nubie golfer needs help.. PING IRON SET... good deal??

[onamission]

Hey guys i am thinking of buying a used set but its in real good condition.


they are i3 osize irons from 3-w (winn g7 grips) it includes a IWEDGE set from 52, 56, 60 which was used immaculately too...

it also comes with used scotty cameron newport 1 pro platinum (midsland) putter w/cover.

the woods are a brand new never used in wrapping RAPTURE driver with adila vs proto shaft (the blue one) w/o head-cover

a rapture 5 wood and a 18deg hybrid....they all come with the adila shaft.

the person is including a ping vintage bag.... with the entire set..


he is asking 800 is this a pretty decent deal??? what should i pay

i am currently hitting with i3s... but mine has issues... bent shaft.... chipped club head...

thanks!

[Pat007]

Hey guys i am thinking of buying a used set but its in real good condition.

Just make sure theRapture woods in the wrapping are real, and not fakes. There are a lot of fakes going around, and I may be wrong, but I don't think that Ping wraps their woods. A friend of mine got screwed on a set of Taylor Made woods. Be careful!

[onamission]

the woods are legit it seems. i checked the serial number on the hozel with ping in arizona. haha unless they made a fake serial number too...

[st0wgolf08]

Well the rapture 5 wood and 18 degree hybrid, would net pretty much the same distances, as their loft is about the same, most 5 woods are 17-19 degrees. So I would try to buy without the 5 wood. Make sure theyre the right shaft and fitting specs for you too.

[onamission]

Ah.. thanks for the input.

i would have never thought that.

but for the price am i getting a fair deal??

the 5 wood can be switched out for a 3...

[Jay-Bird]

I think if you were to buy all of that on ebay you could expect to spend this:
i3 OSize 3-pw - $205
iWedges 52, 56, 60 - $135 for all of them
scppnp - $200
rapture driver - $125
wood and hybrid - $185
used bag - $50
_________
total - $900

800 Might be a good deal if you really want the equipment. Ask for $650 - $700.

[onamission]

anymore inputs??

[obsessedgolfer]

Great deal for a complete set, you will really enjoy the scotty cameron, I say go for it

[glebert]

I guess I would just say that if you really are a newbie then 800 is quite a bit to spend on clubs. It is hard to believe that all of these clubs fit you well, and even if they do then they might not after your game progresses a bit. Then again I am an unrepentant cheapskate, the total cost of my bag is about $125, but I love everything in it.

[obsessedgolfer]

Well the rapture 5 wood and 18 degree hybrid, would net pretty much the same distances, as their loft is about the same, most 5 woods are 17-19 degrees. So I would try to buy without the 5 wood. Make sure theyre the right shaft and fitting specs for you too.

Not really because the shaft on a 5 wood is longer than on a 5 hybrid so you will probably get at least 20 yards more with a 5 wood, I also don't sugest a 3 wood I am a 8 handicap and I still cant hit my 3 wood of deck.

[Q.Q.Quillume]

...I am an unrepentant cheapskate...

Wear the tag "unrepentant cheapskate" as a badge of honor!

I would like to be able to wear that tag as well, but I've got miles to go but I'm working on it.

[Dub]

$800....oh yeah.....go for it with much confidence.

Ping does shrink wrap their wood and hybrid heads....at least they did with all my G10 sticks.

Sounds like a very solid deal...you could most like break even or better if you fell out of love with the game in a few months.

[onamission]

i really appreciate the comments.
yeah i actually picked it up today and got it for 775 cuz they didnt have the matching head covers.

but the clubs feel great!

thanx guys.

[obsessedgolfer]

Did they come with head covers at all, because if they didnt I would suggest getting some headcovers of ebay because the paint on ping woods chip very easily.