If they can drive demand for the wedges and grips, this will soar. I know Dr. Miller has defied the USGA by making wedges that provide more spin than the USGA diktat C-C (Condition of Competition) wedges. But I think Miller should go a couple of steps further than just using what are called the "old grooves." He should make a set of wedges with grooves and surface texture which would have been illegal BEFORE the USGA changed the groove rules for 2010. Put out sets of wedges with rough surfaces like the Golfworks "Shredder" wedge (in case you don't know them, Golfworks was founded by Ralph Maltby, a well-known clubmaker, and the company is currently owned by Golf Galaxy/Dick's Sporting Goods) or Diamond Tour Golf's Felon wedges.
There are loads of golfers who don't compete, even in club tourneys, and play for the fun of it. Go to a public course on the weekend, and at least half the guys are just out there hacking around, alone, or with close friends, with no club affiliation. There are loads of guys who would buy "illegal" wedges and use them on a regular basis. People bought those OEM wedges with the changeable faces, and those faces aren't anywhere near as spin-making as Dr. Miller could make them. Now I know there's a line of integrity about golf, and what's considered cheating etc. But if you're not playing against somebody else, it doesn't matter if you use an "illegal" wedge or ball, kick the ball out from under a tree, roll it onto a tuft of grass on the fairway, or whatever.
Dr. Miller, if you check these boards, give this some thought. NGCGolf has stayed in business for years selling "illegal" golf balls, balata-faced wedges, all sorts of things which golfers will try. They'd definitely give some super-spinning wedges a shot. Advertise they'll help "you spin it like the pros..." and the things will take off.
