Michigan Golf Journal March 2018

'ŽůĨ ƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ dŝƚůĞŝƐƚ ŽīĞƌƐ ϲ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ŐƌŝŶĚƐ for wedges When it comes to the ever- ĞǀŽůǀŝŶŐ ĐƵƐƚŽŵͲĮƚ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐ͕ dŝƚůĞŝƐƚ ŶŽǁ ŽīĞƌƐ Ɛŝdž ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ǁĞĚŐĞ ŐƌŝŶĚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ^Dϳ ǁĞĚŐĞ ƚŽ Įƚ Ă ǁŝĚĞ ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĮŶŝĐŬLJ ƐŚŽƌƚ ŐĂŵĞƐ͘ Titleist says the F grind is an all- ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŐƌŝŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ suited for full shots and shots Śŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƋƵĂƌĞ ĨĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŝĚĞĂů ĨŽƌ ƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ƉƌĞĨĞƌ Ă ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ǁĞĚŐĞ ƐŽůĞ͘ dŚĞLJ ĐůĂŝŵ the F grind is the most played ƐĂŶĚ ǁĞĚŐĞ ŽŶ dŽƵƌ͘ dŚĞ D 'ƌŝŶĚ͕ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌ Žď sŽŬĞLJ͛Ɛ ĨĂǀŽƌŝƚĞ͕ is made for players that like to rotate the club face open and closed to manufacture shots around the green. dŚĞ ^ 'ƌŝŶĚ ŝƐ ďĞƐƚ ĨŽƌ ƐƋƵĂƌĞ ĨĂĐĞĚ ƐŚŽƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƚŽƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ ǀĞƌƐĂƟůŝƚLJ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ & ŐƌŝŶĚ͘ ^ŝŵƉůĞ ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĞĚŐĞ͘ dŚĞ 'ƌŝŶĚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂLJĞƌ͛Ɛ ŚŝŐŚ ďŽƵŶĐĞ ǁĞĚŐĞ͘ ,ŝŐŚ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĚ ďŽƵŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ crescent shape of the M grind ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŝĚĞĂů ĨŽƌ ƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚĞĞƉĞƌ ĂŶŐůĞ ŽĨ ĂƩĂĐŬ ǁŚŽ ƉůĂLJ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ĐůƵďĨĂĐĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞ < 'ƌŝŶĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ďŽƵŶĐĞ ǁĞĚŐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůŝŶĞƵƉ͕ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞ ďƵŶŬĞƌ ĐůƵď͘ dŚĞ < 'ƌŝŶĚ ŝƐ Ă ǁŝĚĞ͕ ĨƵůů ƐŽůĞ ǁĞĚŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ enhanced camber to make it forgiving from a variety of sand ĂŶĚ ƚƵƌĨ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞ > ŐƌŝŶĚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ă ŶĂƌƌŽǁ ĐƌĞƐĐĞŶƚ ƐŚĂƉĞ ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐ ŵĂdžŝŵƵŵ ŐƌĞĞŶƐŝĚĞ ǀĞƌƐĂƟůŝƚLJ͘ dŝƚůĞŝƐƚ ƐĂLJƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĨŽƌ Įƌŵ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƐŬŝůůĞĚ ƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ open or close the clubface to create shots around the green. dĂůŬ ǁŝƚŚ džƉĞƌƚƐ Ăƚ ĞŵŽ ĂLJƐ Brian Minbiole has been a ĂůůĂǁĂLJ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞ ĨŽƌ almost 30 years and has been ĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐ Ăƌů͛Ɛ 'ŽůŇĂŶĚ ĞŵŽ Days just as long. He said he enjoys the cross ƐĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŐŽůĨĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ƉůĂLJ ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵĞ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ǁŽŽĚǁŽƌŬ ƚŽ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌLJ ŶĞǁ equipment. Demo Days takes place every Saturday through ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ DĂƌĐŚ Ăƚ ďŽƚŚ Ăƌů͛Ɛ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ůŽŽŵĮĞůĚ ,ŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ Plymouth. ͞/ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ĨĞĞů ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƐŝŐŶ of golf season in Michigan is coming out to Demo Days at Ăƌů͛Ɛ͘ dŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌƐ ĐŽŵĞ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŚŝďĞƌŶĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐŵ – and the opportunity to put ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͛Ɛ ŚĂŶĚƐ ƚŽ ƚĞƐƚ ŝƐ ǁŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ŵĂĚĞ ĂůůĂǁĂLJ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů͕͟ DŝŶďŝŽůĞ ƐĂŝĚ͘ ͞dŚĞ performance of the product is ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁĂLJ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂůů ŇLJ͘͟ Minbiole said rarely a Demo ĂLJ ŐŽĞƐ ďLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŐĞƫŶŐ Ă ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĂůůĂǁĂLJ stable of professional players ƵƐŝŶŐ ĂůůĂǁĂLJ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͘ EŽƚ surprisingly they ask a lot about Phil Mickelson. “Most consumers think the pros are so good they can hit any ;ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚͿ ʹ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ƚŚĞ /ŶĚŝĂŶ͕ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƌŽǁ͕͟ ŚĞ ƐĂŝĚ͘ ͞ Ƶƚ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ŬŶĞǁ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ Tour player spends on picking out his brand then picking out ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ďƌĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ƌĞĂůŝnjĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƚĂŬĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƉƌŝĚĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂƌƌŽǁƐ͘͟ DŝŶďŝŽůĞ ĂĚŵŝƩĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ some pride that the launch last LJĞĂƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ :ĂŝůďƌĞĂŬ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉŝĐ ĚƌŝǀĞƌ ƉƌĞƩLJ ŵƵĐŚ ĐĂƚĂƉƵůƚĞĚ ĂůůĂǁĂLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ EŽ͘ ϭ ĚƌŝǀĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ŝŶ 15 years. ͞/ƚ͛Ɛ Ă ƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞŶƚ ŝŶƚŽ ŝƚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ĐŽŵƉůĞdž͕͟ ŚĞ ƐĂŝĚ͘ “I get a really neat balance of ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ Ă ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ũƵƐƚ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƚŽ Śŝƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂůů ďĞƩĞƌ ͙ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌƐ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ŝŶ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ͕ ǁŚŽ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƚĂǁĂLJ ŽĨ ŵLJ ŐŽůĨ ĐůƵď ĂŶĚ ǁĂŶƚ ŵĞ ƚŽ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉŚLJƐŝĐƐ and engineering behind it. When / ĚŽ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ͕ ͚/ ƐĞĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ LJŽƵ͛ƌĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĂƚ͘ dŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚ ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ ;ŚLJƉĞͿ͛͘ ͞dŚĂƚ ǁŝĚĞ ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵ ŽĨ consumers is a lot of fun. I like ƚŚĞ ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŽŌĞŶ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŚƌŽǁ Ăƚ ŵĞ͘͟ ǁǁǁ . ĐĂƌůƐŐŽůŇĂŶĚ .com