{"id":22,"date":"2004-09-03T14:22:42","date_gmt":"2004-09-03T19:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/uncategorized\/non-conforming_clubs\/"},"modified":"2004-09-03T14:22:42","modified_gmt":"2004-09-03T19:22:42","slug":"non-conforming_clubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/clubs\/non-conforming_clubs","title":{"rendered":"Non-Conforming Clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, I&#8217;m Braz, and I&#8217;m an eBay addict. When I bought my irons, I got them on eBay.  When I looked for shoes, I looked on eBay. Maternity clothes? eBay. (No, I don&#8217;t wear maternity clothes, thankyouverymuch. My wife, however&hellip;)<\/p>\n<p>When I started looking for a driver &#8211; I currently don&#8217;t carry a driver, and use either my 3W, 3I, or 4I off the tee &#8211; guess where I went? eBay. 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