www.Go To The Mountain - Musings of a Potential Guru

Before you get too excited, I am not talking about Japanese KTV or Kabuki clubs. Just golf clubs. The Japanese launched a revolution in various industries aided by the Americans after the war and they not only excel in many areas but came out with top notch products that were cheaper, more economical and often come in new and better styles. They have such a reputation that people just trusted the Made in Japan products. There was this guy who came to the doctor for an eye test. The doctor asked that he stood a certain required distance from the reading chart of alphabets from Big As to small z and inverted others. Before the doctor could point to any alphabet, the smart Alec read out: "Made in Japan" and the doctor called off the test and passed him. The Made in Japan was printed in the smallest font right at the bottom of the chart. Well, this article is dedicated to fans of Japanese golf clubs. Today, everything under the sun is "Made in China". The Koreans are...

If you have started life buying an used car you will notice that all car magazines only talk about the latest new cars. Worse, there was no Internet to source or find out any useful information and you are at the mercy of used car salesmen. For used cars there is no comparison to be made as they were previously owned by owners who handled their cars differently. You will be lucky if you could find the manual still there. For the same reason why you needed a car, you will do the same when investing in golf clubs. What kind of player are you? Beginner? Just trying out? Very good player? Budget concerns? A replacement? Some golfers play their clubs especially irons for a very long time without changing while mostly they would change their drivers, woods, hybrids, putters, etc.  Others keep on changing or upgrading like their mobile phones. Some folks have a store room full of golf clubs. There are people I know who would recycle the clubs they play with. Titleist this week, Callawa...

I think we are naturally going to be curious about what stars and our favourite sports stars use in their pursuit of exellence. That is why these stars are earning mega bucks from sponsors not just from equipments but also from what they wear from top to toe. Who knows one day you might get lucky when a major sports brand pays you not to use their goods and then pay you again to use it from another competitor - sort of like a smear them not me campaign. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. Bertrand Russell British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 - 1970) Let me fill you in on all the winning clubs from th...