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Think All Custom Clubs Are Clones?  Think Again.

When golfers hear the phrase custom club, they immediately 
think of poor-quality clone or knockoff clubs.  While this my 
have been true years ago, the component industry is right in 
the middle of a renaissance period that is producing fantastic 
results.  This 'age of new design in components' shows no 
signs of slowing down.

Boulder City, Nevada - June 8 2006 -  How Do We Define Quality?  

It amazes me, as a professional golf clubmaker, just how many 
golfers out there seem to be 'experts' as to what constitutes a 
high-quality golf club.  When I talk to golfers, it always 
boils down to "I've never heard of that brand, so it's not as 
good as my name-brand clubs".

While I don't blame the golfers for their conclusions, they are 
about as big a myth as there is in the golfing world.

The Nuts and Bolts:

As a whole, golfers know next to nothing about how their 
equipment was built, and how it is designed to perform when 
used to strike a golf ball.

Again, I don't blame them because they simply don't have 
the facts.  When they see nothing but ads from the major name
brand companies, they naturally assume that they must be the 
only good ones in the industry.

Ah, the power of advertising..........


The Truth:

While there are still clone and knockoff companies out there, 
you will be hard-pressed to find good clubmakers who take 
their craft seriously using their product.  We face an uphill 
battle in trying to overcome this "all custom clubs are 
poor-quality" stigma, and using inferior components would 
be a death blow for our businesses!  

It just isn't an option.

We use components that are originally designed by the 
component companies themselves.  No cloning of any kind 
involved.

These companies are relatively small and don't mass produce 
product on the scale of the big companies.  That means they 
can afford to use the best metals, materials, and processes 
to make their product.  They also have tighter tolerance 
ranges for their product because they don't produce as much.
The tighter the quality controls, the better the product.

Most importantly, they don't have to support massive 
advertising budgets, so money and time is freed up for 
product research and development.

The end result is truly innovative, high-quality golf 
equipment.  Give it a try, I don't think you will be 
disappointed in the results!

For more information on custom fitted golf clubs, get a copy 
of "Custom Fitted Golf Clubs - Can They Help Me?" 
at http://www.WhyCustomFit.com


Deron Frederickson is a Professional Clubmakers Society 
(PCS) Certified "Class A" clubmaker with 8 years experience.

For More Information Contact:

Deron Frederickson
Frederickson Custom Clubs
http://www.fccgolf.com

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Utility Golf Carts; The Benefits of Repowering
By Ben Anton
These days, maintaining a fleet of carts and utility vehicles is more likely to be a matter of topping up battery cells than checking spark plugs and mixing fuel and oil. The majority of carts sold in the past decade or so has been electric. Electric carts, goes the traditional wisdom, are cheaper to maintain, easier to manage and less trouble in the long run than the models powered by small gas engines.

Despite the popularity of electric carts, however, most pros agree that there are some jobs that require the power of a good gas engine. It’s not unusual for most course fleets to include at least a few gas carts that have been converted to utility vehicles for hauling and other purposes. What do you do when the motor on one of those starts to go?

It used to be easy to replace those with a used utility or cart when the engine started to go – but not anymore. Used and rebuilt gas-powered carts are rare – and replacing them with a new gas-powered cart could run you between $12,000 and $20,000.

The solution is simple. Don’t replace – repower. Repowering a utility vehicle that you currently own rather than replacing it with a new vehicle makes sound sense in many ways.

1. By repowering a vehicle that you own, you extend the useful life of that vehicle or piece of equipment. There’s no need to scrap a perfectly good piece of equipment that just needs a bit of a boost in the engine department.

2. Repowering a vehicle with a new motor can expand its usefulness. You can turn an old cart into an all-purpose hauler or plow by fitting it with a more powerful engine.

3. You get a new warranty for your new upgraded engine. Depending on the dealer, you may find a Kohler engine repower kit that contains all you need to upgrade and includes a two-year warranty, or a Honda small engine to replace one that’s on its last legs, with a warranty for parts for up to two years.

4. A repower Kohler engine or other small engine could save you money on fuel, especially if you upgrade to a cleaner burning fuel. And it will certainly be kinder to the environment.

5. Speaking of kinder to the environment, check your state’s grants and proposals web site if you’re considering replacing old motor equipment. Many states offer substantial incentives if you choose to repower a high-emissions piece of equipment with a lower-emissions engine. The same holds true if you choose to refit an engine with after-market parts to reduce its emissions. In some cases, you can even apply for a reimbursement grant that will pay for a repower engine or the refit parts, along with any parts needed to fit the new engine into your tractor or utility vehicle.

6. If your new repower engine does need repair, it will be far easier to get parts for a current engine than for an older model. Spare parts support is yet another reason to upgrade your engine with a repower.

Repowering is also an excellent way to update your greens-keeping equipment. Little has changed in the business end of mowers, rakers and other turfcare equipment. Why replace a piece of equipment that’s in virtually excellent condition when a repower kit will upgrade it and keep it running in tiptop shape for years to come? Kohler makes repower kits for Toro, Jacobsen, Club Car and Cushman turf care equipment. All of the kits include with everything you need to drop a new engine into your trusted machine and update it to perfect working order.

-Ben Anton, 2006
Repower Onan Engine, Briggs Stratton Motor, Club Car Golf Cart Small Engines - Maintenance and Repower Ben Anton, lives in Portland, OR, and writes for Repower.com