The Ultimate 2007 'Ho Challenge

[IrishGolfer]

OK, so the long nights have drawn in and I'm a bit bored, so I was thinking of a challenge that people may have some fun with.

We have seen some examples of fantastic ho'ing here on ShotTalk over the last few years. I thought I would dish up a challenge to all you ST'ers out there to show us what you can really do.

The Ultimate 2007 'Ho Challenge

You have a notional $350 (£175) to buy a complete set of 14 clubs for Mr. Bob Shottalk, a right handed 20 h/c from Connecticut with a driver speed swing of 89 mph (ie regular flex). You must purchase the following items:

• Driver
• 3 wood
• hybrid
• Set of irons (min 8)
• 2 wedges
• Putter

You will gather together a virtual set together on eBay (or equivalent) and show links to prove final price paid. Obviously you don't have to actually purchase it, but you do have to show the link for the final amount paid by the buyer on eg. eBay, or the "Buy It Now" price on eg. Global Golf.

Rules

• You must indicate that you are entering this challenge before Wednesday 7 November, by replying to this.
• You have until 9pm GMT on 23 November to assemble the set of clubs
• You can allocate the money however you wish
• You are not allowed to go over budget
• You must include all club categories
• Clubs must be right-handed with regular shafts
• Equipment must be conforming and should not be obvious fakes / counterfeits
• You must publish the links on or before that date

The winner will be the Ho to assemble the set which offers the best value for money and the highest quality of Equipment.

Scoring

There are 6 categories, and each category will have 2 scores out of 5 (with 5 being the highest score), based on best value for money and highest quality of equipment. So the maximum score in each category is 10 aand the max. total score will be 60 points.

There will be an additional 10 points awarded to "the ultimate Ho", a discretionary award for the best single item sourced during the exercise, so theoretically a score of 70 could be achieved. The idea of the latter is that you could still win with a few poor categories, but jump the field with a trump Ho. :laugh:

Judging

I will judge entries. I'm also looking for a additional 2 volunteers who can help assess the winner. PM me if you are interested. I will short-list 5 from which we will pick a winner. Competitors need to assemble clubs and then provide rationale as to why they are suitable for our customer, given his ability and budget. btw the Judge's decision is final.

Prize

I will offer up a golf club for the 1st prize, I will also ship it to the winner wherever he or she is. The club in question is still tbd, but it will be a nice one and suitable for the winner. Maybe Sling wants to throw in something from ST coffers to add a bit of Zest. But the real prize is bragging rights for the title of Ultimate Shot Talk 'Ho 2007.

Who will prevail? The bookmakers have already shortened the odds on the following:

Manchester Golfer
Ezra
Rockford
Dave Ireland

It is early in the morning, so I have probably missed a few things or people may need some clarification, so fire ahead with questions.

GOOD LUCK MY LITTLE HO'S!:)

[Dave Ireland]

OK, so the long nights have drawn in and I'm a bit bored, so I was thinking of a challenge that people may have some fun with.................
Prize

I will offer up a golf club for the 1st prize, I will also ship it to the winner wherever he or she is. The club in question is still tbd, but it will be a nice one and suitable for the winner. Maybe Sling wants to throw in something from ST coffers to add a bit of Zest. But the real prize is bragging rights for the title of Ultimate Shot Talk 'Ho 2007.

Who will prevail? The bookmakers have already shortened the odds on the following:

Manchester Golfer
Ezra
Rockford
Dave Ireland

It is early in the morning, so I have probably missed a few things or people may need some clarification, so fire ahead with questions.

GOOD LUCK MY LITTLE HO'S!:)

LOL.... IG yer a genius ... btw I'm takin the prize as one of my 14 clubs .. so I've 13 to ho...

FWIW ... I'd rank MG, WBL, Rock,You and Ezra as the likely ho masters

and honourable mention to Jeff & Lyle .. with Bravo as a dark horse if he commits fully to the excercise :D

[emc]

I'm in as the dark horse

[Irish]

I'll give it a go...wouldn't fancy my chances as I'd be strictly non league compared to some of the guys on here

[ualtim]

None of us have a chance if MG and Ezra put their mind to it. :laugh:

If I were a betting man:

MG 2:1
Ezra 3:1
Rock 10:1
Field bet 45:1

[Dave Ireland]

I'll give it a go...wouldn't fancy my chances as I'd be strictly non league compared to some of the guys on here

Hey Irish don't put yerself down ... it's just like being a porn film director, it mightn't be something you've dabbled in .. but given half a chance I'm sure you'd give it a good (money) shot.......:D

[warbirdlover]

$350. That's tough. :( But I'll give it a try. :)

ALSO!!

Since it's a 20 handicapper let's say the clubs HAVE to be REGULAR flex!!

And he's got to be a RIGHT HANDED golfer!!

Otherwise you could mix left hand/right hand clubs and flexes.... :)

[Eracer]

Why not. I'm in.

[Dave Ireland]

$350. That's tough. :( But I'll give it a try. :)

LMAO .... talk about hiding yer light under a bushell .. that's bushell WBL not Bushnell ;)

[IrishGolfer]

$350. That's tough. :( But I'll give it a try. :)

ALSO!!

Since it's a 20 handicapper let's say the clubs HAVE to be REGULAR flex!!

And he's got to be a RIGHT HANDED golfer!!

Otherwise you could mix left hand/right hand clubs and flexes.... :)

Good ideas WBL, I have edited.

[Dave Ireland]

Conforming or Non-Conforming drivers ?

[IrishGolfer]

Conforming or Non-Conforming drivers ?

This guy will never play in the Masters! But good point, should be legal stuff / conforming and not include fakes / counterfeits.

[Dave Ireland]

........should be legal stuff and not include fakes / counterfeits.

Ooooh sticky sticky .. subjectivity called for .. whoa whoa I wanna be on the judging panel !! ;)

[Irish]

Hey Irish don't put yerself down ... it's just like being a porn film director, it mightn't be something you've dabbled in .. but given half a chance I'm sure you'd give it a good (money) shot.......:D

If that particular opportunity arose I believe a hands on appraoch to directing would be my chosen modus operandi

[Dave Ireland]

If that particular opportunity arose I believe a hands on appraoch to directing would be my chosen modus operandi

Aha .. The Blair Witch Hunt style of cinematography ... lots of jerky hand movements and unsteady camera focus ... mmmmm yup has its merits !