In and out of clubs as often as I change my underwear

[DrvFrShow]

8 hours ago, PhxHacker said:

Bought em online ebay, got a great price. BUT not ready to give up yet

It's okay. I can't hit anything by TaylorMade either. I don't know what it is, but the ball never goes anywhere. Put a Cobra or Callaway in my hands and it's fine. TaylorMade? Nope.

[PhxHacker]

2 hours ago, saevel25 said:

I do not change clubs seasonally. Though I like to play new and different clubs. I do stick with a set for a 2-4 years. I am more likely to change drivers over other clubs. 

 

Then what do you do with them. Keep em in a garage, sell at garage sale or trade up?

[Natural Patrick]

2 hours ago, 9wood said:

Don't have a lot of money but I'm retired and getting older so I'm working on my bucket list. 

Good for you, I'm jealous. Hope I make it there someday.

[Rainmaker]

17 minutes ago, PhxHacker said:

Then what do you do with them. Keep em in a garage, sell at garage sale or trade up?

Can't speak for Seavel - but yeah . .when I upgrade I keep the old ones in the garage.  They usually stay intact for another upgrade or 2 and then my wife throws them out . .but she never manages to get them all.  All that's left of my old Wilson blades is the 3iron and the PW.  All that's left of my Ping I-5's is the 4, 7, 8 and 9. 

 

[9wood]

37 minutes ago, DrvFrShow said:

It's okay. I can't hit anything by TaylorMade either. I don't know what it is, but the ball never goes anywhere. Put a Cobra or Callaway in my hands and it's fine. TaylorMade? Nope.

Had a couple of Taylormade clubs - they didn't excite me so I sold them and bought some Cobra and Adams clubs - they excite me

Edited April 25, 2016 by 9wood

[Valleygolfer]

2 hours ago, 9wood said:

Don't have a lot of money but I'm retired and getting older so I'm working on my bucket list. 

As long as you are buying stuff, buy a Big Berth Alpha driver and send it to me...

11 hours ago, Ernest Jones said:

Some misspellings are better that others. Underware is one of them. Makes me thing of silverware, glassware and hardware. 

I always liked underwhere. I used to play a game with my kiddos and say I saw something "under there" and they would ask me, "under where". Then I would say, "ha you said underwear." Corny but the kids loved it.

[9wood]

6 minutes ago, Valleygolfer said:

As long as you are buying stuff, buy a Big Berth Alpha driver and send it to me...

Send me $80 and I'll see to it that you receive a good used Big Bertha Alpha Driver. Or get one yourself on eBay for $50

Edited April 25, 2016 by 9wood

[Valleygolfer]

Just now, 9wood said:

Send me $80 and I'll see to it that you receive a good used Big Bertha Alpha Driver

You have one already?!

[9wood]

1 minute ago, Valleygolfer said:

You have one already?!

No but you can get one on eBay for $50

[Valleygolfer]

Just now, 9wood said:

No but you can get one on eBay for $50

I think I might pass on a counterfeit BB driver.

[9wood]

5 minutes ago, Valleygolfer said:

I think I might pass on a counterfeit BB driver.

The $50 price reflects the fact that the club is used not that it's fake

[Lihu]

13 minutes ago, 9wood said:

The $50 price reflects the fact that the club is used not that it's fake

It's possible you're thinking of different clubs. The new one is $499 list and possibly $229 in discount places.

Although, I doubt it's worth the effort to sell a counterfeit to make $80.

[Dave2512]

Good deals on eBay for sure. Just bought a new Cobra Fly-Z+ driver for $99 shipped. It's for sure legit, reputable retail seller, has verifiable SN. 

[9wood]

8 hours ago, Dave2512 said:

Good deals on eBay for sure. Just bought a new Cobra Fly-Z+ driver for $99 shipped. It's for sure legit, reputable retail seller, has verifiable SN. 

Nice buy. I bought the same club a couple of months ago. I paid $139. Love my Flyz +

[9wood]

10 hours ago, Lihu said:

It's possible you're thinking of different clubs. The new one is $499 list and possibly $229 in discount places.

Although, I doubt it's worth the effort to sell a counterfeit to make $80.

You can check this out. You can purchase a

Official Callaway Golf Pre-Owned, Certified Used Club

Alpha 815 driver for $129.95 with free shipping

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CALLAWAY-GOLF-BIG-BERTHA-ALPHA-815-DRIVER-9-GRAPHITE-STIFF-/351537533413?hash=item51d94511e5:g:PR0AAOSwiYFXHWca

Dick's is selling them for $300 plus tax not included. You can save $194 if you include tax if you don't mind that the club was preowned

Edited April 25, 2016 by 9wood

[Valleygolfer]

34 minutes ago, 9wood said:

You can check this out. You can purchase a

Official Callaway Golf Pre-Owned, Certified Used Club

Alpha 815 driver for $129.95 with free shipping

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CALLAWAY-GOLF-BIG-BERTHA-ALPHA-815-DRIVER-9-GRAPHITE-STIFF-/351537533413?hash=item51d94511e5:g:PR0AAOSwiYFXHWca

Dick's is selling them for $300 plus tax not included. You can save $194 if you include tax if you don't mind that the club was preowned

Nice price. I wanted the 816, maybe I will wait until next year...

[Lihu]

Just now, Valleygolfer said:

Nice price. I wanted the 816, maybe I will wait until next year...

Plus, IIRC your swing speed is pretty high so what people normally get for shafts won't really be a good option. You might be better off just paying full price and getting one of the premium shaft options that comes with that price?

At a Callaway demo day at my course, I was able to get custom fitting for my son who swings fast as well for $418, but he didn't want or need a new driver.

[Fourputt]

On 4/23/2016 at 11:32 AM, 9wood said:

Is it just me or are there others like this ....... In the past two years I can't remember how many clubs I have bought and gave them a try. For instance, I bought two 3 FW's, a Callaway Big Bertha, and a Adams Speed Line Super S. After trying both them out I decided the Adams FW out performed the Callaway, even though the Callaway was the more expensive of the two clubs so I sold the Callaway and kept the Adams FW. I also can't remember how many drivers I bought only to later sell because I wasn't happy with them. I bought both new and used clubs and have kept only the clubs that seem to work best for me. The same thing goes for balls, I will buy a dozen balls just to try them out and see if I like them. Currently, I plan on keeping the clubs I have however I did just put a bid in on a Adams hybrid that's for sale on ebay simply because, I want to give it a try and see if it will work for me. And if it don't it will be up for sale just like the others that didn't satisfy me..

If you are looking for an opinion (and if not you shouldn't be posting on a discussion forum), I think you need to actually learn how to swing before you break the bank.  It's a fact that you can't buy a game.  That comes only with training and work.  You can get clubs fitted to you, but even that is of minimal assistance if you don't have a modicum of consistency in your swing.

Another thing.  Constantly changing clubs, particularly if they have a different feel, is going to make developing a consistent swing nearly impossible, because it will change to accommodate each club's playing characteristics.  While Club X may seem to work better for you than the slightly different Club Y, that is probably only because it accidentally is fitted to you.  The next one you pick up is going to be different, and if you make a minor swing change to be able to hit the new one, it may result in a new inconsistency in the previous club that was working.  All that will do is make you question whether the previous one was actually right, and it can become an endless loop.

I made that mistake years ago, and I regretted it.  In 1988 I had accidentally found a set of irons that perfectly suited me and my game (MacGregor RPM in manganese bronze), and I was playing decent golf, got down to around a 10 handicap from 18 without really doing much except play.  I had never been fitted - I didn't realize it, but I had just gotten lucky finding those irons.  Trying to move a little lower still, I took a couple of 1/2 hour lessons from my club pro, and then I made the wrong choice for further improvement.  I thought that different clubs would once again get me over that next hump, so I started shopping.  I stupidly sold the old set (I didn't have unlimited funds, and needed to sell one set to be able to afford the next), so for the next 15 years I struggled to play any sort of consistent golf as I migrated from this iron set to that trying to find another set that fit me.  I didn't play badly, exactly, just didn't really improve and never again got my cap quite as low as it was with those MacGregors.

So while the right clubs can help, fit is more important than brand, and just constantly shopping around will usually do more harm than good.  Learning a consistent swing (it doesn't even have to be a great swing - just repeatable) is also as important as proper fit, and they both should be married together.