When I read back through some of the post I wonder if making a point or showing one point is more beneficial then another might have gotten off track to what the original poster of the topic was trying or hoping to find it.
Fredyourman asked - - - - - if maybe possibly, could be at some point in time.
"I am Sixty Two years old and disabled, now I love the game my only problem is that I would like to move up to some of the better clubs, The problem is that all the good stuff has a high meter speed.
Yes I know that is part of the challenge but I persionaly will never be able to use these clubs with high meter speed.
So what I am asking is it not possible to at least make a few of the good clubs available with a slow swing meter.
I am sure there are more than me in this position and would love to inprove their clubs."
I hope we spend as much time helping this fellow player out as much as we do throwing out facts and figures. I think he is just looking for a little friendly advice and/or maybe folks at WGT to toss a bit of info his way.
As for Fredyourman I can see where he is coming from, with age comes certain things that can not be changed no matter how much we want to. eye sight goes, as does reflexes, as does fine motor skills, as does eye hand coordination all part of getting older. After 50 does not mean we don't still like to game, just means we have to take a different approach.
Fredyourman I feel your pains with the meter, when we can't catch the ding with a wedge that we have played since level 1 / why would we spend 25 - 30 - 40 or even 50 dollars for something we know we can't use, we won't and that in and of it's self is more of what Fredyourman is trying to say.
Why over look or leave out a group that spend their days 200 feet or less from their front door - tap into that market they will spend 20 to 30 dollars every month to be entertained and the 50 plus age group i.e. babyboomers is a huge market share not tapped into. We don't want to rip 320 or 340 plus drives down the fairway, we are not looking for hitting the cup every other shot from 140 yards plus out every shot, we are not looking to make average score in the sub-60's or high 50's. We are looking to have fun, play some golf, meet up with some friends for a friendly game of Alt. shot. Blow some money every month to have fun, big deal if we shoot bogey golf we don't care we are not trying to be the best imaginary golfer on an imaginary course, we just looking to have some fun and try to keep it in the fairway on a par 4 and get it on the green in 3 so we can 2 or 3 putt. Laugh and joke around is that really to much to ask we don't want to compete in the Tourneys, we don't want to win every hole, let alone every match we play.
We already or just about have everything paid off - we just looking for a place to toss away a few of our retirement dollars. There is about 77.3 million of us just in the USA, WGT if you only get 1 percent of us here and playing and we spend 25 dollars a month, what does that do to your PROFIT Margins, that is something WORTH thinking about maybe. I have already spent 40 dollars this month give me a reason to spend 20 next month, or I can go to an all you can eat buffet 3 times. The money is on the table WGT - only question is you going to walk away and leave money on the table, what say you WGT if you get only 7,000 of us coming here every month spending 30 dollars times 12 months. I don't know is it worth it "Only You Can Make That Call"?