Vanity set of go!f clubs / bag

[golfbluecustard]

Have been thinking for a while about putting together a 2nd Hand set of clubs for a spare bag filled with clubs that I wouldn't usually dream of p!aying with

Blared irons / low degree stiff shaft driver with the intention being taking them.out for an occasional nine ho!es just to see how good or bad i'd be with a ' proper' set compared to my cavity backs / rescue clubs and mallet putter!I

There's also a little bit of vanity having them as my 2nd set and would probably make my main set feel easier to hit as wel!!

Anyone else done similar?

GBC

 

[Orikoru]

Well that sounds like a complete waste of money. All power to you though.

 

[Bdill93]

I'm half with you..

Currently on the market for a Nike blade putter, more for collection purposes really but fancy having one.

I then may move to a set of Nike irons Forged something or other - just for the odd use and that's about it

 

[Deleted member 15717]

Have been thinking for a while about putting together a 2nd Hand set of clubs for a spare bag filled with clubs that I wouldn't usually dream of p!aying with

Blared irons / low degree stiff shaft driver with the intention being taking them.out for an occasional nine ho!es just to see how good or bad i'd be with a ' proper' set compared to my cavity backs / rescue clubs and mallet putter!I

There's also a little bit of vanity having them as my 2nd set and would probably make my main set feel easier to hit as wel!!

Anyone else done similar?

GBC

do it. You'll soon learn blades are not as hard to hit as people make out. Might make you a better ball striker, and you can reconnect with playing the game rather than potentially focussing on score.

 

[golfbluecustard]

Well that sounds like a complete waste of money. All power to you though.

It's like a 2nd car for sunny days (that I don't own) hence it all being 2nd hand - but yes total folly

 

[Teebs]

I really have zero ideas why someone would do this.

 

[RichA]

I've owned Ping G425 irons, but not any more.
I still own a set of 20-year old Mizuno forged CBs and a half set of 40-year old very bladey Mizuno Pro irons.
The Pings went further but gave me no pleasure. The Mizunos are all nicer to use and don't perform especially differently to my P790s. Maybe if I thin a P790 it hurts a bit less when it's cold and goes a little bit further.

 

[Voyager EMH]

What a great idea!

I've have several.

Bought for £10.50
Confidence woods 1,3,4 and Dunlop Maxfli Australian Blade irons 3-SW

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Set of Prosimmon Peter Senior bats in a local charity shop - going for pennies but they look a bit naff tbh - and I'm not interested. There must be many thousands of such models of clubs and thousands of sets of each out there. Once upon a time each set would have been owned, played and...

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Vintage Golf

Set of Prosimmon Peter Senior bats in a local charity shop - going for pennies but they look a bit naff tbh - and I'm not interested. There must be many thousands of such models of clubs and thousands of sets of each out there. Once upon a time each set would have been owned, played and...

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And these that were £10, but they came in a Mizuno bag that I put back on Ebay and got £17 after fees and postage.

Vintage Golf

Very pretty

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Not bad overall spend of £3.50 for two lurrvely sets of clubs. And no new grips were required.

You really need to find the sweet spot with your shots and that makes them excellent "training clubs" and extremely pleasurable and enjoyable to play with.

(OK, I admit I'm bragging about my best ever bargains here, but Vintage Golf is really a very cheap hobby.)

I realise you are thinking about getting very modern clubs that a very low handicapper might use.
But the two sets above were pretty much just that when they were new and quite definitely a lot more expensive than average clubs in their day.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

I often contemplate getting a bladed 7 iron for practice on the range. The idea being that if i middle that I can middle anything. Perhaps a Ping Bluprint.

But, as I don't go to the range it'd be an even bigger waste of money

 

[golfbluecustard]

 

[Crow]

As @Voyager EMH says, no need to spend loads to acquire some blades if you buy older clubs from back when all clubs were blades.

Back then everyone played blades, from the best golfer to the worst. They're not as difficult to use as the golf industry has delighted in telling us for the last 30 years or more, or perhaps a better way of describing would be to say that GI clubs don't give the huge advantage that the golf industry has invested millions in telling us they do.

Like Voyager, I've picked up numerous sets of gorgeous clubs for prices so low I'm embarrassed to pay them, but nobody else was interested so my bid won.

 

[HPIMG]

Haven’t went a full set but have a old 6 iron mizuno blade that I have in the bag feels lovely to hit and always hit it a few times with my mizuno pro 225 6 iron and I honestly don’t think it’s any harder to hit. Might try and have a look at adding the others to see how a full set would perform.

 

[HeftyHacker]

Was in EXACTLY the same boat last year.

I bought a set of early 90s Wilson Staff blades last year for the same reasons you've described. I absolutely love them and they were in the bag quite a bit throughout the season.

Also bought a titliest 905D 8 degree driver, matching 3wood and a ping anser putter, along with a canvas pencil bag to put them all in.

Tbf the driver and 3wood rarely get out but the irons and putter get played quite regularly!

I'm an 11 handicapper and ballstriking has never been my strong point but I found the blades surprisingly easy to hit and I liked the fact that they were so small it was almost like i HAD to hit them well. They felt amazing!

 

[golfbluecustard]

Was in EXACTLY the same boat last year.

I bought a set of early 90s Wilson Staff blades last year for the same reasons you've described. I absolutely love them and they were in the bag quite a bit throughout the season.

Also bought a titliest 905D 8 degree driver, matching 3wood and a ping anser putter, along with a canvas pencil bag to put them all in.

Tbf the driver and 3wood rarely get out but the irons and putter get played quite regularly!

I'm an 11 handicapper and ballstriking has never been my strong point but I found the blades surprisingly easy to hit and I liked the fact that they were so small it was almost like i HAD to hit them well. They felt amazing!

exactly what I'm looking to do !

 

[evemccc]

It's like a 2nd car for sunny days (that I don't own) hence it all being 2nd hand - but yes total folly

Not at all folly (if that’s what you choose to spend your money on) I see some value in it

We often buy things based on other factors than just ‘performance or functionality’ - in fact most people’s choice of clothes and cars are based on relatively trivial things > simple functionality


There is an aesthetic value to a nice looking golf bag and nice clubs

 

[Voyager EMH]

Not at all folly (if that’s what you choose to spend your money on) I see some value in it

We often buy things based on other factors than just ‘performance or functionality’ - in fact most people’s choice of clothes and cars are based on relatively trivial things > simple functionality


There is an aesthetic value to a nice looking golf bag and nice clubs

I agree with this wholeheartedly.

 

[RichA]

If we meet again I'm having that Orvis bag.

 

[Orikoru]

The green and brown bag is hideous and looks like it weighs a tonne.

 

[RichA]

The green and brown bag is hideous and looks like it weighs a tonne.

If you saw how it coordinates with his green tweed plus fours and brown leather brogues you'd take that back.

 

[Voyager EMH]

The green and brown bag is hideous and looks like it weighs a tonne.

I shall remember not to bring it should we play together lest it offend your eyes.

On the other hand, I might bring it for exactly the same reason.

Would this set-up be more pleasing to your gaze?