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Worst eBay Golf Club purchase?

tluke282

By tluke282
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Double Mocha Man Super Member

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I once bought a driver that Brandt Snedeker used on the driving range.  It had a hot melt added to the head and I just couldn't make it work for me.  Re-sold it on eBay for more than I paid for it!  I think the Snedeker connection helped.  But the purchaser also got a driver with my DNA on it, for what that's worth.  


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I wouldn’t call it worse, but definitely not a smart purchase. I recently bought a My Girl putter that I have been eyeing for 2 years. I absolutely love it but it is too pretty to use so it just sits on the shelf. 

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22 minutes ago, FlyingAce said:

I wouldn’t call it worse, but definitely not a smart purchase. I recently bought a My Girl putter that I have been eyeing for 2 years. I absolutely love it but it is too pretty to use so it just sits on the shelf. 

Forever inspired by his wife and daughters, Scotty Cameron introduces the 17th edition of his My Girl putter, a freshly styled Select Fastback crafted with high fashion and fun in mind.
Just put two headcovers on that thing and use it!  On the other hand, I don't drive my car because I hate door dings.
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32 minutes ago, Double Mocha Man said:
Forever inspired by his wife and daughters, Scotty Cameron introduces the 17th edition of his My Girl putter, a freshly styled Select Fastback crafted with high fashion and fun in mind.
Just put two headcovers on that thing and use it!  On the other hand, I don't drive my car because I hate door dings.

Mine was from a few years back. Found a brand new one still in plastic so I jumped on it.

I actually tried it out at home and that  flower gave me double vision...

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shanksalot Great Member

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Mine was a TM M1 2017 model. For some reason I just could not hit in the fairway. I have a PING G 25 that is pretty old and it is a fairway finder. Bought the M1 in hopes of a little more distance. I believe it was the worst driver I have even bought. Must have been me and not the driver. I've dated a few women in my life and only married one of them. So I guess I already have that special one in my bag.


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On 12/28/2019 at 11:58 AM, shanksalot said:

Mine was a TM M1 2017 model. For some reason I just could not hit in the fairway. I have a PING G 25 that is pretty old and it is a fairway finder. Bought the M1 in hopes of a little more distance. I believe it was the worst driver I have even bought. Must have been me and not the driver. I've dated a few women in my life and only married one of them. So I guess I already have that special one in my bag.

I could not hit the M1 or the M2 straight either, luckily I was on a launch monitor so I didn't buy either. I went with a Cobra Max, (because I fight a strong fade) and like it. However, most times I hit my 3W off the tee unless I have a lot of room on the right. I can hit it almost as far as the driver and 80%+ of the time I am on the fairway. I love the 3W, it is my go to club.


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I'd played around with an Odyssey Tank Cruiser putter at a demo day a few years ago and liked it but wasn't really in the market for a putter then. Got the itch last spring and remembered the Odyssey and found a nearly new one for a great price on eBay, so I pulled the trigger as soon as I saw the listing. But like the dope I am I had failed to notice that the darn thing was a LH model. The guy had a 'no return' policy and I could have probably pushed for one. But I figured I just take the hit and chalk it up to a lesson learned.

 

My son uses it. I told him it was an early birthday gift. 🙄

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1 hour ago, commishbob said:

I'd played around with an Odyssey Tank Cruiser putter at a demo day a few years ago and liked it but wasn't really in the market for a putter then. Got the itch last spring and remembered the Odyssey and found a nearly new one for a great price on eBay, so I pulled the trigger as soon as I saw the listing. But like the dope I am I had failed to notice that the darn thing was a LH model. The guy had a 'no return' policy and I could have probably pushed for one. But I figured I just take the hit and chalk it up to a lesson learned.

Over the years I've bought a lot of drivers, or a hoard of the same driver with different shafts on eBay,  I have come close to buying lefty drivers many times but have lucked out and took notice at the last second.  On eBay the saying goes. "If it's too good to be true it's probably a left-handed driver."  Those drivers are consistently priced lower.

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