It's rough living in SoCal, right? We've been pretty lucky here as well. On to the discussion at hand, the journey to becoming a FJA is fun, but we "Americans" are really tied to "Instant Gratification" and in my case, I initially, was too concerned with that and, know I am not alone. However, as I became more and more involved, I took the time to truly discover how much the Footjoy products are simply better than the day-to-day competitor's products.