Any other Golfsmith component users here?

[gills]

At that price, you could get some high-end Mizuno or Titleist irons.

yea but will they be custom fitted exactly to your measurements or just off the rack?

[JessN16]

At that price, you could get some high-end Mizuno or Titleist irons.

I think my set cost me right around $300, which I assembled myself. I had specific components I wanted to buy, so I didn't buy "cheap" or buy "expensive," I just bought what I liked. It eventually put me right around the middle or upper-middle of what was being offered.

The thing is, I'd hit the really expensive stuff and found the Golfsmith gear was a better fit for my game. It was definitely a risk, since I couldn't demo a custom club until I'd bought everything and put it together; I was making an educated guess based on what I thought would be good for me. Fortunately, I guessed correctly. So I ended up getting better (for me, anyway) gear for less. A true win-win in my case. Jess

[BigDubz]

my iron set for example:
heads 4-SW(32 each): 256
Rifle shafts: 120
grips: 32
ferrels:5
epoxy/misc supplies:20
so right there you're abuot about 450 w/shipping for the components.

The only variable is swingweighting, I ended up with a progression from D1-D4 thru the irons without any adjustments and I like how they feel. The snake eyes iron heads have a nice feature, a space in the hosel, below where the shaft goes in that fits cyclindrical lead wieghts that they sell. Basically, you can use a swingweight scale to figure out which weights to use and then epoxy they in the head before putting the shaft in.

I did go through an iron fitting at a Golf Galaxy store and had them bent more upright to fit better. That was another $50 for the fitting and the bending.

I think the important thing to remember is that it's more important to have clubs that fit your game and your swing, than to have certain brand name.

[Cody]

Alot of places do a free fitting if you buy their clubs from that store. When i went to golf smith i need 1/2" cut off my clubs and they said any clubs i buy(except the cleveland hibores) they will do it for free.

[Fourputt]

Figured I'd see some in other people's sigs by now but I have not. I was just wondering if I was the weirdo. (g)

Only my putter... and yes, I love it. Capital punishment would be too light a sentence for anyone trying to steal it from me.

$70 for the head alone. I put in a $6 straight Rifle shaft instead of the double bend one... $94 total with the matching grip and head cover. They sell them preassembled for about $130.

[gills]

ok, I went to golfsmith today and I bit the bullet...

I ordered the snake eyes 675XC forged irons (3-PW) which are 32.99/head.

Golfpride DD2 midsize grips @ 6/grip and true temper dynamic gold shafts @ 10.50/shaft.

Golfsmith charges a flat rate for building the clubs for you at 22/club which ends up being right around one of you guys said.

That would bring the total to right around 570 bucks before tax.

Now, some of you brand *****s might think that's a rip-off, but these forged irons are still $300 cheaper than Mizuno MP-57s which share the same technologies, and I got the grips i want, proper lie angles, and shaft lengths.

But, the best part of it all is that I didn't pay that much, because I refuse to pay sticker prices for anything. When all was said and done, I got myself a 3-PW forged cavity-back iron set for 440 bucks.

I CANNOT wait to get these clubs out on the course! Thanks for starting this thread

[trjohnson2]

i'm a fan of my p2 irons (not the wedges though) and those only ran 10 bucks a head. ill use golfsmith again when putting together my next set too.

[gills]

Does anyone know how much the forged Wishon Iron club heads cost?? I can't find anywhere online that lists them.

The 560MCs look AMAZING!

[elchene]

I'm thinking about getting the Snake Eyes Viper Tour 1 (8802 style) putter. I'm sick of all the technologically advanced putters with inserts and alignment aids and just want good feel at impact in my putter. Anyone hit this putter before?

[cigarnut81]

I don't currently play any golfsmith components, but my mother has a Maltby driver (Golfworks or Golf Galaxy's components), and I would not hesitate to buy a Snakeyes club if I liked it... in fact I will eventually upgrade my driver and 3-wood, and when I do I will likely look at Snakeyes, KZG, Wishon, and Maltby rather than any "name brands". In my opinion you get much more bang for the buck going the components road, especially with woods... most stock shafts are too week in the tip for me, and tour edition OEM's are usually $300-500. You are not weird at all... components are great.

Thanks for supporting the component companies. The component route is the only way to get a true custom fit golf club.

[clubmaker15]

All of Golfsmith's products are solid. Regardless of price and looks, they will perform better than anything off the shelf. They are NO different than the OEM's and cost a hell of a lot cheaper. I had a few OEM's and they were all garbage. Building my clubs is the way to go. HANDS DOWN

[JessN16]

I'm thinking about getting the Snake Eyes Viper Tour 1 (8802 style) putter. I'm sick of all the technologically advanced putters with inserts and alignment aids and just want good feel at impact in my putter. Anyone hit this putter before?

I have not but since starting this thread I've built several Snake Eyes clubs, including the driver and hybrids from the Viper Tour line, and you couldn't pry them out of my hands with a crowbar. I'm betting the putter will be of similar quality.

Jess

[JessN16]

All of Golfsmith's products are solid. Regardless of price and looks, they will perform better than anything off the shelf. They are NO different than the OEM's and cost a hell of a lot cheaper. I had a few OEM's and they were all garbage. Building my clubs is the way to go. HANDS DOWN

Were you the one I was talking with about comparing the Mamba 2 and the Viper Tour Black drivers?

I just built a VTB 10-degree this past week. It cleans the Mamba 2's clock. Best driver I've ever hit. Jess

[elchene]

I have not but since starting this thread I've built several Snake Eyes clubs, including the driver and hybrids from the Viper Tour line, and you couldn't pry them out of my hands with a crowbar. I'm betting the putter will be of similar quality.

Thanks, I'll probably try one the next time I make it to golfsmith.

[Baraethon]

What exactly is an OEM?

Also, what do I need in terms of equipment to build clubs? How much does that stuff cost?

[Laxplayer201092]

Im not ripping on golfsmith at all here, i have a friend who plays their blades, but i really dont like them coming from my mizzy mp60's. Get this, he paid more for his, 500 i think total for his, i paid (well traded) 300 worth of gear for my 60's, with the shafts i wanted(tour concepts).

So my question is, What is the big advantage to these? or is taht i just came across good deals with my irons? I mean mine were used, but you really cant tell. Sure it took my about two months of waiting to find the heads and shafts i wanted, but good stuff happens to those who wait.

[EquipmentJunkie]

I agree that component shopping is great, I have reshafted every club in my bag minus the putter because the shafts were not ot my liking. Having said that while I like the golfsmith and other component companies at times I really wish more OEM's would let you order only certain components. For example I just ordered a new 17* Cleveland Launcher, the shaft I want is not an available custom upgrade from Cleveland so I had to buy a stock club and an after market shaft which obviously affected the price.

[JessN16]

What exactly is an OEM?

"OEM" stands for "Original Equipment Manufacturer," typically applied to automotive uses where people buy, say, parts for a Ford made by a Ford instead of parts for a Ford made by Purolator.

In golf equipment, it seems to mean the big name-brand outfits (Taylor Made, Titleist, etc.). Club building: You'll need specific tools (ferrule installer, shaft prep strips if working with graphite, bench vise shaft holders, etc.) and I would advise looking on Golfsmith's online site for help there, even if you don't buy from them. A good bench vise is a must. I would also recommend a hand drill and Dremel. You can get away with buying very few tools, or you can spend a lot. It all depends on what you want to do. The basic stuff is cheap. If you want to be able to bend your clubs for custom lie angles, etc., that's when you start to get up in cost. I'd say you're looking at an investment of around $100 if you already have the drill (for coning and deburring hosels) and a bench vise. If you don't, or if you want to start doing real custom stuff, budget $500 and even that might not be enough. Jess