Golf digest "obsolete list"

[delav]

I wonder what they think of my 13.5 degree titleist 975F that I keep in my bag. What, 10+ years old?

[WUTiger]

Last year, I played golf twice with a retired, 70-year-old carpenter who swings stiff-shafted Ping Eye-2 irons. He scored in the upper 70s both times (for 18 holes). I wonder what he would have to say to the Digest experts?

[delav]

  busmgteam5 said:

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[J_Bone]

What the......there are better clubs out there??!>?!>@?!>@? Are you serious! When these new clubs actually make the average handicap lower, then I will buy into it.
Yes, most of every thing I got is outdated.

[IcemanYVR]

hmmm.... according to this all my clubs are obsolete, with the possible exception of my putter. My Titleist 975J driver, custom fit for me and my swing by Titleist is 8 years ago still works great, and my Callaway Big Bertha S2H2 3 wood must be almost 20 years old (I picked it up lightly used a few years ago) and I still cant find anything I like better enough to replace it with.

This isn't an article, it's a paid advertisement endorsed by their advertisers :(

[Shindig]

  IcemanYVR said:

hmmm.... according to this all my clubs are obsolete, with the possible exception of my putter.

They had a piece (at least in the print article) about how your putter is never obsolete.

[trumpetgolf]

  WUTiger said:

Last year, I played golf twice with a retired, 70-year-old carpenter who swings stiff-shafted Ping Eye-2 irons. He scored in the upper 70s both times (for 18 holes). I wonder what he would have to say to the Digest experts?

The article actually says the Eye-2s are good to go.

Such a lame article in general. I understand that some of the advances make the game easier, but you should play with whatever works for you.

[moparman426]

"Any clubs that were on our Hot List in 2009 and this year are not, in our minds, obsolete."

Stopped reading right there.

[dbuck]

Obviously I am not part of the "target market". My "new clubs" are 19 years old!

[sean_miller]

  moparman426 said:

"Any clubs that were on our Hot List in 2009 and this year are not, in our minds, obsolete."

I looked at the pictures, but stopped reading after this sentence:

"For seven years we've produced the Golf Digest Hot List with one purpose: to increase your enjoyment of the game through equipment." I prefer other golf magazines now. The sad part is how many people they dupe with each new issue. There are many people brainwashed by ad campaigns touting "new technology". Now they even have the gall to tell golfers what equipment they can't purchase. We've all purchased equipment issues for automobiles and for other sports gear. Do you ever recall being told so often that previous versions (of anything) which were well made are now "obsolete". I want to write them a letter. Dear Golf Digest: do you know where people should be spending their mad money - their hard earned golf budgets? GREENS FEES and course memberships. Where are people supposed to hit these new clubs if the golf courses have to close their doors? Think about it.