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I Hit 1000 Golf Balls and Will Be Using This New Golf Equipment FOREVER!

What to study

Curiosity Gap

  • A golf coach hitting 1000 balls before switching for good is a serious test, and 'I CAN'T BELIEVE IT WORKS' says he started out doubtful.
  • The grips are shown, but not what they fix.
  • You click to find out what changed.
How the packaging works
Title

'1000 Golf Balls' makes the verdict sound earned rather than a first impression, and 'This New Golf Equipment' keeps the product unnamed so the thumbnail has to show it.

Thumbnail

Golfers know the Golf Pride name, and the red half reads at feed size, though an arrow on the grips' unusual shape would show what's different.

Remix this

When you've properly tested something your audience is sceptical about, show the product plainly and admit your own surprise in the thumbnail text. Put the size of your test in the title so the verdict feels earned.

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The transferable lesson

Admit you doubted it, and show how hard you tested.

NicheGolf
Video formatReview
Click driverCuriosity GapExpectation ViolationScale & Specificity
Visual signalSplit ScreenRepetitionPhotographyNo faceHeadline Text

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