Wilmington Town Crier - Wilmington Memorial Library

PAGE S-4-WEONESOAY/mURSDAY. DECEMBER 10,11,1997
Master golf club maker
From S-1
as he admits to just signing a »
year lease on the shop.
Cuny started in the field of
computers and in computer
aided deserts (CAD). '
Be and a business partner
were trying to sell the idea of
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the business such as Ohio based
Marfiregor and wason.
lb do that Curry had to go in
and work with the dubmakers
ID understand what they were
doing. After being bought out by
wither BWBjMMR Curry moved
back to Massachusetts. Once
again the company he was with
got bought out and this time
DeGregorio was ready to sell
the business.
Curry said that he made
DeGregorio an offer which was
accepted and then Curry went
home and told his wife, who
fully supported the idea.
Along the way Curry found
out it was important to have
some kind of accreditation, thus
he joined the PSC and GCA
"We are big on accredita-
tion," Curry said
Be noted that the grades set
him and his shop apart from
afanfltf businesses within two
miles of his shop.
As Curry said, "In business
there are bookkeepers and
accountants and men mere are
Certified Public Accountants/
Tb get his certification Curry
had to pass a battery of written
arid practical tests.
The written tests showed his
knowledge of the needs of the
game as they are related to the
club and to the specifications
that a dub has to be made to so
that it is legal during tourna-
ment play.
Questions such as the differ-
ence the height from the club
which a shaft must start. Curry
said that this is a problem that
almost got the Ping Company in
trouble
The shaft, according to the
rules, must start five inches
from the ground. According to
Curry, Ping was building a dub
with the dub 5 1/2 inches up on
the shaft.
The test also has a section on
the best way to fit a person to a
dub and the dubmaker must
know that the measurement is
taken from the wrist to the
ground
Another section is on the
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