First let me say that our all of our custom golf clubs and golf drivers are designed to be USGA legal. 

I personally would never ever play one...I mean ever!

So, would you play a Non-Conforming Golf Driver? 

I asked this question to my Facebook followers and there is a clear divide between those that would play a non-conforming golf driver and those that would NEVER EVER play an illegal driver. Some golfers are so passionate about the game and the rules that they would never think of playing one, while other golfers play just for fun and have no issue with teeing up something non-conforming.

I want to clear the air on non-conforming golf drivers and actual distance.  So, a hotter face MAY help with distance but a better production process with superior energy transfer can outperform an illegal golf driver!  I actually tested a few HIGH COR golf drivers against the Grenade and the Grenade golf driver outperformed the illegal golf drivers.  The dual cavity design combined with the 2 piece construction made it impossible to beat.  I was a little surprised because Illegal golf drivers are suppose to outperform anything that is conforming. But in this case, the Grenade won!

Anyway you look at it, the debate regarding conforming versus a non-conforming golf drivers is a passionate one. I personally always play clubs designed to be USGA legal golf clubs, but that doesn't mean I am every golfer either. 

Here is what my Facebook fans said.

Douglas Nasur - YESSSSSS!!!!!!!

Ken Howald - absolutely not

James Murphy - In a tourney no.......for fun? Sure. Why not. Its just a fun goof around round of golf.

Jason Cherpak - Under certain circumstances - Absolutely. The problem is most non-conforming equipment wouldn't help me to be any straighter....just longer... And that's not my objective.

Brad Demott - For fun I played with a hockey stick so why no horse around. Golf is supposed to be fun right.

Bob Bronkhorst If it was more forgiving.... Nah still no

Randy Siltzer - As long as I'm not in a USGA sanctioned event.

Xander Dobreff- I would for sure ! Just not in tournaments

Tom Burrows -No way

Gordon Steen - Not much point.

Austin Hunter - I have push the limits before so why not for fun

Keith Law - Would be fun to try it

Wallace Stine - Why on earth would a legitimate equipment manufacturer ask this question? What a joke....

Mitchell Thurman - No never

Shawn Pope - no

Jake Taylor -No

Rob Piña - no

Kenneth Magness - Yes

Alex Sotelo - Leisure time yes

Steve Zastrow - Depends on what it is..I played with a 51 inch driver and was pissed when they the length was changed to 48...

Steve Paine - Nope...have never even given it a thought...

Joe Williamson - Hell no! If you cheat in golf you only cheat yourself.

Daniel Quid - If I was a recreation player that was never going to play an event maybe. Me myself no.

Chris Burleson - The Real Question??? Why do you ask??? Got something up your sleeve???

Jason Herrmann - Sure why not

Rob Zimmerman - If I wanted to get DQ'd from tournaments I compete in: absolutely!

Stephen Howell - Yes. ..but not in a tournament. ..not that I play many. ..

Sean Delaney - Yep

John Sabourin - Of course i would. I'm not a Pro, and i don't play in tournaments where a handicap is needed, and money is given away as a prize.

Jeramy River's Edge - Tempting but NO WAY!!

Mike Snow - hell yeah yeah yeah yeah

Tony Korologos - NO

Mike Broderick - Why not your still going to miss hit it at times , no one is perfect,

Daniel Muffler- I’m not a pro. Get me the good stuff. I need all the help I can get.

Chris Bizaillon - No way.

Kenneth Sharpe - Yes yes why not? I'm not on tour!

Bobby Buskey - Nope

Craig Essick - Yes.

Randy Edley - Same ones saying no, also don't improve their lie or use mulligans... Golfers are worse than fishermen

Joe Gendron – But I love the idea of selling them. If the price point is correct. I would love for those amateurs who play only a handful of times a year to be confident with a driver. I don't see any harm in making the game more enjoyable for them. I say make it!!!

Joe Gendron- I wouldn't because it doesn't make much difference. My buddy has one and I hit it a few times last year. Only gained 5-8 yards.

Edmund Cruz - NO!

Zachary Axelton - Nope.

Jerry Noe - You're damn right. I'm not on any pro tour, no one pays me or gives me free clothes, shoes or equipment.

Mark Ingram - In a fun round with my friends, sure. I wouldn't cheat everyone else in a tournament by playing it.

Michael Sweater - Vest McGarry Not a chance

Ben Ignaszak - Only at the range

Chuck Salerno - No, I played fast pitch and modified fast pitch softball and guys cheated and used shaved bats that were non conforming.

It cheats everyone else...

Robert Barrios - If I was playing Mitchell Thurman yes.

So what do you think? Would you ever play a non-conforming golf diver? Would it help grow the game?

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"Where do I buy your golf driver?"

As you may know by now, I usually blog about what is happening with the company in real time. Or as close to instantly as I can. I have been asked this often as of late, which means I am not doing a great job of answering that question.

So, where do you buy the Grenade Golf driver?

Currently, 99% of our golf drivers have been sold on this actual website.  I have a few club fitters and independent shops that requested to offer our products.  And it is not a request that I could turn down, but our model was originally designed to offer our products direct.  This direct to golfer approach helps insure that we offer you the proper fit through our online fitting system and means we can offer our highest quality product at a fair price.

Is the Grenade golf driver the most affordable golf driver on the market?

No, not by a long shot. But you get what you pay for and in this case you get more than you paid for since we sell direct.  Each golf driver is manufactured using a 2 piece cast process which is the most expensive way to make a golf driver.  This process combined with our direct approach puts us in a unique position to compete and win. Bottom line this model means you get more for your money.

The second and most important question I have been asked is, "Where can I try your golf driver?"

Since we sell direct, we offer a 60 day on course guarantee. So you buy it and make up your own mind what you think. Which I think is a lot better than going into a store and swinging it into a net. At this point, we have a handful of dealers that you can try the Grenade with but for most golfer's that is not an option due to location.

I think its important to mention that our direct selling approach has been very successful with a return rate of less than 2-3% depending on the month.

I could offer our golf driver in more retail facilities but that will drive the price up and no one wants that. Does that answer the question?  I hope so, if not let me know!!

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BombTech golf interview by Golf News Net! 

The guys over at Golf New Net ask me how, why and what BombTech golf and the Grenade golf driver is all about. 

 Here is the story.

There’s a certain audacity in deciding to start your own business.

Odds are there’s at least one person who does what you want to do that’s done it for longer, is better and has way more resources at their disposal to make sure you never become even a sliver of what you dream. It’s a slog. The struggle is one of constant, internal conflict: believing with absolute certainty that your way is better while totally not convinced that the world will figure that out before you have to surrender. And that battle unfolds whether you’re making widgets, serving ice cream, launching rockets or driving race cars.

It’d seem that just up and deciding to create a golf club and to seriously try to start a business around it is like intentionally picking the wrong options in a Choose Your Own Adventure book. You’re just flipping around pages trying to find the Amazon filled with bloodthirsty piranhas.

And yet Tyler Sullivan — he goes by Sully — is thriving.

Almost four years ago in 2011, Sullivan decided to get into the clubmaking business. A long-driver, Sullivan grew frustrated that he so easily broke the equipment another craftsman was making for his niche. He decided he could do it himself.

As it turns out, Sullivan needed a partner, and he found one in an unlikely place: the University of Vermont’s engineering department. The department agreed to help Sullivan design his driver, sold today as the Grenade (MSRP: $299), as part of a senior design project. The team used readily accessible computer-aided design (CAD) software and a slew of prototypes, virtual and physical, to come up with the final product.

The Grenade is a dual-cavity driver, created by plasma-welding two pieces of titanium together — an approach Sullivan says chews into his profit margin but assures a higher-quality product. So far, the Grenade comes in one loft, 10.5 degrees, and its shaft is bonded to the clubhead. While a lack of adjustability might seem odd given its proliferation in 2015, Sullivan says the club is more consistent, which is a bigger deal for the vast majority of golfers than being able to dial in small changes on their driver head.

That product, which launched in April 2013, hasn’t materially changed since its release. Well, except one change. Sullivan turned to his burgeoning social media following, as he typically does, for input on the club. Their most potent feedback? Paint the cavities green — in part, an homage to the Catamount student engineers who helped him.

“The most valuable thing I’ve done is to just ask questions and listen,” Sullivan said.

The green paint job outsold black by a 30-to-1 margin.

Sullivan kept on listening, hearing from customers that they’d love for him to come out with more clubs — namely, a line of fairway woods with the same technology. He worked up a design and then took it took Kickstarter, where Sullivan has turned to take pre-orders for new clubs. Diehards donate to get the next club at a significant discount; Sullivan gets validation and an influx of revenue to launch a new product. The return rate is a half-percent on the fairway woods. A hybrid and a putter have followed.

“The putter was a little out of our comfort zone,” Sullivan admits, but quickly notes the club did sell out of its first run.

BombTech isn’t a name on the trip of many golfers’ tongues, so the biggest part of the battle for Sullivan: building not just brand recognition but brand comfort. Sullivan offers a 60-day, money-back guarantee on everything he sells. He has also developed a relationship with his customers and potential converts through social media, soliciting feedback on all kinds of aspects of club design and even the business’ recently developed manifesto — a shot across the bow at bigger manufacturers whose releases, Sullivan feels, overwhelm golfers and have made a mess of the industry.

If Sullivan can pique the interest of a potential customer, his next hurdle is to convince them that they should buy a club they’ve never held. Almost all of his sales come through online channels, but there are few places — namely, no big brick-and-mortar golf shops — that carry the clubs. That means a potential customer can’t showroom in person, then slip out to their device of choice and buy BombTech clubs. Sullivan offers an online fitting form that gets it right for most customers, as well the guarantee, but BombTech is still a little ahead of the comfort of a sport whose players are a little old school.

However, Sullivan has clearly made a connection to enough players to make BombTech a personal dream come true. So, like any entrepreneur, Sullivan wonders — and changes his mind — on a daily basis about the future for his company.

BombTech can’t compete amid the bigger OEMs in the current retail climate. If their clubs are discounted six weeks after launch, how quickly would BombTech’s price drop to $99 or less? Value is a relative thing, and it’s hard, no matter the evidence or conviction Sullivan has, to convince the average golf consumer his club is worth as much, if not more, than anything that comes out from a big equipment maker this year.

That said, part of Sullivan would love to be living on Easy Street instead of Etsy Street.

“I like working and building clubs specific to each person,” Sullivan said, “but I would be lying if I told you I didn’t want a 10,000-driver order.”

However, Sullivan doesn’t plan on creating new equipment for the sake of releasing something new. The Vermont native is steadfast that he won’t try to sell new equipment unless its design is superior to what he offers today. So, for now, don’t count on a set of BombTech irons or a Grenade 2.

In the meanwhile, Sullivan constantly keeps his ear to the ground, trying to keep his finger on the pulse of what golfers want. That means dropping by a Dick’s Sporting Goods for some recon. It also means actually picking up the phone and calling some of his best customers.

“As long as I listen to the consumer and really understand what they want, we’ll be successful,” Sullivan said.

“I’m honestly just trying to help guys play better.”

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It has been a long time coming! 

The Grenade golf driver will soon be available in a 9 degree loft.  The tooling has been manufactured and the first batch of clubheads are in production.  To celebrate and kick off our new driver option we are offering a $100 discount for anyone that pre-orders in January. 

So why did it take so long to get another loft option?  

We utilize a very expensive 2 piece construction which requires a new tooling for every single loft. Most golf driver manufacturers use a four piece forged method which uses softer metals that allow for multiple lofts from one tooling. The 2 piece construction process may be expensive but it provides tolerances that are tighter and a sound and feel that is unmatched. 

I know it is tough to wait, so for that reason we are offering a deep discount for those that pre-order! Since the tooling is already complete, it is just a matter of the production process finishing on time.  

Who should consider the 9 degree option?  

The Grenade 9 degree will be the lowest loft option we will be offering. The driver head currently offers a mid ball flight that is ideal for players that hit the ball high. 

The same shaft options will be available with the pre-order and you will be emailed when the driver is ready to ship in Which we believe will be  April 2015.

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New Custom Golf Clubs Now available!

First, I want to thank you. Because of our great customers, we have been able to expand from our Grenade golf driver into a 3 wood, 5 wood, made in Vermont putter and now a 4 hybrid! This expansion would not have been possible without your support and willingness to join our team, so again I want to say THANKS!

So, What's New?

As you have seen from our emails, we have been extremely busy. The 3 woods and 5 woods will be in stock next 1-2 weeks. The 4 hybrid limited release has sold out and our new Grenade putter limited release is almost over.

Demo Days

In addition to our new product releases, we have been traveling around our local region conducting demo days! Here is a photo from our most recent demo day at the Vermont National Country Club. Unfortunately we can't travel to every golf course in USA or the world for that matter. And for that reason we have a 60 Day Satisfaction Guarantee! Our return rate is still only 1 percent!!

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