I'm being corrupted by all of you club hoes

[zacannette0]

So the title says it all, after a 2 year break I'm back into the game and I already have a full new (to me) bag of clubs after 1 month...

 

eBay seems to be my biggest weakness as I'm always scouring it for good deals on equipment that I don't even need!

 

So my question is, do the self-proclaimed club hoes on this site ever think you'll be able to settle down on one/two full sets of clubs?

 

I'm using every ounce of my will power not to have packages arriving every day and just wanted to know the level of impulse that all you guys have for new/new to you gear?!

[hckymeyer]

Once the season starts I tend to settle down my ho'ing. I usually only buy something because I'm trying to fill or change a specific slot in my bag.

 

The off season is where I start to get all kinds of ideas of things to try and I end up with a pile of clubs to try out in the spring. Then I start to sell them off and build the PayPal account back up

 

 

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[hckymeyer]

I should add for the most part once the trial and error are over I settle on a bag for the season.  I've tweaked a few things here and there.  I also have a couple clubs I rotate in and out based on conditions, but the core has stayed pretty much the same for two seasons.  

[McaseyM]

I feel you, when i can't play, I tend to tinker to stay connected, or at least window shop for equipment that I don't need. eBay is addictive, especially when you see last year's models of stuff go for so cheap. When i do buy equipment, I tend to buy 1-2 seasons behind because it's all been well reviewed, so I can get an idea of what I want to try, and it's a helluva lot cheaper. 

[PlaidJacket]

I don't buy new equipment often. I tried to replace my SLDR earlier this year but couldn't do it. I purchased a new 60* wedge I'd been needing 2 weeks ago. Unless something breaks I'm set for a while. I have many old sets laying around but never go back to them.

[zacannette0]

So you guys have all said that you don't constantly tinker, would I assume correctly then, that your outlay on an iron set (for example) is quite large?

 

So I think part of the issue is I'm always looking at equipment for dirt cheap, so perhaps I could be cured by getting properly fit and investing in my clubs?

 

An example of my deal hunting is my set of 3-9 Titleist 762s for £30... At those prices I can't resist!

[hckymeyer]

I would say getting fit definitely helps to stop the tinkering.  The only clubs I haven't been fit for are hybrids.  However I happen to love my hybrids so don't feel the need to tinker with them other than picking up different lofts from time to time to fit a yardage gap I'm trying to hit.

 

Also while I've been fit for putter those don't count and I will continue to tinker.

 

I'll add though that with your example of irons once you've been fit then you start to get into building.  I know my specs so if I do buy new irons I can build them up to fit me and be confident they should be a good match.

[Jmikecpa]

I tinker and buy new stuff way too much. I would be a bad influence as any club in my bag is subject to change at any given time.

 

 

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[mcavoy]

You know, you can file for bankruptcy every eight years I think.  Just sayin'...

[zacannette0]

@hckymeyer the venture into building started for me when I was last playing! To date I've built a couple of wedges, 4 wood and putter... Although the 4 wood hasn't survived as I've come back to the game swinging faster.

 

I did ponder the idea of having a fitting at my club and building myself a set of component irons, just so I could make myself a blended set without having to buy numerous full sets off the Bay!

 

But thankfully bankruptcy isn't quite in the (imminent) future...

[revkev]

The only clubs in my bag not open for negotiation are my putter and wedges.

 

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[kmaygolf]

@zacannette0 I'm with you, I've bought a new set of irons and a couple of putters, a hybrid, and a 3 wood that I didn't need since I joined the forum a few months ago

 

 

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