StrokerAce Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 We all know those guys...the ones who play once or twice a year "with their boss" or "with their (insert relative here)"... I know someone who is using clubs that were pulled out of a dumpster years ago and are 70's/80's blades that only a tiny percentage of us on here can use with some success....and this person plays 2-3 times per year! what do you recommend they replace these antique sticks of metal with? I was thinking something in the ping G series - maybe the 20/25 or something by Callaway with generous offset. maybe a G20 or G25 driver? of course regular stock shafts would be fine. curious to hear your thoughts... Driver- Cobra Aerojet LS Woods- Cobra LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19*, F9 24* Irons- XXIO X (6-A) Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58) Putter- Bettinardi BB56 Ball- Maxfli Tour X Buggy- Motocaddy M7 GPS Remote Electric Caddy Bag- Motocaddy Dry-Series Proudly testing for 2024: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Anything newer in the last 5 years. “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Why replace them? Does the person even want to replace them? Do they want to ultimately play more? If I was going to make a suggestion I would say looked at clubs in the 5-10 year old range that would provide more forgiveness. Playing that little with no intentions to play more doesn't warrant anything more than maybe a couple of hundred bucks for an entire set. I'd probably even look to some of the old component clubs in a used clubs store. A store local to me generally has those at bargain basement prices Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGolfHacker Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 We all know those guys...the ones who play once or twice a year "with their boss" or "with their (insert relative here)"... I know someone who is using clubs that were pulled out of a dumpster years ago and are 70's/80's blades that only a tiny percentage of us on here can use with some success....and this person plays 2-3 times per year! what do you recommend they replace these antique sticks of metal with? I was thinking something in the ping G series - maybe the 20/25 or something by Callaway with generous offset. maybe a G20 or G25 driver? of course regular stock shafts would be fine. curious to hear your thoughts... Miura blades..ha ha ha.. Seriously, as cnosil said, do they even want to replace them if they are only going out 2-3 times a year and not looking to get better at the game ? If they wanted to replace them, a set of game improving irons from a few years ago would work like the pings you mentioned or mizuno jpx 800s. MDGolfHacker What's In This Lefty's Bag? Driver: TSR2 11° Project X HZRDUS Black 4G 60g 5.5 Flex Fairway Woods: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Fairway Woods: Hybrid: TSR2 18° Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 Shaft Irons: 2021 T200's 4-GW AMT RED shafts Regular Flex Wedge: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot Putter: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75" Bag: Three 5 Ball: PRO V1 / Z*Star RangeFinder: In search of new range finder Social Media: Facebook: MD Golfhacker Twitter: @mdgolfhacker Instagram: mdgolfhacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I'd send the guy to the used rack at a local golf store. tons of clubs for cheap. find a set of SGI irons and a 460 driver. My Sun Mountain bag currently includes: 771CSI 5i - PW and PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges EXS 10.5*, 929-HS FW4 16.5* Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. 82 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Play It Again Sports. G400 Driver XR 4 Fairway 16.5° Fli-Hi Utility Iron - 21° G Series 5-9 irons SM7 46°, 50°, 54° & 58° Ghost Spider S putter Nexus Laser Rangefinder Garmin Approach S20 GPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I always steer guys like this towards the G series like you mention. Anything Callaway from their pre owned site. Lots of good options that would help make the game more enjoyable. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Titleist TSi3 Fujikura Speeder NX Blue 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 Vokey SM8 50, SM9 54 & 60 Nippon Modus 3 120s L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfJunkie302 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Why not rent if you only play two times a year? Sent from my SM-T580 using MyGolfSpy mobile app 2017 M1 460, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 JPX EZ 3 wood Fly-Z 4H MP-60, 3i-PW, True Temper Dynamic Gold S5 54° & 58°, True Temper Dynamic Gold California Monterey Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxEntropy Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Why not rent if you only play two times a year? Sent from my SM-T580 using MyGolfSpy mobile app I've rented twice while traveling, with mixed results. The first time was great - a year old set of Callaway X2 Hots, proper shafts, etc. The last time was kind of brutal - the heads were all matching (some European model of forged Callaways that I had never heard of), but shafts were all over the place. Some were Sr flex, some stiff, with everything in between. I suppose of you only play a couple times a year, it doesn't really matter. Driver: Epic Speed 9* (set -1) MMT 70X 3W: Tour B JGR Recoil 760ES 3H, 4H: Tour B JGR 19*, 23* Recoil 780ES 4-AW: Tour B JGR HF2 Modus3 Tour 105 SW: RTX Zipcore Black Satin 54* LW: TAIII Black 58* Putter: Scottsdale TR Senita Bag: BigMax Dri Active Lite Ball: TP5x or AVX (yellow) Pushcart: BigMax iQ+ Testing Complete, Final Review Posted: Sub70 TAIII Forged Wedges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB13 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Cheap clubs on eBay, the used rack at the golf shop, or 2ndswing has some good prices on newer used equipment. I would get older Pings or Cobras. But all things considered, do they need new clubs? I think renting would be a great option. Name brand, newer clubs for $40 a year if you play twice. At this level shafts don't matter. Wilson Staff C300 9.0* Fujikura Pro 58 stiff Callaway Rogue 3W Mitsubishi Diamana D+ LTD 80 stiff Mizuno MP-18 MMC FLI-HI 2 iron UST Mamiya Recoil 95 stiff Ping I200's 4-W Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW stiff Ping Glide 52* and 58* stiff Bettinardi Studio Stock #38 Armlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejaid Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 20 year old Big Berthas. Absolute shovels but super easy for a novice golfer to hit and can be had for under $100. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk WITB: Stan Thompson “Reactionizer” persimmon woods 1-4 Spalding Tour Edition 3-PW Spalding Top-Flite E.V.A. Sand Club Rife Legend Z Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I would recommend the Adams Blue series.....they are cheap, available online and can fit almost anyone's handicap Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyNiblick Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Anything newer in the last 5 years. We all know those guys...the ones who play once or twice a year "with their boss" or "with their (insert relative here)"... what do you recommend See the "How would this set screw you up?" thread. Nifty's imagination serves everybody who sucks at golf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downlowkey Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Does anyone else remember these serving platters? I recall an incredibly expensive price tag (pure titanium heads) and marketing directed at individuals that rarely played golf - this is a great example how Tiger moved the equipment needle across the industry, circa 1998. PXG___0811 X 9* - Mitsubishi Diamana s60 Limited X Cobra___S9-1 Pro 15* - Matrix Ozik XCON 7 S Adams___XTD Forged 3i - Matrix Ozik Program F15 120 S Adams___CMB 4-PW - Matrix Ozik Program F15 120 S KZG___Tri-Tour 50.08__54.10__58.12 - Accra iCWT 2.0-95i S Nike___Method Converge B1-01 (copper insert) Maxfli___'23 Tour X "The most important shot in golf is the next one“ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyNiblick Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Does anyone else remember these serving platters? Tommy Armour Ti 100.jpg I recall an incredibly expensive price tag (pure titanium heads) and marketing directed at individuals that rarely played golf - this is a great example how Tiger moved the equipment needle across the industry, circa 1998. I do remember them. I've seen much worse, though. Tommy Armour was the old "PGA" brand that sold very traditional clubs before becoming "Tommy Armour." Funny, because MacGregor's Tommy Armour clubs were as classic as one could get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteddyGolf Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I guess my first question would be does this guy see his clubs as an issue or are you simply acting on his behalf? Once a year is not worth the investment in new clubs or even almost new clubs. If he or you were to ask around I'm quit sure you could put together an updated set of gifted clubs. https://youtu.be/NrmZ1v_N0ns Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Miura MB 502 Irons ping G400 Driver Cobra F7 3 wood Mizuno putter Mizuno Wedges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 I think the most basic question is what does the person want? Do they want to continue playing only once of twice a year, do they like playing with what they have? If the person played better would they play more than times a year? The answers would lead you to the options: stay with current set, rent, buy used SGI, etc. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK03 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Would honestly suggest just buying a boxed set to start, a Wilson or whatever, maybe replace the putter immediately and then slowly replace each item (Driver, wedges, fairways) as they improve. If they never really take up the game or put the time in, a boxed set is more than adequate. DRIVER: PING G400 9.0° 4 WOOD: TAYLORMADE M3 17° HYBRID: PING G400 19° IRONS: PING i500 4-iron / i200 5-PW WEDGES: PING GLIDE FORGED 50°, 54° LOB WEDGE: TAYLORMADE HI-TOE 58° PUTTER: ODYSSEY STROKE LAB DOUBLE WIDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mychm Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I'd also say rent.. other than that, get a set of easy-to-play timeless classics. Plenty of people still play clubs like V Steel fairways, Adams hybrids, Eye2 irons/wedges, and Anser putters by choice, so something like that wouldn't look out of place in a sporadically played bag. All of them are relatively inexpensive too. Full bag could be $200 or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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