Darryl,
I agree the half way ones were a bit odd looking, but I assume they would have done something about the look of those with the feedback they received if they are planning a big lauch of these. Even Nike has done well with their pro combo set, though I'm not sure who can hit them. Like you said, they are the current fad and I can't figure out why the others haven't jumped all over this market. It just makes sense to market
clubs like this. My bet is that it won't be long until most of the club sets on the market come out in a combo style.
I don't think it will ever come to the point where everyone is mixing and matching each club. Maybe players under a 4 handicap, but that would be it. I sell used equipment as a side gig and most people are looking for a matched set from top to bottom. They don't understand why they would mix an iron set with a different woods and putters. I had a set of Maxfli revolutions I sold and the person wanted a matching SW. When I finally found one and gave it to him he didn't want it because the SW was a blade and his iron set was cavity back and it didn't match. I won't even go into the difficulty of trying to set him up with a
Ping ISI driver with the set went....
I am going to do a bunch more poking around with the local golf shops and club makers to se if they have an idea of what might be coming down the tube from
Titleist.