do not disagree with anything you have to say.
I am arguing on the principle of what real competition is considered here. I don't fully understand wgt's logic as there are many legends in the same boat as I am. I can compete, and will likely compete better once I get used to the R11s, if I so choose to purchase them. But, I would compete even better in RGs and such, and likely spend more credits here on wgt if I could have access to the same clubs that other legends have available to them.
I have confidence that my scores will lower with the R11s. But, I am not rolling in credits and thus, why spend 3000 credits on the R11s if there is a set coming out at L92 for 3999 credits that are even better.
WGT knows what products they have coming out months and months before they release them - yet, they allow us to buy clubs that we may not have boughten a month before newer and potentially better clubs come out.
I am not sure what analogy to use here, but NASCAR comes to mind. You would not see NASCAR allowing the older drivers to drive car "X" with 500 horse power while forcing a talented young driver to drive a car with 475 horse power would you?
As you said, it is a fine line, but an advantage none-the-less. Both drivers competing in the same event on the same course, but one with a slight advantage.
Now, you give each driver the same vehicle with the same specs(as NASCAR does) and the results rely on skill, experience, ability to handle pressure which is all developed over time.
WGT likes to mold this game after real life golf and that is my complaint. Everyone on the PGA has access to the same equipment. There are young bucks that have more skills, better pysique, more flexibility - but do not have the wiley sense of a veteran golfer nor the golf course management of a veteran - it is why many talented players do not win - as you said again - it is a fine line.
But..and it is a HUGE but...the PGA does not tell the up and comers that you CAN NOT play with brand "X" irons because you haven't been here as long as the veterans.
My argument is on the principle of fair competition. A lower level legend can choose to buy or not to buy more expensive equipment to become more competitive. Many individuals, such as in real life, just want to enjoy the game and not acheive a high level of success - I certainly appreciate that attitude, and frankly sometimes wish I had it - lol. But, others want to be as competitive as they can be, and want the best equipment available so they can compete on the same playing field. WGT does not allow that here - and, it becomes frustrating.
I would love to get inside of wgt's head and see what they are thinking. I am a self-employed businessman in real life, and on the surface, their model makes no sense to me. I would have boughten the r11s when first becoming a legend and I would certainly bought the L97s the day they came out. I would likely buy more expensive balls as well. But, now - being I can't compete in RGs at the moment - and I am fairly competitive with the equipment I have - I settle for the 300 credit callys, as the 650 credit Nike balls just didn't lower my scores enough to make them a value.
Tim
***On a side note - I would love to see the stats of how many legends leave this game in the L85-L93 range just because there is no "fresh" equipment to advance their game?***