Disadvantages of the DIVNICK™

There are some things the DIVNICK™ doesn't do as well as conventional clubs and we want you to know what they are before making a purchase decision.

1) It doesn't hit as far as a driver. Distance is a function of club-head speed. The longer the club, the larger the swing arc, and the faster the head speed. The standard 38" model (actually 38.5") is the length of a 4-iron, so it is like teeing off of a par 3 hole or any time you use your 4 iron. You can lower the loft to a 3, 2, 1, or a driver loft, but that generally only makes it harder to hit solidly, because the lower the loft, the smaller the effective sweet spot, just as with all clubs. Most people get the best distance when they match the 4-iron loft with the 4-iron length.

For those who want driver distance and portability, we make telescopic drivers with surprising distance and accuracy off the tee and fairway.

2) The other extreme club in terms of length and head-shape is the putter. The DIVNICK™ head is not nearly as heavy as a putter head, and it is on a much longer shaft. In fact, it can be used as a "belly putter" which is gaining in popularity on the tour. It does have 2 alignment lines on the back of the head to help line up the putts, but it takes a little getting used to. Most people choke down to the bottom of the grip and take a fairly normal putter stance. We also offer telescopic putters for those who want the more traditional look and feel, but still want travel portability.

3) Weight is another huge difference. The lightest club in your bag is your driver even though it is the largest. The heaviest is the putter or sand wedge. Most of the weight difference is in the head. Wedges are very heavy and on short shafts for extreme control in the sand and tall grass near the green. Since the DIVNICK™ is quite a bit lighter than those clubs, it won't "go through the grass" as easily as your sand wedge. Similarly, it doesn't carry sand quite as well either. It has a standard 4-degree sole bounce when adjusted to the first sand mark, but most people agree that it takes some practice from the sand. We offer telescopic high loft super wedges for those who want maximum performance out of the sand.

4) The lie angle of the head to the shaft is about half way between a normal putter and long irons. Therefore, with the lower lofts the toe is a little "up". With the putter loft and normal putting stance which has the club head closer to your feet, the heel will be "up" a little. Based on our robot machine tests and player reporting, this does not have a major impact on the flight of the ball, so it is just something you'll notice at first, then get used to.

Offsetting these disadvantages is its portability and its ability to be adjusted to half lofts for super distance control. You can take a full swing from anywhere on the course and let the loft-setting produce the distance… It's really fun to be close to the green with a tree in your face or a trap between you and a close pin, and loft the head up to a 70 or 80-degrees, take a full swing, and watch the ball shoot straight up into the air and stick where it lands. Also, it has long been known that playing the game with the same length club allows you to "groove" your swing and improve your consistency, which is one of the reasons several thousand of our customers have excitedly told us that they have lowered their score with the DIVNICK™.

As mentioned above, if you want the best of the two extremes in club length and head shape to go along with the DIVNICK, we make custom telescopic drivers, wedges, and putters. Click here for telescopic driver and putter options and pictures.

The "Mental Adjustment"

If our casting technology had been available several decades ago when clubs were being designed, it is possible that pros would be carrying only one club today, and that's how the game would be played. That is just a logical as the evolution that has developed into 14 different clubs.

There have been significant developments since the game was first played by shepherds on the hills of Scotland using crooked sticks to whack a rock into gopher holes. Then, somewhere along the line, someone figured out that placing the ball on a little piece of wood poked in the ground made it easier to hit the ball. Can you imagine the argument he got from his friends? But now we all give ourselves that advantage off the tee with a little piece of wood to raise the ball off the grass...and we all agree that it would be cheating to use a tee anywhere else. There's no logical justification for that, except that its been agreed to as a rule, and now the "lie" of the ball is part of the game's challenge.

At one point in the development of golf, there were only 3 clubs. They were called the "mashie" the "niblick" and the "spoon". Now pros are allowed 14 numbered clubs in their bag. The USGA doesn't allow them to have moving parts. The DIVNICK™ replicates far more than 14 clubs, and of course, it has moving parts. We have been asked if we are going to pursue the USGA in court to force them to allow the DIVNICK™ to be used in tournaments. We believe we could make the point that, although it has moving parts, none of them move during contact so there is no mechanical "launch" advantage, which is the logical reason for that rule. But while we are considering that strategy, we support the USGA and PGA's role of protecting the traditions of the game so that records and feats of the past have some relation to how the game is being played today. But we have to wonder what a player like Tiger Woods could do with the DIVNICK™ in his bag? If nothing else, the half-lofts would sure make approach shots to the pin more accurate!

And of course, our goal isn't to persuade everybody to quit using their existing clubs, we just want to get everyone to add the DIVNICK™ to their arsenal or to use it when they travel. While, many people come to use it as their only club even on their home course, we'd gladly settle for having the golfing masses add it to their traditional set!!!

In summary, all of this is to illustrate that the game of golf, at the heart of its challenge, is about advancing the ball in beautiful surroundings with friends and colleagues. By making a little mental and physical adjustment with the DIVNICK™, we think you'll come to agree that using it is a most enjoyable way to play the game. And it sure makes lugging a heavy bag around behind you, or schlepping it in and out of airports a lot of work.

Work.

Now why in the world would anyone want to work when their goal is to go out and enjoy a game!

Have fun, and hit 'em long and straight!

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