I have not been officially diagnosed with anal retentive disorder however I have been told by more than a few that I could easily be the poster-child for the infliction. Point in case when, many years ago, a few of my softball teammates stopped at my home and rightfully accused me waxing my weed eater!
Wikipedia: “The term anal retentive, often abbreviated to anal, is used to describe a person who pays such attention to detail that it becomes an obsession and may be an annoyance to others. In addition, someone with an extreme sense of cleanliness and orderliness.”
My disorder extends to the care and cleanliness of my golf clubs as there is a rare day when my clubs are not sprayed, scrubbed, dried, waxed and/or compounded, depending on the severity of the situation.
As detailed in our August of 2018 post (Club Prophylactic), this dumb-dumb has had a pension for periodic mishits, delivering dumb-dumbs (a.k.a. sky marks) on the hood of my driver. Dumb-dumbs so pronounced that they require Turtle Wax compound, a clean towel and a significant amount of elbow grease to remedy the situation.
Point in Case: My eight year old Callaway driver has more coats of wax and compound on its hood than a mint conditioned 1933 Bentley!
During my 4 ½ hour Club Champion session with Mike Edwards, I hit upwards of seventy-five balls with brand spanking new Callaway, Taylor-Made, Cobra, Titleist and Ping drivers. When I was done, I felt like I needed to search out the nearest Pep Boys location to purchase a gallon of compound to tidy things up a bit!
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One of the contributing factors to the purchase of my new Ping 410 driver and three-wood is the rough black finish on the top of the hood. The Ping equipment seems more resilient to mis-hits than the other manufacturers, which is comforting to someone with my disorder.
Driver with Ghost Tape protection
Not willing to dismiss my concern over future mishits and permanent damage to my new clubs, I asked Mike for his professional opinion, it went something like this: “Mike, I am very excited with my new clubs and want to maintain the appearance of the top of my driver and three wood, any suggestions? Mike was quick and brief with his response (I believe it had more to do with Mike wanting to finally get me the heck out of his store), “Ghost Tape, check it out”.
Ghost Tape doing its job!
I got home and went on-line to check out the Ghost Tape site. The Ghost Tape motto is “Protect your Clubs, Protect your Profits”. The site describes the product as follows: Ghost Tape is the must-have product for anyone selling golf equipment at retail. The virtually invisible decals protect the top, face and bottom of clubs on trial, meaning your inventory remains in new condition. Use Ghost Tape on course, off course, or on the ranges. Increase the value of your demos, the sale of your clubs and the profit of your inventory.
The Ghost Tape product line has clear retail applications however I am committed to taking care of my own inventory, having ordered two full rolls, one roll for the hood of my driver and one roll for the hood of my three wood. That should last a moth or two!
Note: I was surprised to see that Ghost Tape is headquartered in our hometown, Lancaster, PA.
Contact Information: Ghost Tape, 536 Golf Road, Lancaster, PA 17602, ghosttape@comcast.net, 717-397-4345
Post-practice after removing Ghost Tape
This stuff really works! (No, I am not a paid spokesperson, nor do I get a kickback if you make a purchase…though I am open to that idea, people at Ghost Tape!)
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Was it Doug Ritter that created this product when he was the Pro at Media Heights?