How many golf clubs have you broken?

[Titleist Man]

Well i was at the range today and the head of my 8 iron flew off!!! I had it reshafted 3 days ago. It just flew off and i couldnt find the head gonna go look tomorrow though.....

[MI Rob]

I have never broken a club yet. Hope I never do.

[opie]

I've broken a couple on a tree during a swing.. Broke a couple over my knee for failure to perform correctly.. And one driver is in the bottom of a lake :D

[wrx_junki]

1. Which one: Ping Eye2 5 and 7 iron
2. How long have you used it: Got it 2nd hand so they've been in use for a long time
3. Material of shaft: Steel
4. Where did it break: 5 iron the shaft broke by the grip, 7 iron the shaft broke by the hosel
5. Why it was broken: Too much of a beating over time I guess
6. Anything wrong before it was broken: Is it wrong to be old?

[Gambler]

1. Which one: Mitsushiba 4 iron
2. How long have you used it: 1year
3. Material of shaft: graphite
4. Where did it break: on the grip between my hands
5. Why it was broken: The ball was sitting on the ground, I took a practice swing, then hit the ball a little fat only to find out the hard way that the ball was sitting just above a root you couldn't see, SNAP!
6. Anything wrong before it was broken: Nope, well it was cheap...

[thr33]

1. Wilson Prostaff 4 iron
2. 1 year
3. graphite
4. Over my knee at the golf course
5. It's not as bad as it sounds. I was sitting down on a bench with the club in my lap when I got a little curious to see how far the shaft could bend. Needless to say, not very much. I had hardly exerted any pressure on the shaft when the shaft just snapped....my dad was really upset because he thought I had broken it in anger :P

[Beantown Beancounter]

Nil for me, but witnessed my best friend break my 3 Wood back in the day

[leftcoastsrt04]

Not sure if this really counts but I was really pissed about it. Took my Diablo out to the range for the first time this morning.... chipped a little paint on the top..... I was livid!

[schigara]

1. Which one: Callaway Hawkeye VFT 3 & 4 irons
2. How long have you used it: 1 year
3. Material of shaft: Graphite System 75
4. Where did it break:Hozzle
5. Why it was broken: Flew away with ball....no divots... off center hits
6. Anything wrong before it was broken: No

[right handed phil mickelson]

Why do you want to know this?


1. Which one: Driver
2. How long have you used it: 1 Year
3. Material of shaft: Graphite
4. Where did it break: Hozzle
5. Why it was broken: Friend hit it really really hard
6. Anything wrong before it was broken: No

[Jax]

1. Which one: Driver
2. How long have you used it: 3 Years
3. Material of shaft: Metal
4. Where did it break: Head
5. Why it was broken: Hit it to hard (it was a wooden head)
6. Anything wrong before it was broken: 40+ years old

[jwrussell]

First ever this last weekend.

1. Which one: 5 iron
2. How long have you used it: Less than one year
3. Material of shaft: Metal
4. Where did it break: Half way up shaft
5. Why it was broken: Just BARELY tapped a tree on follow through of punch shot (at least that's how it felt to me)...SNAP.
6. Anything wrong before it was broken: Not a thing.

[WUTiger]

1. Which one	Wilson Staff Driver	Custom Driver	MacGregor MT 7.iron
2. How long used	8 years	5 years	5 years
3. Material of shaft	Steel	Steel	Steel
4. Where did it break	Driving range	No. 8 tee	No. 6 water hole
5. Why it was broken	Wooden head cracked	Shaft snapped 1 ft. above whip thread	Epoxy break; head flew into lake
6. Anything wrong before	Nothing	Nothing	Rattle in shaft

[Laws of Woo]

1. Which one: Hybrid
2. How long have you used it: ~3 months
3. Material of shaft: Graphite
4. Where did it break: Hole 1 on a local 9 hole
5. Why it was broken: Took my swing on the first tee, club snapped and the head flew farther than the ball.
6. Anything wrong before it was broken: Super slick grips

1. Which one: Driver
2. How long have you used it: ~3 months
3. Material of shaft: Graphite
4. Where did it break: Hole 7 on the same local 9 hole
5. Why it was broken: Hated the driver and smashed it on the tee box.
6. Anything wrong before it was broken: Couldn't hit anything except a massive Hook. Which I don't do with any other club.

[BuckeyeNut]

I've broken a few.....

I broke a steel shaft once trying to play a shot out from under a tree.  I also caved in the face of a Taylor Made Midsize driver back in the mid 1990s during normal play. TM replaced it with no questions asked.....

Most recently:

I shattered a Callaway FT5 Driver a couple months ago.........

Once again, this is during the normal course of play and I'll ever buy Callaway again because they don't stand behind their product.   After doing a lot of club testing, I replaced the callaway with a Taylor Made R9-Super Tri.   I chose the Super Tri over the R11 because both produced identical stats on the launch monitor while club testing........and white drivers are hideous looking.  LOL

I've never damaged a club in anger.......

[BuckeyeNut]

Originally Posted by mutadayen

1. Which one: Driver (Taylormade r7 SuperQuad)

5. Why it was broken: Because I was in a driving range under a weather ledge and upon hitting the ball and releasing upward, my club hit light fixture above me shattering the plexiglass and denting in my driver's crown a good inch (kudos to the boys at Taylormade who got a kick out of the story, felt bad because it was so new, and replaced the entire club for me)

The TM return policy is amazing if you really think about it because the above had nothing to do with their workmanship/warranty.  This is like buying a new car and driving it off the lot and getting T-boned on your way home....and the dealer replacing the car!!  LOL...

[UruguayanPGA]

Originally Posted by opie

I've broken a couple on a tree during a swing.. Broke a couple over my knee for failure to perform correctly.. And one driver is in the bottom of a lake :D

May I ask how it ended up underwater? lol

[LBlack14]

Never.....seriously.