I was wondering what the difference was between clubs labeled as tour versions and non tour version clubs.? I noticed the price of the Burner Tp was $100 more than the Burner Ti and I was wondering what makes the Tp version more expensive?
Taylor Made knows that people will spend $100+ more for a club that says "Tour" on it.
Physically, the TP model has a square face versus the closed face of the standard Burner driver. That shouldn't cost a cent more, manufacturing-wise. I believe the internal weighting bias of the TP is neutral versus a higher trajectory draw for the standard model.
I think their justification for charging $100 is the "TP" shaft models, though they are TM proprietary and it's hard to put an actual value on them.
I think Martine78 nailed it for drivers pretty well. As for irons. the tour versions tend to have less offset, and some have smaller heads. Both of these are more in line with what a tour pro would want. If you go back to the first R7 TP, if I remembe correctly, the standard R7 sold for $499, and the TP sold for $999. The difference was you got half a dozen more screws to move around to adjust the ball flight, and a little nicer shaft. Let's not forget the nice little tote to hold all those screws and the wrench. Sure seems like a lot of money for a few screws and a wrench. But that's the way the big OEM's like to treat us golf fools.
TP almost always has the top technology shafts that alone sell for beween 200-300 dollars. There are not the same number of TP's manufactured as well which costs more to produce since they aren't made in super high quantities which reduces manufacturing costs. Compare that to new drugs that just were released that cost 20 times as much as standards that have been available for years.
mostly the shaft... they are much better than the non-TP shafts. its also made to be more workable with an open face angle and a slightly smaller clubhead as to the normal burner which has a bit of draw bias, a larger clubhead and a closed face. the non TP versions are hook machines for some, so the TP is usually the better choice for better players seeking more workability rather than forgiveness.
At the 2 Dick's Sporting Goods locations near my home, the golf sales people are generally high school or college kids just making a buck doing something they enjoy. Most (not all) of them really just relay the hype that they hear about the equipment. If the job payed more, I'm sure Dick's could attract some people who were really knowledgeable. I don't really fault anyone, I just know not to take much of what they say as "Bible".
That kind of goes for sales people in general. I remember when I was shopping for a car, some of the salesmen didn't even know what engine was in the model I was looking for. Kinda disheartening.
Good form Martini - well put. No reason to fault anyone - kids (and adults) just making a buck, relaying the hype. That's all I could do as a kid working in a local sporting-goods and shoe stores. Any kid showing a little interest in what they're doing these days in a retail position, deserves some cudos.
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Originally Posted by Martini78
At the 2 Dick's Sporting Goods locations near my home, the golf sales people are generally high school or college kids just making a buck doing something they enjoy. Most (not all) of them really just relay the hype that they hear about the equipment. If the job payed more, I'm sure Dick's could attract some people who were really knowledgeable. I don't really fault anyone, I just know not to take much of what they say as "Bible".
That kind of goes for sales people in general. I remember when I was shopping for a car, some of the salesmen didn't even know what engine was in the model I was looking for. Kinda disheartening.
Good form Martini - well put. No reason to fault anyone - kids (and adults) just making a buck, relaying the hype. That's all I could do as a kid working in a local sporting-goods and shoe stores. Any kid showing a little interest in what they're doing these days in a retail position, deserves some cudos.
November 28th, 2007, 07:18 PM
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