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    Devil Ball Golf

    Pat Perez, Johnson Wagner give away $10,000 at Scottsdale golf shop

    By Jonathan Wall | Devil Ball Golf – Sat, 4 Feb, 2012 1:28 PM EST

    Pat Perez and Johnson Wagner / @WinMcMurryGC (Twitter)

    You have to hand it to TaylorMade Golf: the golf manufacturer sure knows how to build up the hype for their new products.

    After running a series of commercials with the likes of Dustin Johnson launching the new RocketBallz 3-wood over 300 yards, and then kicking off the new RocketBallz and R11S line with a midnight launch, TaylorMade took things even further on Friday, sending staffers Johnson Wagner and Pat Perez to a local Scottsdale golf shop to give away $10,000 in cash for trying out the new line.

    Free cash for trying out a new club? Sounds good to me. Golfers were asked to try out the new RocketBallz 3-wood and were paid $10 per yard, up to $100, for every yard they gain with the new club over their current 3-wood.

    Needless to say, people showed up for the chance to take home some free cash, and try out one of the most talk-about products in golf. Give TaylorMade credit for thinking up these crazy ideas. While some might question the need to constantly build up products with countless gimmicks, it's clear from the buzz surrounding the clubs that the gimmicks are definitely working.

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    8 comments

    • Shawn
      Shawn  •  Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan  •  3 months ago
      All the gear in the world doesnt stop a slicer from slicing. Or a bad putter from racing it twenty feet by. Even the golf balls...if you dont swing 100 mph you arent getting the benefit from any of this gear anyway. Dont sweat it....the hackers will still hack and slash. I'll play ten year old gear against a hacker with new stuff any day.
      • brian b
        brian b 3 months ago
        10+ year old Ping i3 Blades and G2 driver with no intention of buying replacements because I have not found anything new that can outperform them.
    • Annette
      Annette  •  Clovis, United States  •  3 months ago
      hey wall, once again you suck. your headline made it seem the golfers were giving away thier cash. turns out its taylormade cash. go back to school you #$%$
    • Actually Plays Golf
      Actually Plays Golf  •  Encinitas, United States  •  3 months ago
      golf should be about the swing, not the equipment...it's getting ridiculous.
    • Tom
      Tom  •  3 months ago
      Million dollar endorsements, just for playing their products. Helps pay for gas for their corvettes.......tour pros have such a rough life.
      • Richard
        Richard 3 months ago
        Try making the tour sometime. For every tour player, there are thousands barely getting by. These guys are good. And it's an individual sport.........they don't make millions sitting on the bench like a lot of baseball and basketball players. They deserve all that they get.
    • JonathanT
      JonathanT  •  Cedar Rapids, United States  •  3 months ago
      I think they only should get the money if they can hit the new club farther than Perez or Johnson can hit their old club. Then it must really be the equipment!
    • dif
      dif  •  Phoenix, United States  •  3 months ago
      Dharma Bob: We lost the integrity of the game some time ago in order to appeal to the masses. Uh, umm, well, not really. The USGA/PGA sold it for some bags of silver coins.
    • Golf
      Golf  •  Los Angeles, United States  •  3 months ago
      a friend had one saturday...liked his old r11 better
    • tom
      tom  •  3 months ago
      stainless steel faces can not compress any more...... they would break....... this face does not go any further than the previous one.................. highest COR and ball speed is achieved using titanium faces.......... pure marketing
      • Joe B
        Joe B 3 months ago
        wrong! don;t speak that of which u know nothing about!
      • Joe B
        Joe B 3 months ago
        WRONG! Nice try, but your comments fail!
      • Stealing Home
        Stealing Home 3 months ago
        Good equipment
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