I am not a good golfer. My brother in law is, he is a five handicap. He has been playing with pinemeadow clubs for years. Because of his good experience I have finally treated myself to a set of Pinemeadows. I am waiting on the Tour 780 Driver, ZR1 3w and 5w, and a set of excel strong irons. I paid $329 for all of this, with lamkin grips and custom height and lie adjustment. With five children I can't justify $1000+ for a set of clubs. The options that exist for me at that price point are either a cheaper name brand set of clubs, used clubs, or what i ended up buying, the Pinemeadow Clubs.

The cheap name brand set: These are just plain cheap. Cheap heads, Cheap Grips, Cheap shafts.

The Used Set: Used clubs are almost as expensive as new ones and the technology is 5 years old.

Pinemeadow Set: Got Aldila Shaft, Lamkin Grips, and Custom Fit. Got my brother in law and all of the testimonials on the site that the product is good.

all in all, i'm probably not good enough to notice if the ZR1 isn't as good as the Ping G5. I saved myself about $150 on the club though. I'll use that for three rounds of golf.