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[kid2]

..........Of your golf equipment that is.....
This is probably geared more towards the lads that are playing a wee while.

Iv been reading numerous posts lately about new clubs,old clubs and everything in between i just wondered is the grass always greener over the fence....

Im very happy with what i have now and im just wondering do we just change for the sake of it..

Each week i grow more and more impressed with my i10's and ok they are ugly looking but they get the job done none the less....In fairness Westwood cant be pried away from his...

Also and i have been prone to this in the past surely changing equipment too much would stunt your ability to get lower and better...

Bob i would say is crying from peoples post about not being able to hit a certain club and changing to something else only for it to work for a month or 2 and then go to pot again...

It amazes me when i come across players that are either really low or single figure handicaps with old clubs...
It really puts things in perspective...

 

[USER1999]

Wedges. Pair of.

Other than that, I've had my umbrella for a while.

 

[d2cko]

I've just refreshed all my clubs this year except my putter but before that I had my Titleist 704CB's for about 7 years and my driver for about 6.

After the money I've spent this year I can safely say that there won't be any major changes to my bag for another few years.

I've had my putter for 5 years and it'll definately stay...

D2

 

[Imurg]

Had my irons 18 months - nothing older than that in my bag.

However it all sits on my Twinline 3 - had that about 3 years.

 

[Mungoscorner]

My irons are 7 years old.
My putter about the same.
But i've had my Tour Edge 3 wood almost since day one,which is 10ish years,although i don't carry it unless i'm playing somewhere with long par 5's.

 

[TonyN]

Had my driver for about 4 yrs I think. Even ping couldn't tempt me away from my FT-5 with a free model of there own!

 

[GB72]

I have had my gap wedge pretty much since I started playing. It is the only Orka club left in my bag but they will be on the list if I look to change irons again.

Other than that, I have had my Go-Kart for a fair few years and that is about it.

Everything else is 2-3 years old except the driver, 3 and 5 woods.

 

[MashieNiblick]

Had my TP21s for 12 years up to a couple of years ago. Dropped my Odyssey Rossie II this year after about 10 years. Still go back to it occasionally. Excellent on fast greens

 

[bladeplayer]

have a sand wedge in my bag that i used playing pitch & putt over 20 years ago well over actualy could be 25 , very good on long greenside bunker shots ,very seldom use it tho, only filling a slot in the bag at the mo ..

 

[DCB]

My heavier putter, the one I like on winter greens and slower greens in early season is 15 years old. Oldest bit of kit by far.

 

[AuburnWarrior]

My driver is 7 years old.
My 2 wood is 16 years old.
My 3 and 5 woods are more than twenty years old.

In my loft are:

a Swilken 2 iron, a set of Mizuno TP9s and a very old Taylormade putter - all 20 years old.

In my garage are a selection of hickory shafted clubs - I reckon they're older than my Dad!!

 

[Ken_A]

Putter - Yes Victoria II, been in there 5 years or so.

 

[rosecott]

My chipper and I - we've been together now for forty years.

 

[kid2]

My driver is 7 years old.
My 2 wood is 16 years old.
My 3 and 5 woods are more than twenty years old.

AW.....Off your handicap it does sort of back up my post that shiny new clubs ain't gonna make us better players....

I think myself that there is some truth in being loyal to a particular set of irons or clubs...
Loyalty may breed a better player in us all over time.

 

[Region3]

My AP2 irons and Vokey wedges are just over 3 years old, which is as long as I've been back playing.

 

[jammydodger]

My 2 ball was bought in 2001 and it's the only putter i've used since.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Had my Ping Anser since 1982. Granted it had a long sabbatical when we fell out of love but its back in for good now

 

[Tommo21]

My V steel 3 and 5 woods are about 5 years old. Can't find anything better.

Only one in the bag at anyone time, 5 wood for Royal Musselburgh, 3 wood for Dunbar.

 

[boosh]

nothing more than 7 months old in my bag.

 

[AuburnWarrior]

My driver is 7 years old.
My 2 wood is 16 years old.
My 3 and 5 woods are more than twenty years old.

AW.....Off your handicap it does sort of back up my post that shiny new clubs ain't gonna make us better players....

I think myself that there is some truth in being loyal to a particular set of irons or clubs...
Loyalty may breed a better player in us all over time.

The scratch players that I've played with have all had clubs that were very old. Why? They know exactly what the club can do and how far they can hit it. They trust it. Once it's changed, they've got to go through the whole procedure of hitting the club loads of times before they get the same level of trust.

The tour pros have new clubs because someone's paying them to use new clubs. That's not to say that they won't spend hours on the practice ground gaining the trust but they're paid to tell us that buying the latest clubs will make you a better player.

My take is that a golf club is a golf club is a golf club. If I hit my driver left - is it the club's fault or mine? Mine. So learn to hit the club properly.

Plus, it saves you a small fortune!!