Apparently, a number of manufacturers are coming out with a new style of golf club head. Square. I have one word for 'em: hideous. And I do not care if the geometry is more suitable for hitting the ball further or not. Just like their fellow overbloated predecessors, I can't stand to look at them while addressing the ball. Maybe it is just a matter of adaptation -- I'd get used to it after a while until it becomes the new norm. There is only one problem -- they cost too much.

 

The prices of clubs skyrocketed in the 90s or so. I remember when a driver was in the $100 range or so, then all of a sudden the next increment took 'em to $300, $400, $500. Was it the new materials? Titanium. Graphite. Inflation?

 

Maybe a quick comparison would help. What else can you buy in the $400 range? How about a bandsaw? Jet sells a modest 14" model for that price.

 

Now, what is it about a golf club that even remotely compares to the materials, labor costs, shipping constraints, etc. of producing a piece of machinery like this? Maybe it is because they don't sell that many, so they are more expensive? Unlikely. How many people do you know that would buy a bandsaw vs. a driver? It has to be that they price those clubs like that because they can. All those people who have such tremendous amounts of disposable income, the piles of it are practically pushing them out of their homes, are just so desperate that they just gotta have that latest golf club, they'll pay anything. Why can't people take a stand and just say, no, that's too much. I'd rather do without than pay that. It would work with cable service, internet service, cell phone service, home construction and supplies (esp. kitchen cabinetry), etc. But don't get me started on that stuff.

 

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