Equipment junkies

[Deleted member 23270]

One of the replies in my tongue in cheek 3 putt thread got me thinking about extra bits of kit we accumulate. I have 4 putters and 3 3woods. Buy new ones but don't seem to move on the old ones.

What excess bits of kit have you got stashed away and does it ever get used?

 

[Jimaroid]

I’ve got 5 sets of irons. One crappy set of Wilsons I kept for visitors the other 4 are my various Mizunos.

This year I’ve gone back to using my MP-68 blades that have been gathering dust for a long time. Realistically I won’t score as well in the long run but they’re a lot more fun to play with.

I really should get rid of them but they’re too lovely.

 

[Imurg]

Most of what I've got in the cupboard is virtually worthless..
Nobody wants a very 2nd hand wedge for more than a tenner and by the time I've paid any fees and wasted time posting it I may as well give it away.
I've got some shafts with the version 2 Callaway adapter on them but they don't fit anything from Epic Flash onwards so little market for those either..
Anything half decent I move on ASAP...

 

[fundy]

calling Crow

 

[IanM]

Very little spare stuff in garage. I tend to move it on quickly as it only depreciates further, and I don't want any distractions or temptations to tinker with the bag too much.

I've only had 3 putters in the 30 years I've been playing. Current putter has been in the bag since 2010.

 

[Imurg]

Current putter has been in the bag since 2010.

The Branding Iron...

 

[Lord Tyrion]

For the last few years I've got into the habit of one in, one out. I sold 2 old putters last week and so all that is left is the odd club that i began with and is really quite worthless. I'd give the bits away but I'm not sure anyone would want them, a bit like @Imurg in post 3. Do charity shops still take them or is it a tip job?

 

[IanM]

The Branding Iron...

Killer Kombi! It's so old I've got Donna replacing the velcro on the headcover.

I keep looking at Newports.....But I putt well enough with the Spud Basher!

 

[IanM]

For the last few years I've got into the habit of one in, one out. I sold 2 old putters last week and so all that is left is the odd club that i began with and is really quite worthless. I'd give the bits away but I'm not sure anyone would want them, a bit like @Imurg in post 3. Do charity shops still take them or is it a tip job?

Local charity shop here often has golf equipment

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Got 4 putters but the one thing I have way too many of is golf balls. Got boxes of premium balls and carrier bags full of premium balls and more than even I could ever lose. I've already given so many to our juniors and to a local school.

 

[BubbaP]

Am generally not too bad at moving on most clubs, except for the MP-60s which I hang onto.
Putters though, I never seem to move on.

 

[SteveW86]

Got 4 putters but the one thing I have way too many of is golf balls. Got boxes of premium balls and carrier bags full of premium balls and more than even I could ever lose. I've already given so many to our juniors and to a local school.

You could always take some down to the practise area at the club and leave them there

 

[babylonsinger]

More tees than I'll ever realistically need. Probably the same story with balls. 3 or 4 putters although I do tend to rotate 3 of them.

Probably answer this differently next year as I find myself trawling ebay and other second hand sales sites more and more.

 

[Crow]

calling Crow

Yes..... I have more clubs than I care to admit, in case the good lady looks over my shoulder.

 

[Orikoru]

Every club I've replaced over the years I've sold on eBay. The only exceptions are ones not worth selling, of which there are two or three. Also the 5 & 6 irons from my set are in the cupboard as well of course. I would have sold my old Odyssey but my missus decided she liked it so that's in her bag now.

 

[garyinderry]

Retired club junkie.

My bag is alot more settled now. Its actually quite rare for a big change in it.

I've tried pretty much every type of club, loft and flex.

Still have buckets of clubs sitting in the garage. Quite a few get taken to the range. Others get lent out to friends and family from time to time. Some wont see the golf course again.

Can never have too many putters.

 

[Region3]

I don’t tend to try to move clubs on, just keep an ear out for people wanting things. The latest was a Callaway hybrid that I suggested my mate try. He gave me the money for it after hitting one punch out from trees ?

Current spares are (I think)

Nike and Titleist drivers
Titleist and Callaway 3 woods
3 vokeys
TM and Odyssey putters
john letters 7 iron with a lead better grip on
Mizuno 3 iron
And a few driver and 3 wood shafts from my experimenting!

 

[Foxholer]

3 sets of (Miura forged) McGregors. A serious number of Bettinardi putters and a combo Tourstage US Blade/CB set. Several Adams XTD and a few Spedline Tech Drivers!
Oh, and those are the spares!

 

[Voyager EMH]

I can't make a list. No beginning and no end. Or so it seems to me.
I have a problem.
Probably need counselling or something.
I didn't use to be so bad.
I might try and blame someone or something else.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

You could always take some down to the practise area at the club and leave them there

Not allowed to use our own balls anymore so doesn't seem any point. I don't want to leave them there and encourage people to fire them out