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Golf Yokel

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Golf Yokel Well Established Member

Golf Yokel

So yesterday I went to the golf shop for a birthday present for a friend, and I saw that they had a few starter sets for left-handed players, as well as a few "loose" clubs as well. I went back into the store today to try and find a 7 iron to practice swinging with until I could get a set, and when I asked the gentleman if they had one in left-handed... one of the other associates told us to hold on and ran out to his car...

And he comes walking back into the store with a full set of left-handed clubs. Turns out they were to be donated, so he said he found someone to donate them too

So now I am the proud owner of my first set of golf clubs :

A full set of Titleist DTR irons... wedges up to the 9 iron...

And two Taylor Made graphite drivers, a 1 and a 5 (hehe as karma would have it I drive with a 3-wood 85% of the time, too).

They have a little bit of rust on the shafts, but none of them are bent or warped, there are no large nicks or gouges on the heads, and the grips are still in fairly nice condition.

Kind of puts a new light on things... out of someone's 5 minutes of generosity, I will be getting years of enjoyment. I feel like I need to go rake an old lady's yard or something



Well... after I get back from the course...

*runs away giggling like a school girl *

Clubs in my Army-issued duffel-bag...

DTR Irons : 2-9
DCI Wedges : PW 48* & SW 56*
Driver : Mid-Size TP System2 9.5* Metalwood (5) 23*

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shredfit Well Established Member

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Nice! Remember where you got'em... when you want some new stuff. Go to the same guy.

X-460 9.5* tour Driver/Fujikura stiff
X-15* tour 3 wood/Fujikura stiff
3DX 18.5* Hybrid/Aldila stiff
681 3-PW/Project X 6.0 (now in bag)
X-16 Pro Series Irons/Dynamic Gold S300 54* and 58* wedges Anser Sn putter

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Golf Yokel Well Established Member

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I guess I should ask this too, before I start scrubbing on them...

What is the best way to remove rust from a shaft, hehe. I'm about to try some Rust-Off, CLR, or Oops , but if anyone has any suggestions before I get to work on them... I would greatly appreciate them

Edit: And no, I'm actually more worried about how to pay the gentleman back as opposed to what else I can get out of him, lol.

Clubs in my Army-issued duffel-bag...

DTR Irons : 2-9
DCI Wedges : PW 48* & SW 56*
Driver : Mid-Size TP System2 9.5* Metalwood (5) 23*

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Oh man, that's way too cool. Enjoy them. I wish I knew enough about club maintenance to help you with your question. I think the comment about remembering them wasn't to try to get more out of him, but to go to his store to purchase a glove or a sleeve of balls if you need them.

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Driver:  Titleist 915D2.  4-wood:  Titleist 917F2.  Titleist TS2 19 degree hybrid.  Another hybrid in here too.  Irons 5-U, Ping G400.  Wedges negotiable (currently 54 degree Cleveland, 58 degree Titleist) Edel putter. 

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flap Great Member

flap

Brillo pad and dawn dish soap and elbow grease should be fine.Next year when you buy your next set after the addiction sets in donate those to another lefty beginer.

In my new FT carry bag
FT-9 Tour nuetral 9.5
FT-15 degree 3 wood
Fussion Hybrids #2&4
Fussion irons with Grapholoy Pro launch Red shafts56&60 Cally X forged wedges with Red shaftsSG9 putterCally I ballBushnell Meadealist range finder

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shredfit Well Established Member

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Edit: And no, I'm actually more worried about how to pay the gentleman back as opposed to what else I can get out of him, lol.

I mean to buy some things from the guy that gave you the clubs(not get something else from him for free). When you want a new driver or new set of irons... Buy from him.

X-460 9.5* tour Driver/Fujikura stiff
X-15* tour 3 wood/Fujikura stiff
3DX 18.5* Hybrid/Aldila stiff
681 3-PW/Project X 6.0 (now in bag)
X-16 Pro Series Irons/Dynamic Gold S300 54* and 58* wedges Anser Sn putter

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The Rambler Dedicated Member

The Rambler

very cool. there are way more nice people than mean people out there. now all you have to do is find the really nice ones that give you clubs for next to nothing or nothing at all

Driver: 10.5* SuperQuad TP 1st Edition All Black V2 Stiff
5 Wood - 585.h 19* DG S300
Irons: 3-PW S59 Stiff
Wedges: Rac TP 52*, 60* MP-T 56*
Putter(s): Anser 3 TP Black ballGET TO SINGLE DIGITS!Goal: Beat a certain admin that lives in my town

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Golf Yokel Well Established Member

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Brillo pad and dawn dish soap and elbow grease should be fine.Next year when you buy your next set after the addiction sets in donate those to another lefty beginer.

Schweeet... I'll be trying that this afternoon. Thanks for the advice.

And yeah, it's pretty nice being able to go, "Wow I've got an hour of spare time... practice green!" Hah, but I wish I had a camera for some of the looks I got when I started yanking clubs out of my Army bag.

Clubs in my Army-issued duffel-bag...

DTR Irons : 2-9
DCI Wedges : PW 48* & SW 56*
Driver : Mid-Size TP System2 9.5* Metalwood (5) 23*

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What is the best way to remove rust from a shaft, hehe. I'm about to try some Rust-Off, CLR, or Oops , but if anyone has any suggestions before I get to work on them... I would greatly appreciate them

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Naval jelly, but be vewy vewy careful....

"Edas salubriter, corpus exerceas - tamen morieris"
(Eat right, Exercise - Die Anyway)

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BB 460 11* Grafalloy Pro Launch Blue S flex Big Bertha (2004) 3 wood Big Bertha (2004) 5 wood MX-950 3 - PW R flex steel MP-T 51-06* (bent to 52*) SM 56-10* or Eye 2 SW MP-R 58-10*...

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Island Par Well Established Member

Island Par

Congratulations Golf Yokel, that was generous of the guy. I guess aside from enjoying your game, the best way to repay the man is to pay it forward.

Enjoy the many games ahead of you!

ISLAND PAR

In my Mizuno Bag:
TBD, MacGregor 4W(16*), 3H(20*),4H(23*), 5H(26*) Mizuno MX-900 6-PWAdams Watson 2010 Wedges (GW, SW, LW),Ping Wolverine Putter "But I thought you meant these golfers from our club when you said you needed SANDBAGGERS to help with the flood...

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