ShopTalk: Club repair, who gets the most?

[Tom]

I've been a "muny" guy for a lot of years. I've also been a member of a 
semi-private club. And I was a member of a private club in So Cal for a 
few years, and now I'm a member of a private club, going on 10 years, in 
Central CA. So, I have a pretty good idea as to where broken clubs go 
for repair. The question is, though, what's the ratio of private to 
semi-private to public courses?

I know for a fact that the vast majority of club repair, regrip, 
reshaft, new club sales at private clubs go through the pro shop . . . 
that's a fact. I've seen it. Been there. Saw guys come in to the pro 
with a worn set of grips. Saw the pro charge $7.00 for a regrip with 
Tour Wraps. I've seen DG S300 reshafts sold for $35.00. Plus grip.

Hence the question; how much business is left over after the pro shop is 
done with their sales? If there is say, a 50/50 ratio of private, 
semi-private to public courses, how much business can an independent 
clubmaker expect to see in a given area?

TFlan