2022 Brand Perception Survey
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2022 Brand Perception Survey

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2022 Brand Perception Survey

Nearly two years have passed since we last asked you to take our One Word Survey.

As brand perception surveys go, this one is simple and doesn’t leave much room for nuance. It’s more a word-association game than a deep introspection into how you feel about the leading brands in golf. Perhaps the simplicity is why the past results from this survey have been so compelling.

As we sift through the results, we’ll not only look at what you had to say this time around but we’ll take a closer look at how perceptions have changed over the nearly five years we have conducted this survey.

Which brands are trending up?

Which brands are trending down?

THE QUICK DETAILS

For the sake of consistency, we haven’t changed the survey questions. Some of the words are unquestionably positive—language that golf companies want consumers to associate with their brands. Other words are unquestionably negative—language golf brands prefer you associate with their competitors.

As always, we’re not interested in how brands position themselves. We want to know what you think about the leading brands in the golf equipment market today.

Give us just a tiny amount of demographic information.

Then, for each word presented, choose the brand you most associate with that word.

We’ll share the results in a few weeks.

Thanks in advance for helping us out with this survey.

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Tony is the Editor of MyGolfSpy where his job is to bring fresh and innovative content to the site. In addition to his editorial responsibilities, he was instrumental in developing MyGolfSpy's data-driven testing methodologies and continues to sift through our data to find the insights that can help improve your game. Tony believes that golfers deserve to know what's real and what's not, and that means MyGolfSpy's equipment coverage must extend beyond the so-called facts as dictated by the same companies that created them. Most of all Tony believes in performance over hype and #PowerToThePlayer.

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      Tim

      1 year ago

      Wish this broke the questions down by category i.e. mizuno irons will definitely rate higher than the drivers. Same goes for a lot of companies so I think breaking it into groups would be ideal. But overall I’m interested to see where the companies perform!

      Reply

      charles thomas

      1 year ago

      very interesting survey.

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      Mike

      1 year ago

      Need some type of top three rating. I answered none of the above to a lot of them simply because I could not pick one out that was the most deceptive, trustworthy, etc. So I’m not sure how much I’m going to value the survey once it’s completed

      Reply

      Jim Rebey

      1 year ago

      Ditto or maybe rank all of them each question

      Reply

      Geoff

      1 year ago

      Nice one.
      Unfortunately I think it miss too much Japanese companies known today as Honma, Miura, Yamaha, Epon.
      Sure it will change some answer.

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      BTJ

      1 year ago

      need an all of the above on the “followers” question…they all follow the trends

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      Midgett

      1 year ago

      I played the early TM stuff in the mid 80s. The original one with the ti shaft, Tour burner 13 degree spoon and a clerk that I swapped in and out with my eye 2 berriluim copper 1 iron. Those metals were a game changer from my Wilson persimmon driver, Cleveland classic 3 wood and Spaulding 4 wood. Taylor Mades last innovative and good looking clubs were the R7 425 TP driver and fairways. I played that club after my first ti driver, the 975D. It was fantastic and the adjustability was nice. Since then, it’s repainted junk and gimmicks in my opinion. The 2 a year or released or whatever they are churning now is a joke. If you have real innovation, you don’t redo and release so many clubs in a short period. They have a Great Pro staff that could hit any one of the products from years back and perform. Changing the colors and adding a new gimmick is not an interest and is a cheesy sales pitch. I also find it arrogant rant you roll 2 new techs a year. Are your engineers doing real work or smoke and mirrors.?

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      Jason

      1 year ago

      Will be interesting to see what people think about various companies. Many bash on PXG and still think they are SOO expensive, but they have great options and crazy sales. They definitely perform for me as a scratch golfer.

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      Gerry T

      1 year ago

      I actually enjoyed this survey. We all have our favorites when it comes to clubs…realistically that’s what this survey was about. There will be some companies, like PxG that. are all hype to me and come out on the arrogant side, and that’s what keeps us honest. And for me…I don’t necessarily see what hype is all about….when it comes to my favorite brand name.

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      Mike

      1 year ago

      You reference PXG as hype & arrogant. Have you ever tried their clubs? Ever been fitted for any? My attitude was the same as yours till I decided to pull my head out of the sand & test them. We’ll, I just bought 3 hybrids, felt I hit them as good as any OEM model & they cost me half the price.

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      Mat

      1 year ago

      As long as Bob Parsons appears with that company, he’s correct. That guy is something else.

      MC Mark

      1 year ago

      Just took the survey. Enjoyed it however, having a top three ranking or a multiple selection option may have provided more accurate data. With that said, I’m looking forward to seeing the results.

      Reply

      Rick Owens

      1 year ago

      You need to put all the above also. I have been in the golf industry off and on the last 25 years. I keep up with all the products

      Reply

      RM

      1 year ago

      I agree, some of the answers I wanted to answer as all of the above.

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      cleve00

      1 year ago

      This survey benefits manufacturing not the masses. Imho. They will find ways to sell the hype for a few $$ more. I don’t own any PXG clubs but I was happy to see them flood the market with some quality at a bargain price and call out bullshit to these 800$ drivers and 1400$ iron sets coming out. Takomo also is making waves with their irons.

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      Mike

      1 year ago

      I just bought a few PXG hybrids that tested as good as any other & were HALF the price of the new OEM hybrids that came out this year.

      That’s why it’s important to get fitted. I believe there’s an optimum driver & shaft combination for everybody, but it also depends on how much you want to spend. So you have to lay out what the performance difference is between the absolute optimum & pretty darn good.

      Reply

      bert

      1 year ago

      Not sure exactly what you are looking for in this survey but picking one per category does not do justice to the other brands.

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      Jason S

      1 year ago

      I would recommend changing the word “Cheap” to “Inexpensive.” They’re all cheap in terms of quality since they’re slapped together in a giant soulless warehouse by people making minimum wage. But some are inexpensive compared to others.

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      Randy N.

      1 year ago

      I came here to say the same thing.

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      Mark K

      1 year ago

      Ditto. But it seems to be the norm in more than golf equipment.

      Eric

      1 year ago

      i tend to disagree. Cheap has a different meaning vs inexpensive…. no new club are inexpensive BTW

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      Cam MacMaster

      1 year ago

      Would have liked the ability to pick more than one.

      Reply

      RT

      1 year ago

      I agree ! there are some that could be in a dead heat.. So rank all from 1-10

      Reply

      Joey

      1 year ago

      Took the survey. One choice answers are not indicative. I.e. Deceptive, a lot of them are, ours in longer, spins more, spins less best there is, blah blah. While I’m sure you designed it this way, not sure you’ll get the info you’re looking for, rank 1,2,3 on each question might’ve been better. Looking forward to the results.

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      Dennis Payne

      1 year ago

      how do I increase club speed at 68 years old

      Reply

      Mark K

      1 year ago

      My buddy says swing faster. Yeah, It’s not helpful to me either.

      Reply

      MC Mark

      1 year ago

      Snarky… you made me and my family laugh out loud.

      HiHandy

      1 year ago

      Dennis is lost

      Reply

      vince

      1 year ago

      i m old you re old we aint increasing club head speed,,,aint happening at least not enough to actually make a difference,,,sorry ,,dont kill the messenger,,,oh,,,and i m older than you and it gets worse !

      Reply

      Jerry

      1 year ago

      You can increase your club speed if you start stretching and exercise more. I certainly won’t be the speed you had in your 20’s and 30’s but if you put in the effort you will be rewarded. I’m 70 by the way.

      Dave

      1 year ago

      Just took the survey and I would have liked an “All of the Above” answer for a few questions (like hype) :)

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      RC

      1 year ago

      Plus 1 on that – exactly what I was thinking

      Reply

      Gerry T

      1 year ago

      True to a point, but when you are brand loyal, like me, the hype of my brand name isn’t ultimately what catches my attention…it’s more about feel and less about hype.

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      Ron McKinley

      1 year ago

      There wasn’t a box for ‘All of them’ in some questions.

      Reply

      Gerry T

      1 year ago

      Not sure how all of them would be a solution…if they’re all top quality how would you choose the best brand name for your clubs? Maybe for many brand names who play up fheir brand name…but from my experience, my brand loyalty has gone from a popular Canadian brand name, to Adams Golf, and now Cobra Golf..From my experience, Mizuno would be the last irons I would play….especially the MP series!

      Reply

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