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chriskzoo Great Member

chriskzoo

I always check out the used bin at my local Carl's Golfland (Michigan chain) and just found a used (didn't even look hit more than 5 times) forged Scratch JLM PDG 60 degree wedge for $45 (was marked $90, but 50% off all used clubs). I pretty much found similar deals on my 52 and 56 degree Vokeys and got my Taylor Made Burner TP Tour Spoon for around $140 I think - looked like new.

Titleist 910D3 8.5* Aldila RIP
Titleist 910F 13.5* Diamana Kai'li
Nickent 4DX 20* and 24*
Tour Preferred 5-PW
52.08, 56.14, 60.04 Titleist Vokey

Odyssey Metal-X #9 Putter

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pxc Dedicated Member

pxc

I've seen some Scotty Cameron putters used for $70ish at a Play-It-Again Sports. I don't need that much of a putter (and the shaft was one of those really long ones) so I didn't buy it but it looked like it was in pretty good condition.

In the blue Colts bag:

Driver - FT-5 10°
Hybrids - 4DX 15.5°, 20°
Irons/Wedges - CI-7 4-GW, SW | "Free" Warrior 60° LWPutter - TiffanyBalls - various

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ChvyKc Well Established Member

ChvyKc

I picked my putter up from a local used sports store for 25 bucks and I LOVE IT!!! If you know what to look for you can find some great deals.

Driver:  Speedline 9.5° w/ Grafalloy Prolaunch AXIS Red Shaft
Fairway:  '07 Burner Fairways
Irons:  Apex Edge 3-W

Wedge:  52° & 58° /  60° 588 Satin

Putter:  Anser 4

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MI Rob Great Member

MI Rob

I always check out the used bin at my local Carl's Golfland (Michigan chain) and just found a used (didn't even look hit more than 5 times) forged Scratch JLM PDG 60 degree wedge for $45 (was marked $90, but 50% off all used clubs). I pretty much found similar deals on my 52 and 56 degree Vokeys and got my Taylor Made Burner TP Tour Spoon for around $140 I think - looked like new.

Oh man I go through the used clubs everytime I am in Carl's Golfland. Great deals. Got my Vokeys there and my 3 wood.

In my Xtreme Sport bag
'09 Burner 9.5*
F50 15* 3 Wood
Burner 18* 5 Wood
MX-19 4-GW SV Tour 54.12 & 58.08 White Hot 2-Ball SRT

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alf174 Great Member

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Oh man I go through the used clubs everytime I am in Carl's Golfland. Great deals. Got my Vokeys there and my 3 wood.

which one? haven't been to Bloomfield but I can walk to the Plymouth store from my work in about 10 minutes.

"You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred." Woody Allen
My regular pasture.

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chriskzoo Great Member

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which one? haven't been to Bloomfield but I can walk to the Plymouth store from my work in about 10 minutes.

I found mine at the Plymouth store yesterday. Everything else looked pretty beat up as far as the wedges go, but they had quite a few hybrids and woods that I would have bit on if I wasn't happy with what I have.

Titleist 910D3 8.5* Aldila RIP
Titleist 910F 13.5* Diamana Kai'li
Nickent 4DX 20* and 24*
Tour Preferred 5-PW
52.08, 56.14, 60.04 Titleist Vokey

Odyssey Metal-X #9 Putter

Pro V1x

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alf174 Great Member

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Thanks, I'm looking for a 48* Vokey (I'll go new if I can't find used easily). I have picked up some hybrids in those giant drums for my son last year but the more I go in there the more money I spend lol.

I've been through the Golfsmith store's rack a few times but their prices always seem so high relative to new ones.

"You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred." Woody Allen
My regular pasture.

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MI Rob Great Member

MI Rob

I got most of my stuff from the Bloomfield store. But I go to the Plymouth store more because Golfsmith is a few minutes from there also.

In my Xtreme Sport bag
'09 Burner 9.5*
F50 15* 3 Wood
Burner 18* 5 Wood
MX-19 4-GW SV Tour 54.12 & 58.08 White Hot 2-Ball SRT

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chriskzoo Great Member

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Thanks, I'm looking for a 48* Vokey (I'll go new if I can't find used easily). I have picked up some hybrids in those giant drums for my son last year but the more I go in there the more money I spend lol.

Yeah, Golfsmith is a ripoff in the used club area, but I think that's in large part to their "90-90" policy.

Titleist 910D3 8.5* Aldila RIP
Titleist 910F 13.5* Diamana Kai'li
Nickent 4DX 20* and 24*
Tour Preferred 5-PW
52.08, 56.14, 60.04 Titleist Vokey

Odyssey Metal-X #9 Putter

Pro V1x

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NativeTxn Well Established Member

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I've been through the Golfsmith store's rack a few times but their prices always seem so high relative to new ones.

I agree completely.

In my X-Series Bag:

Driver G10 10.5*
Woods V-Steel 3W, 5W
Hybrids Pinemeadow ZR1 19* 3HIrons MX-19 4-GWWedge MP-R Black Nickel 54/10Putter Rossa Sebring AGSI+

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threedolphins Well Established Member

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I always check out the used bin at my local Carl's Golfland (Michigan chain) and just found a used (didn't even look hit more than 5 times) forged Scratch JLM PDG 60 degree wedge for $45 (was marked $90, but 50% off all used clubs). I pretty much found similar deals on my 52 and 56 degree Vokeys and got my Taylor Made Burner TP Tour Spoon for around $140 I think - looked like new.

I'm very fortunate to live 30 mins from the retail location of clubfinders golf (

http://www.clubfinders.com ). You could say the whole place is a used bin! They have a corner of the store with nothing but wedges from almost brand new to beat up. I bought a set of Wilson staff tw5s for less than 50 bucks, and before that got a nice 56* Vokey for only 20 something (I recently had it refinished and regrooved...so I'm gaming it again). I love used gear!
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MI Rob Great Member

MI Rob

I'm very fortunate to live 30 mins from the retail location of clubfinders golf (

That's so awesome. Lucky man haha

In my Xtreme Sport bag
'09 Burner 9.5*
F50 15* 3 Wood
Burner 18* 5 Wood
MX-19 4-GW SV Tour 54.12 & 58.08 White Hot 2-Ball SRT

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chilly Dedicated Member

chilly

My entire set is used, not a single club was purchased new. Most were purchased at Golf Galaxy. Driver was $60, 3w was $45, 5w was $80, 2h was $45, 3h&4h were $30ea, irons (3-pw) were $225 minus $50 coupon so call it $175, Vokey's ran $45ea, putter is so old I can't recall but maybe $15.

There are some killer deals out there for equipment that is only a few years old and in good shape.

Driver: i15 8* UST Axivcore Red 69S
3w: CB1 15* Grafalloy Prolaunch Platinum 75s
5w: G10 18.5* UST V2 HL
3h: HiFli CLK 20* UST V2 Hybrid
4h: 3DX 23* UST V2 Hybrid5i-pw: MX-23 TT Dynalite Gold S300GW/SW: RAC 52*and 56*Putter: SabertoothBag: KingPin

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sean_miller Incredible Member

sean_miller

My main set:
MP-11 3-PW for $100 (in 1993 - they were mint condition and probably stolen)
MP-11 2 iron $50 convinced someone to pull it out of a 2-PW used set at a golf shop
Wilson Staff putter - $15
Driver: Callaway BB Warbird - $75
Gap Wedge: Tom Watson 50* $10

+ 2 "new" wedges and a hybrid

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.

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TheJuice Established Member

TheJuice

I got a Titleist 909 F2 for $100. It was barely used at all and in great shape. Usually priced at $199 for a new one.
Driver - Sumo 5900 (9.5°) S
3W - 909 F2 (15.5°) X
Hybrid - 4DX Ironwood 3 (20°) S
Irons: 4-PW - Victory Reds Full Cavity S
Wedge - CG14 (56°)Putter - Red X5 35"Ball - e6+Scores with New Bag:95, 83, 86
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Island Par Well Established Member

Island Par

Found a used bullseye putter here for $20 and its been my gamer ever since.

ISLAND PAR

In my Mizuno Bag:
TBD, MacGregor 4W(16*), 3H(20*),4H(23*), 5H(26*) Mizuno MX-900 6-PWAdams Watson 2010 Wedges (GW, SW, LW),Ping Wolverine Putter "But I thought you meant these golfers from our club when you said you needed SANDBAGGERS to help with the flood...

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Hoovedawg Well Established Member

Hoovedawg

Goodwill is where it's at. I've bought all of the following for between 1.25 and 2.50.

Scotty Cameron Santa Fe Putter (In My Bag)
Bob Vokey Wedge 56*
Oddessy Dual Force Putter
Ben Hogan Radial Irons 3-9 ($1 Each) (9 Iron In My Bag)
Ping 3 Wood

I've seen but havent bought
Several TM Drivers
Several Callaway Drivers
2002 Big Bertha Irons
Ping Putter

Basically it is the best place for finding a great deal.

I've spent probablly 50-100 dollars at goodwill and have bought clubs with a thousand dollars or more value. Right now I have 2 full decent to above average back up sets or sets I let others use which are made up of mostly goodwill clubs.

Carry Bag
Hyper-X 9 Degree Stiff
Redline 13 Degree Stiff
Halo 19 Degree Hybrid Stiff
BH-5 3-PW Stiff SV Tour 52 Degree Stiff Rac Chrome 56 Degree Stiff Scotty Cameron Oil Can Santa Fe 33" Burner

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PiKapp23 Great Member

PiKapp23

Over the years I have bought a lot of used clubs from '2nd Swing Golf', 'Golf Galaxy' and 'Play it Again Sports'. I have gotten some good deals, although I do it more because of return policy on used clubs. Unlike new you can return used clubs within a period (usually 30 days) for full price or at least full credit and this allows me to truly try the clubs on the course over a few rounds - makes all he difference in the world. I have found lots of clubs for great prices in great shape.

A few years ago I was browsing through a local 'Play it Again Sports' and came across a new Nickent Genex driver that I had just seen in one of golf magazines as just being released with MSRP of $400 (probably street $300). It looked as if it had never been hit and even had head cover for $30. The brand was so new at that time that I do not think they knew what they had and thought it was a generic or knockoff since no one in the area carried Nickent yet. I bought it with intention to resell it on eBay, but made the mistake of taking it to range and really loved it. At the time I was not a particularly good driver, but that changed quickly with this driver and I ended up keeping it for a couple years and hit it great. Funny thing is, about a year and a half after I bought it (and probably close to 50 rounds with it plus, range time) I finally sold it on eBay for $110 (it sold the same day I listed it at 'Buy It Now' price).

I wish 2nd Swing was still in business. I really liked that they had a huge stock as opposed to other used options (and I do not like buying on eBay/Craig's List/etc. simply because I want to see and try used clubs first).
Driver: SQ DYMO STR8-Fit
4 Wood: SQ DYMO
2H (17*), 4H (23*) & 5H (26*): Fli-Hi CLK
Irons (5-6): MX-900; (7-PW): MP-60
Wedges (51/6*): MP-T Chrome; (56/13): MP-R ChromePutter: White Hot XG 2-Ball CSPreferred Ball: e5+/e7+/B330-RXGPS Unit: NEOPush Cart: 2.0
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