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[easyyy]

Is this an all black R11s? Looks like Greg might have seen it to. Greg... What is it?

[TheMackDaddy]

First sign of the end to the white trend? Finally!

[ads75]

It looks like a Callaway chevron on the hat. Could it belong to a Callaway staffer who wants to play an R11s but the usual white is too recognizable for Callaway's liking?

[LONG&STR8]

That's a long way to go to not use a Cally Driver but far from being enough to hide the fact that it's an R11s. At least color the sole plate.

[bjackson]

Great eye, Richard!

[MrParr1Noid]

How many Sharpies did it take?

[Scungi]

Party on Garth!

[jeonmin]

oh my..

[Ranger Rick]

performance over paint?

[tourhopefull]

interesting....wonder what the story really is here

[kitsoasis]

If they wanted to disguise it why leave the soleplate red?

[charlesdupuy]

A Callaway headcover might have made for a better disguise

[tbomb]

It's NOT black guys...it has a hint of dark purple to it....PURPLE for 2013!!  

Cost to Produce: $50
Tour Issue price: $3,000

[justhackin]

charlesdupuy, on 01 May 2012 - 06:44 AM, said:

A Callaway headcover might have made for a better disguise

Yep..... Maybe they needed a place to hang their hat? Now that would be no fun would it LOL

[xerpro]

R11s Supertri

[PT1911]

MrParr1Noid, on 01 May 2012 - 12:27 AM, said:

How many Sharpies did it take?

That is funny because it has that purple hue you get with a black sharpie if you look at the difference in color from the top to bottom. I seriously think someone sharpied this thing! LOL

[mfros1]

I can see their next commercial now with a black r11s and "Back in Black" blaring in the background.

[BeeMan]

Whose bag is it?

[BeeMan]

nevermind it's Garth Mulroy's

[dbleag]

... the wonders of PhotoShop?

[gmangolf]

ads75, on 01 May 2012 - 12:11 AM, said:

It looks like a Callaway chevron on the hat. Could it belong to a Callaway staffer who wants to play an R11s but the usual white is too recognizable for Callaway's liking?

This is the most likely IMO.  If I'm callaway and one of my staffers is going to play a competing driver that is a different color, I spend the 50 bucks to paint it so it is unrecognizable on tv.  No sense in the Callaway guy helping TM's marketing efforts by standing on every tee with a white driver.

I'm sure the white will come to an end, but I don't think it is near.  TaylorMade has a very distinguishing mark with the white and I don't see them giving that up.

[enis750]

thought i saw that yesterday..... hhhmmm.....

[tbowles411]

gmangolf, on 01 May 2012 - 08:54 AM, said:

ads75, on 01 May 2012 - 12:11 AM, said:

It looks like a Callaway chevron on the hat. Could it belong to a Callaway staffer who wants to play an R11s but the usual white is too recognizable for Callaway's liking?

This is the most likely IMO.  If I'm callaway and one of my staffers is going to play a competing driver that is a different color, I spend the 50 bucks to paint it so it is unrecognizable on tv.  No sense in the Callaway guy helping TM's marketing efforts by standing on every tee with a white driver.

I'm sure the white will come to an end, but I don't think it is near.  TaylorMade has a very distinguishing mark with the white and I don't see them giving that up.

TMaG said this would probably happen last year.  They said when a staffer from another OEM used an R11, there was a glowing white driver which did all the advertising for them.  Especially Callaway, their mortal enemy!  LOL

There are a few companies that will redo a driver head.  It stands to reason that a competing OEM would demand a refinish if they're going to use it.  It also says, "Why can't you make a driver that's as good as a TMaG driver for your own staffers?"  Two slaps in the face.

[PingDrv00]

I was thinking it might have been Furyk's bag.  He was R11 player for a while.

[Gunner22]

Nice. Callaway must love this.

[woods991]

tbomb, on 01 May 2012 - 07:17 AM, said:

It's NOT black guys...it has a hint of dark purple to it....PURPLE for 2013!!  

Cost to Produce: $50
Tour Issue price: $3,000

Throw in a circle t for 4,000 and you now have a home in Arizona..

[Sean25rp]

I could never get used to the white so if this is the case I'd welcome it!

[matt_wong]

I want one. I would actually like if they were flat black so they didnt reflect in the sun.

[jkalantzis]

i would give the R11s a try if it were flat black.

[jwo]

I wonder if a pro using a blacked out R11s still gets gets a check from TMAG? Likely not.