Worst equipment purchase?

[Txstcatman 88]

From childhood: Wilson Blue Ridge golf balls my dad and I bought together. What I think of whenever someone describes a ball as a "marshmallow".

 

As an adult: Cleveland CG14 wedges and brush tees. Never again!

[TheHacker 3]

The only one was a 56 degree wedge. I don't know what it is about that degree, but still can't hit it to this day. Also bought a 54 degree wedge I hit the same distance as a 52 but needed better gaps. Ended up getting a 52 and 58 and it's really been about the best spread I can ask without gaming a 56.

Probably its the bounce. 56 deg wedges are usually designed to be a sand wedge with rather substantial bounce. Unless you are hitting it off very fluffy lie or soft sand, you just may not like it very much.

 

I'm just guessing.

[Zeasy 383]

Callaway Big Bertha Alpha. All looks, 0 performance.

[KRUUUNCH!!! 7]

An Alien 3 square shaped 3 wood. The shaft snapped in half on the 3rd swing. lol

[HighFade 1,235]

I bought a new Cleveland Classic. Was supposed to be low spin. I think it was actually no spin. I couldn't get it more than 20 feet high.

[mr_divots 247]

Years ago when I first really started "getting into" golf again in my 20's, I thought I needed gadgets. I am ashamed to admit to purchasing one of those "Check-Go" golf ball spinners that was supposed to identify the heavy side of the ball and it equator.

It did one thing very well: make a sharpie marker mess out of a ball.

 

Right now, its still tied with the Adams LS hybrids as my WORST purchase EVER.

 

[westy 523]

Cleveland cg15 wedges weren't good for me, loved my cg10's as well.......

 

Howson Hippo driver.....

 

Beautiful though they were my Mizuno bell 3 irons, not a good fit for my game!

 

Every time I look at this thread more come to mind, that's a bad sign isn't it.

[carry&roll 0]

I own the Hammer by Jack Hamm......alcohol and an eBay password are not a good mix.  It was only $10 shipped to my house but the shame was much more.

Gotta disagree. In 2007 At the region 4 Remax LD qualifier in Ohio I hit 327 (old super senior division) with a SuperPro, the USGA legal Hammer driver head. Those clubs do perform, you just have to give them a chance!

[Severtheties 816]

When I first started golfing I though the chipping irons were an amazing idea. All i ever did was blade it with those clubs!

[markb 243]

Years ago when I first really started "getting into" golf again in my 20's, I thought I needed gadgets. I am ashamed to admit to purchasing one of those "Check-Go" golf ball spinners that was supposed to identify the heavy side of the ball and it equator.

It did one thing very well: make a sharpie marker mess out of a ball.

 

Right now, its still tied with the Adams LS hybrids as my WORST purchase EVER.

 

I owned one of those too!   They did work on Balata balls in the old days, but with modern solid core balls not at all.  Balata weren't perfectly symetrical in their weight distribution so the balls would return to the same axis of rotation that favored the imbalance every time, but once the era of the symetrical ProV arrived, it was game over for the Check N Go.

[johnny5 2]

I own the Hammer by Jack Hamm......alcohol and an eBay password are not a good mix.  It was only $10 shipped to my house but the shame was much more.

OUCH - the infomercial is priceless though... in case you missed it, click the link below and have a laugh 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOw7EFgZPzw

[Kor.A.Door 5,842]

I don't really have any except for the clubs that I bought and then realized that either they sucked or I sucked, and they were the clubs that pointed me in the right direction, so even though they may have been bad purchases, they pointed me to you, or I mean to my current bag.

Worst purchase, luckily it was a demo purchase, but it was the R1, worst driver ever

[mbrodeur86 379]

For me, I have to say the Wilson Staff spine driver. Man, that thing sounded like I was hitting a softball lol. Other than that, the Cobra ZL driver. It was good for one season and the next I lost at least 50 yards off the tee. It's like the head went dead. A bionik putter I had custom made. I like soft milled putters and that thing was very harsh feeling.

[RoverRick 1,557]

I have spent a lot of money and effort trying to find the perfect fairway metals and hybrids. It turns out that Titleist 980F's are some of the longest and most accurate I have ever hit. I just had to learn to make good swings with them and they will take care of the rest.

[KCLeo12 1,783]

The Callaway C4 driver!! Absolutely the worst driver ever. Next is a 2-ball belly putter I bought it an tried it in my club championship in the first round I had 6 3-putts shot 81 then switched back the next day shot 70 and lost by 1 shot

[fozcycle 12,424]

Years ago when I first really started "getting into" golf again in my 20's, I thought I needed gadgets. I am ashamed to admit to purchasing one of those "Check-Go" golf ball spinners that was supposed to identify the heavy side of the ball and it equator.

It did one thing very well: make a sharpie marker mess out of a ball.

 

 

I had one of these as well.....you are so correct. my balls had so many lines on them that I was embarassed to use them......I did not list it because I got it for free.

[mr_divots 247]

I had one of these as well.....you are so correct. my balls had so many lines on them that I was embarassed to use them......I did not list it because I got it for free.

It was funny...I was able to sell the dang thing on Ebay and almost got my money back on it. I wish clubs had as good a resale value these days! LOL!

 

They reminded my of the school fair as a kid. They'd have those paint splatter paintings you could make dropping paint on a rotating piece of cardboard. Same effect. ha!