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25quid a pop were they..?😂😂👍😂
How much would you pay for a driver?
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25quid a pop were they..?😂😂👍😂
Pin-seeker
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Water bombs?
ManinBlack
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How often does this come up - oh that's right when a new driver comes out.
There are drivers priced from £150 all the way up to prob over £600 if custom fit with some exotic shaft.
Not one single one of us is forced to buy anything - when new drivers come out I'll try them , if they give me improvements that are worth spending the money on then I'll buy the driver but every single one of us will all have our own limits on what we will spend - if someone wants to buy a new driver every year then away they go - no one should ever judge them because of it .
As for driver improvements - yes they do improve with each model , whether that be performance or aesthetics there will be some sort of improvement - mainly in forgiveness with some giving a bit of extra distance.
The main reason I see for getting new drivers now is the shaft options that each manufacturer offer - up until recently the choices for most where just the shaft stiffness with the stock shaft - anything more than that used to cost a good deal amount of money , but now each main manufacturer offers a great deal more shafts as standard which for me will help when it comes to fitting and will be worth the cost and will give a good upgrade
There are drivers priced from £150 all the way up to prob over £600 if custom fit with some exotic shaft.
Not one single one of us is forced to buy anything - when new drivers come out I'll try them , if they give me improvements that are worth spending the money on then I'll buy the driver but every single one of us will all have our own limits on what we will spend - if someone wants to buy a new driver every year then away they go - no one should ever judge them because of it .
As for driver improvements - yes they do improve with each model , whether that be performance or aesthetics there will be some sort of improvement - mainly in forgiveness with some giving a bit of extra distance.
The main reason I see for getting new drivers now is the shaft options that each manufacturer offer - up until recently the choices for most where just the shaft stiffness with the stock shaft - anything more than that used to cost a good deal amount of money , but now each main manufacturer offers a great deal more shafts as standard which for me will help when it comes to fitting and will be worth the cost and will give a good upgrade
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
And yet you still had to comment 😳
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
😂😂 ok Romeo we believe you use to get through £50 worth on a wk end.
ManinBlack
Tour Winner
Too late now, I'm proper upset.
drdel
Tour Rookie
A recent University study revealed that the size of a modern man's equipment has increased by an inch. These are the results from a survey: I'm guessing there were a lot of Forum 'members' asked for their measurements ! Bit like Driver distances.
Capella
Journeyman Pro
Or it's climate change at work ...
Pin-seeker
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Who'd have thought that the price of drivers could lead to talk of men's genitalia 😂
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did I? I paid £179 after trade in which isnt over 250
When I worked for AG we used to laugh about this customers think they can buy a game etc but hey its your money...As for me no ive never spend a fortune on a new driver and never would,my mind was made up on that when I caddied on the European Seniors Tour and saw the old equipment they were using to great effect,you cant buy this game....
ManinBlack
Tour Winner
You bought a driver for £279 & sold one for £100. I'm an accountant, we're an extremely pedantic lot.
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yeah well if over £250 wasnt charged to my account it doesnt count
for american golf yes it counts as a sale over £250
but my credit card receipt says £179 there for a paid £179
hovis
Tour Winner
so if you traded in your 2 year old BMW for 30k and Baught another one for 30.5k did the car only cost you £500?
ManinBlack
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Nice to see there's another accountant on the forum - or worse an actuary!
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only cost you £500 more than you already have paid out though has it not?
i paid £354 for 2 drivers in total , id say thats reasonable
£175 for the R15 (unless you want to count the pre price match price....) so £175 then £179 more to make it into an M2
its the same if I moved house
if I sell mine for 500k and move into a 600k house ive only increased my mortgage by 100k not by 600k..
can get pedantic all you want... fact is my credit card statement says £179 paid out for an M2
It's not being pedantic.
And comparing a depreciating asset like a golf club to a house is foolhardy at best.
There is nothing wrong with buying your club, and if you're happy with the purchase then stash what matters. But, from what you've written above. The fact is, it cost you £354 for 1 driver, unless you've still got the R15 AND M1.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
I bought a driver. I dont give a stuff what it cost. I csn afford the cost, so im not bothered.
Now watches, we are talking. That is what i am more interested in.
Now watches, we are talking. That is what i am more interested in.
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