This is why I like doing business with small, local companies like B&M in CA, for example. Also companies like Dynacraft, Maltby, Mitchell, et al are viable and reliable. I rarely buy from GS even though I am a "respected GCA" member. When I buy stuff I want it poste haste. No knocking GS's quality here. Its just that there are a hell of a lot of alternatives in the component marketplace.
TFlan > I'm just guessing, but here's my pessimistic scenario: > > Golfsmith has gotten to the point with their stores plus mail-order > business that they are a (perhaps THE) major retailer of golf goods. The > component business is probably dwarfed by their OEM business -- and maybe by > any other of their lines: clothing, training, etc. > > THAT, not their dominance as the largest component supplier, is probably > what made them a takeover target. The new owners probably couldn't be less > interested in the component business. The owners are letting Carl and Frank > stick around and try to prove that it can be a money-maker, but they won't > get much help or support. And the "major overhaul" of the component line for > next year? I predict a major downsizing. And if the profit levels for that > line of business aren't at least up to the other lines, it will be gone > soon. > > I hope I'm wrong. > DaveT >
