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Today, I walked into a sports authority. I recieved $100 in gift cards for my birthday last october, and I figured I would test some equipment out, maybe buy something I liked if they had a fitting area, etc.

They had a net in the corner and a sales guy there to help me. His name was Dan. Dan walked me through there 'wide' selection(Callaway, Taylormade, and Nike, as well as an assortment of off-brands...) and, made a complete fool out of himself. First, we looked at irons. He picked up an R7 draw and said that this was a great iron set that many tour pros actually use. R7 Draw Irons! Of the Super game improvement variety! what a tool. Second, we looked at drivers. He continued to make silly claims like this. Then, he did something that made me never want to go into the store again:


Me: I was looking at the Sumo 5900, and I noticed you also have some UST proforce shafts as well as the stock shafts. Do the ones pre-installed with the UST cost extra?

'Dan': Yeah, we just got them in. Same shaft Adam Scott uses(actually, I think this is true). No extra charge actaully, because we are trying to get rid of the woods with steel shafts in them .

Me: I thought the UST Proforce v2 was a graphite shaft(I actually know for a fact it is.)

'Dan': No, it isn't. See, Graphite shafts are laminated and feel plasticy. [The UST Proforce v2] is a steel shaft, Its just different colors, is all.





The moral of the story is: never buy anything from Sports Authority.
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hahahahahahahah

In my x78 stand bag
Driver Tour Burner 9.5 REAX stiff
3 Wood 906F4 15.5 Aldila VS Proto stiff
Hybrid IDEA Pro Gold Matrix Ozik stiff
Irons AP1 4-W DG S300Wedges Vokey Spin Milled Oil Can 54, V-Foil Tour 60Putter Red X 35"Ball ProV1

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kekoa Dedicated Member

kekoa

lol. thats a given. guys who work at large sports retailers are basically hight school drop outs and don't know much about what they sell.

I know for a fact that very few tour pros use clubs off the rack. Just about everything is prototype or adjusted specifically to their swing.

The only people i believe about advice on equipment are reps from the manufacturers themselves.
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larlev Well Established Member

larlev

What did you expect?? A guy making $7 that prob. doesn't play....Sports Auth. is like Academy, you don't go in there expecting to learn something....that's a given.

I hope you educated him, in a nice way.....
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JeffJ Established Member

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What did you expect?? A guy making $7 that prob. doesn't play....Sports Auth. is like Academy, you don't go in there expecting to learn something....that's a given.

All Academy is good for is golf balls and gloves. Larlev - Do you know a club fitter in Austin? I am looking for a REALLY good fitter. Someone who can measure me and make recs but that I can pay for the service and not feel like I need to order clubs through them.
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larlev Well Established Member

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All Academy is good for is golf balls and gloves.

Heck....I was gonna ask you next time I saw a post of yours....I thought I had a good one....after leaving Sat. I don't feel that way anymore..

I am going to Hard drive in RR tomm. and speak with them, hopefully they are good.
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JeffJ Established Member

JeffJ

Heck....I was gonna ask you next time I saw a post of yours....I thought I had a good one....after leaving Sat. I don't feel that way anymore..

Let me know. I work with a guy is a +1 or something and he is a memeber at Barton Creek. I will ask him who he would suggest too.

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Shindig Incredible Member

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The moral of the story is: never buy anything from Sports Authority.

Not fully ; the sweatband I wear at the gym during cardio workouts is from Sports Authority.

But you're right. Get golf stuff from a golf shop. Great story, BTW.

-- Michael | My swing! 

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Dent Great Member

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Ahha poor guy, making a fool, you shoulda just flat out told him You think you know more than he does.
In My Bag

Driver: Sasquatch 460 9.5°
3 Wood: Laser 3 Wood 15°
5 Wood: r7 19° (Stiff)Irons: S58 Irons 4-PW Orange DotWedge: Harmonized 60°Wedge: Z TP 54°Putter: Tiffany 34"Balls: Pro V1 Shoes: Adidas Tour 360 IIThe Meadows Golf Coursewww.themeadowsgc.comAge: 16
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sn0rky

actually.. sometimes sportsauthority has some great clearences. bout a month ago they had the cleveland 588 chrome wedges for $19.99 each.

but ya, dont ask them for advice.

in my cart bag
Driver: Hi-Bore XL
Hybrids: Md 1i, 3i, 4i
Irons: Rac OS2 5-PW
Wedges: 52* 56* 60* Putter:

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x-forged Dedicated Member

x-forged

haha, good story! im tempted to go in sports authority tommorow and mess with one of these salesmen. sounds like fun! i have gone in there before, and they dont seem too bad, but maybe i should ask them the complicated stuff like whether the shaft is steel or graphite

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driver- X460 tour 9.5 Aldila NVS 75
irons- X-forged 3-PW TT BlackGold stiff
wedges- x-tour vintage 52, 56, 60
hybrid- FT-hybrid #2 17* putter- Sophia 33" "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."_Mario Andretti
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TourSpoon Super Member

TourSpoon

I bought some softspikes and a golf hat there once.

I don't think that you can realistically expect to get good advice unless you go to a specialty shop that has some trained professionals. If you know what you want and can score it on clearance then you will make out.

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r7 425 Dedicated Member

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Personally i dont get fitted..I never saw the reason to...I usually just pick something up off the shelf and and make adjustments with my swing...i honestly think getting fitted is overrated because back in the old days those guys ,(like trevino said) used to do the same thing--

"People think the size of the head is most important. Wrong. It's getting a quality shaft. test different shafts to see which goes the straightest. Also, more degrees of loft on the head is better than less. Eleven degrees is about right."

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Personally i dont get fitted..I never saw the reason to...I usually just pick something up off the shelf and and make adjustments with my swing...i honestly think getting fitted is overrated because back in the old days those guys ,(like trevino said) used to do the same thing--

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

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The Rambler Dedicated Member

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I actually have never bought a new club so I have never had to get a fitting. Though I do have the connections to a local country club to be fitted by a PGA Pro. I will never buy a club for a Sports Store EVER!!! They are bad and know nothing, at least at the store I went to. I had been fit for a G2 Ping putter but I found my current gamer and dropped the order.

Driver: 10.5* SuperQuad TP 1st Edition All Black V2 Stiff
5 Wood - 585.h 19* DG S300
Irons: 3-PW S59 Stiff
Wedges: Rac TP 52*, 60* MP-T 56*
Putter(s): Anser 3 TP Black ballGET TO SINGLE DIGITS!Goal: Beat a certain admin that lives in my town

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Finn07 Dedicated Member

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Personally i dont get fitted..I never saw the reason to...I usually just pick something up off the shelf and and make adjustments with my swing...i honestly think getting fitted is overrated because back in the old days those guys ,(like trevino said) used to do the same thing--

You cant be serious saying something like that with a 2 index.

Driver-Taylor Made R7 460cc 10.5* Fujikara REAX Stiff
Fairway Wood-Taylor Made R7 Draw 15* Fujikara REAX Stiff
Hybrid Taylor Made 19* Rescue Mid Steel Stiff
4-PW-Golfsmith G40 TT Lite XL Stiff
GW-Ben Hogan Riviera 8* Bounce 50*SW-Ben Hogan Riviera Medium Bounce 56*LW-Cleveland 60* 588 ChromePutter-Taylo...
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r7 425 Dedicated Member

r7 425

You cant be serious saying something like that with a 2 index.

I am serious..I can hit my friends drivers the same way as mine..fitting doesnt matter to me because i choke up and down on the grip with different clubs..to me getting fitted isnt necessary because i am more of a "feel" player..

"People think the size of the head is most important. Wrong. It's getting a quality shaft. test different shafts to see which goes the straightest. Also, more degrees of loft on the head is better than less. Eleven degrees is about right."

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I am serious..I can hit my friends drivers the same way as mine..fitting doesnt matter to me because i choke up and down on the grip with different clubs..to me getting fitted isnt necessary because i am more of a "feel" player..

Okay, r7, I've had enough. The minimal amount of comedy you supply (in laughing AT you) is simply not worth the mis-information, bad information, and simply unfounded, useless information with which you routinely litter this forum. I'm resetting your reputation to 0 but placing you in the penalty box.

I'll try to remember to let you out in a few days, but frankly, it's Masters week, so...

Erik J. Barzeski — ⛳ I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
Director of Instruction Golf Evolution • Owner, The Sand Trap .com • Author, Lowest Score Wins
Golf Digest "Best Young Teachers in America" 2016-17 & "Best in State" 2017-20 • WNY Section PGA Teacher of the Year 2019 :edel: :true_linkswear:

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