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so my driver from my new set of clubs has a dent on it. its on the toe of the club, but not on the face. kind of around the curve on the toe end. i have no idea on how it got there (i think my brother hit the wall with it or something.) will this affect my drives?
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Posted
yeah... unfortunately

looks like you're shopping for a new driver

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904F 15, Graphite Design YS6+
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Posted
dang it! it makes sense because when i first got it i was crushing the drives, now i cant seem to get any lift at all. oh well!

any ideas on what i can use it for? id hate to just throw it away
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Posted
remove the shaft from the head (if its a nice shaft, you can always reuse it)

if its not a nice shaft, cut it off and use it as an allignment guide at the range

Daniel Duarte
905R UST Proforce V2 76g 44" S
904F 15, Graphite Design YS6+
MD Hybrid, 19 Degree, UST V2 Hybrid S
Pro M Gunmetal 5-PW, Nippon 1150GH Pro SVokey Oil Can 52 - RAWVokey Spin Milled Oil Can 56, 60 - RAWTEI3 Newport II - Torch Copper- Prov1x


Posted

Use it as a decoration piece in your room.

If you don't want to spend a lot of money on a new driver. The R5 I'm currently using is going for really cheap on eBay. I know this because I was trying to sell it and realized I would not get much.

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  DDBowdoin said:
yeah... unfortunately

Wow, can a dent really have that big of an effect? Remind me never to let anyone touch my driver.

I'm a high handicapper so I figure I may not notice any effect of such a dent anyway. I suppose he could try to use the club as a trade-in towards his new club. Presumably he may not get as much for it, but you never know. Some golf stores may be able to refurbish it for resale.

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Posted
3balls.com and rockbottomgolf.com are your friend

rockbottom has the r510TP driver for 70 bucks, that was 500 4 years ago

Daniel Duarte
905R UST Proforce V2 76g 44" S
904F 15, Graphite Design YS6+
MD Hybrid, 19 Degree, UST V2 Hybrid S
Pro M Gunmetal 5-PW, Nippon 1150GH Pro SVokey Oil Can 52 - RAWVokey Spin Milled Oil Can 56, 60 - RAWTEI3 Newport II - Torch Copper- Prov1x


Posted
You can buy drivers pretty cheap on Ebay. I recently bought a Titleist 975J for about $30.
Granted, its not the latest and the greatest driver their is, but for the price I paid, I cant complain.
Just make sure you buy from a reputable seller. I highly recommend 3Balls.

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Woods: :mizuno: JPX 850 9.5*, :mizuno: JPX 850 15*, :mizuno: JPX-850 19*, :mizuno: JPX Fli-Hi #4, :mizuno: JPX 800 Pro 5-PW, :mizuno: MP T-4 50-06, 54-09 58-10, :cleveland: Smart Square Blade and :bridgestone: B330-S


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well im not a huge fan of the shaft. its pretty flexy and i have a pretty fast swing. it seemed like the driver couldnt keep up with my hands. ya i guess ill buy a new one. in my town we do have a golf store, maybe ill call them and see if they buy used or take trade ins. thanks for the info guys.
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  agengo02 said:
so my driver from my new set of clubs has a dent on it. its on the toe of the club, but not on the face. kind of around the curve on the toe end. i have no idea on how it got there (i think my brother hit the wall with it or something.) will this affect my drives?

Get a picture of yourself throwing the driver into a water hazard and use that picture as your avatar.

"Every man is his own hell" - H.L. Mencken


Posted
Well if it was your brother who dented them, you could use the broken driver as a beating stick on him, or we could be more civil and just get a new driver and leave the old one alone. That sucks though, i got my driver (R7 Taylormade TP) on ebay brand new, and it came with extra weights and the tool and i won it for $200 the store is called thegolfhabit all one word. They sell strickly taylormade but great finishing prices of course there all bidding but ya mine was $170 before shipping and tax.

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Irons: Tour Impact 3-PWWedges: Vokey Oil Can Spin Milled 54.10, Golfco Baron 58* SWPutter: Tracy II 35"Balls: Prov 1Age:16


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