Picking It Back Up

[Majake61]

Hello all.

I stopped playing when the kids were young. I just didn’t have the time with their sports and school functions etc. Now they are grown and college graduates and I recently met up with old friends that play regularly. Everything in my bag is is at least ten years old. I am considering modernizing bit by bit.

I will probably not replace my Eye 2s. The wife gave them to me in 1989 as a gift so that decision is sentimental. She still tells me how she scrimped and saved for those.

The Vsteel 3 and 5 were always easy for me to hit and I have a TM burner rescue that took the place of my 3 and 4 irons. The driver is a TM 580xd. 

Would upgrading any of these really make a difference that would justify the $$? I would love to get some advice and hear opinions. Thanks!

[dennyjones]

Welcome to TST.   We're glad you've decided to join.   Congrats on getting back into the game,   I've followed the same path, waiting until the empty nest syndrome to get back into golf. 

Unless you find a launch monitor and get some numbers, it may be hard to just say the newer clubs would be beneficial.   There have been a significant improvement in clubs since your 1989.  You will want to try different brand to find which works best for you.  

[billchao]

7 hours ago, Majake61 said:

Hello all.

I stopped playing when the kids were young. I just didn’t have the time with their sports and school functions etc. Now they are grown and college graduates and I recently met up with old friends that play regularly. Everything in my bag is is at least ten years old. I am considering modernizing bit by bit.

I will probably not replace my Eye 2s. The wife gave them to me in 1989 as a gift so that decision is sentimental. She still tells me how she scrimped and saved for those.

The Vsteel 3 and 5 were always easy for me to hit and I have a TM burner rescue that took the place of my 3 and 4 irons. The driver is a TM 580xd. 

Would upgrading any of these really make a difference that would justify the $$? I would love to get some advice and hear opinions. Thanks!

Did you start playing regularly already or is this just something you're thinking about? I think you can probably hold off on any equipment upgrades until you're back in the swing of things.

As far as deciding on which clubs to replace, it's important to compare them with your current ones on a launch monitor or preferably with a good fitter so you can see any performance differences.

Theoretically, you'd see the most improvement from technology changes in the driver and the woods, though I feel a good fairway wood is a bit of a unicorn - if you have one that you hit well and like, never let it go.

The Eye 2s should be fine, assuming they'rein good shape. Just build your bag around them.

[p1n9183]

4 years ago i started playing again with my 2000 clubs. I bougth a new set of woods, irons and wedges. I even bougth a new putter. The only club that was important and improved my game was the driver.

[ncates00]

8 hours ago, Majake61 said:

Hello all.

I stopped playing when the kids were young. I just didn’t have the time with their sports and school functions etc. Now they are grown and college graduates and I recently met up with old friends that play regularly. Everything in my bag is is at least ten years old. I am considering modernizing bit by bit.

I will probably not replace my Eye 2s. The wife gave them to me in 1989 as a gift so that decision is sentimental. She still tells me how she scrimped and saved for those.

The Vsteel 3 and 5 were always easy for me to hit and I have a TM burner rescue that took the place of my 3 and 4 irons. The driver is a TM 580xd. 

Would upgrading any of these really make a difference that would justify the $$? I would love to get some advice and hear opinions. Thanks!

As said above, go test clubs on a good launch monitor as compared to your own gear.  I dare say you will see some measurable performance increase on fitted equipment every decade or so, so you may due.  But, go and test new stuff against your clubs and find out.  Best of luck.

[Patch]

Welcome to TST. Glad to read you are picking the game back up.

As for updating your clubs, if it were me, I would start out again playing those older clubs. Just to see how I do with them. 

While playing the older clubs, I would check out the newest technology on launch monitors, at my local golf outlet store(s). If I saw enough improvement in the new stuff, that warranted the price, then I would buy them.

I had to step away from the game for a few years myself. In my case, the price of the new clubs was not worth it, based on what the improvement might be. 

[Vinsk]

If you decide to upgrade, get a glass case with a special plaque attached reading:

” From my wife who in 1989 worked so hard to get these clubs they belong in a special place.” 😉

[Slim_Pivot]

19 hours ago, Vinsk said:

If you decide to upgrade, get a glass case with a special plaque attached reading:

” From my wife who in 1989 worked so hard to get these clubs they belong in a special place.” 😉

Oh good god 

[Nave]

Welcome to TST. The above comments show that you've joined the best forum online 🙂

[Majake61]

So on a whim I dropped by Play It Again Sports and found a 10.5 deg AeroBurner driver. It was marked $69.99 so I offered the guy 50 bucks. He said 60 and I put it back in the rack. I was walking out and he said how about 55. I walked out with a new club for $55.00 and a $5 coupon. Score! I’m taking it to the range this weekend weather permitting.