SlikHands Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 My apologies if this has been asked before...I'm switching shafts in my Ping 410 Plus driver and was curious if I could haggle with a local golf shop for a G425 driver head only? I know I would probably have to pay a little bit of the difference but was just curious if this would be something they could do? The adapter I bought for the new shaft is the same for 410 and 425 so it just had me thinking. Let me know your thoughts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, SlikHands said: My apologies if this has been asked before...I'm switching shafts in my Ping 410 Plus driver and was curious if I could haggle with a local golf shop for a G425 driver head only? I know I would probably have to pay a little bit of the difference but was just curious if this would be something they could do? The adapter I bought for the new shaft is the same for 410 and 425 so it just had me thinking. Let me know your thoughts! For a used one possibly; For a new one probably not. Reason I say that is because Ping is very strict on the retail pricing model. Now you could possibly get the retailer to buy the shaft back from you or you could sell the shaft yourself. You could also search the marketplace for a head only. release and hckymeyer 2 Quote 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...
hckymeyer Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Unless you have an under the table type of hook up at a store they aren't likely to sell you head only. Most of the time you need to have a special account with an OEM in order to get components vs full clubs. Plus even then they are usually required to build the club before selling. FWIW a stock shaft is such a small part of the overall cost of a new driver it's really not going to change the price much anyway. You're best bet if you really want just a head is to either buy a used head only from someone selling one or buy a whole club and try to sell the shaft it came with on your own. Dave Tutelman and cnosil 2 Quote Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Faced Pony Soldier Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, cnosil said: For a used one possibly; For a new one probably not. Reason I say that is because Ping is very strict on the retail pricing model. It is illegal for a manufacturer to dictate what someone can sell something for... At least in the United States. That is why it's called Manufacturer's SUGGESTED Retail Price (MSRP). The only pricing rule that is legal is what price a retailer can advertise. Of course a manufacturer can turn off the tap if a dealer is being disruptive to the marketplace, but they must be careful to not dictate what price their product must be sold for. Edited July 13, 2021 by Dog Faced Pony Soldier Wobermeyer 1 Quote Driver: TSR3 w/ LA Golf DJ Signature Series (65-4) 3w: ZX MKII w/ Graphite Design AD DI-7 XS 5w: ZX MKII w/ Graphite Design AD DI-7 XS 7w: ZX MKII w/ Graphite Design AD DI-7 XS 4i-GW: JPX921 Forged w/ Nippon Modus Tour 105 S 54º: SM9 D Grind w/ Nippon Modus Tour 105 S Putter: ER5vB w/ LA Golf P-Series SOHO Ball: ProV1x play #45 Ball mark: Kraken Golf - Revolver, Weight Plate, Turntable Tracked and scored by Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
release Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 5 minutes ago, Dog Faced Pony Soldier said: It is illegal for a manufacturer to dictate what someone can sell something for. Truth is, there are many ways to deter the retail from not following the OEM instruction. Not going into detail, however, if a large retail want to have the latest hot selling products from the OEM, best to follow the and stick to the guideline set by the OEM. OEM do not wish to turn their retail market into a component market. Besides the bottom line, it'll certainly make the enforcing of warranty a big mess. The only possible way to get a new driver head will be either from someone who just want the shaft ( kind of doubt it ) and selling off the head or from a Tour Van ( or somewhere the professional access to have their equipment ). cnosil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John W Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Lots of G425 Max heads only on EBay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John W Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Actually just looked......currently only one for sale right now. I have been watching and at times there were five or six. I am comfortable with the Tensei Blue shaft in my G410 (actually was using it in a G400 and had the new tip put on it).. I have been watching for a deal on a head to use with this shaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 29 minutes ago, Dog Faced Pony Soldier said: It is illegal for a manufacturer to dictate what someone can sell something for... At least in the United States. That is why it's called Manufacturer's SUGGESTED Retail Price (MSRP). The only pricing rule that is legal is what price a retailer can advertise. Of course a manufacturer can turn off the tap if a dealer is being disruptive to the marketplace, but they must be careful to not dictate what price their product must be sold for. Talk to an authorized Ping Retailer about that. aerospace_ray, Hacker Rod, Rickp and 1 other 4 Quote 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...
DougE Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Being a Titleist guy myself, I don't know which real-deal shafts are available off the rack in a Ping driver, but I would look for the best one they offer, in a stiff or XS (whether you play either of those flexes yourself or not), buy the driver with that one installed and then sell the shaft only on Ebay. You'll probably get nearly 100 bucks or more for the shaft since it's never been used. Besides, no reputable retailer will sell you just a head. Though, as mentioned by others, you can certainly find heads on Ebay for less than one with a shaft. But not much less. Quote Titleist TSi3 Driver/TSI2 3W/TSI3 20*H Titleist U500 4i/T200 5-PW/Vokey SM8 48/54/60 Scotty Newport 2 Select Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckZ Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Agree w/ cnosil. Contact a authorized Ping dealer. Most authorized dealers, regardless of the brand do not have extra heads laying around for retail sale to the public. Someone might have traded one in for another driver and you can get a good deal. Bottom line is, it is all in who you know in the golf business in you area. Best of luck. Quote Driver - TSi3 10.75* - Fujikura Speeder 661 TR Fairway - TSi2 14.25* - Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 6.1 Fairway - TSR1 17.0* - Fujikura Vista Pro 65S Hybrid - TSR1 19.0* - Fujikura Atmos Red Tour 75 Hybrid - TSR1 23.0* - Fujikura Atmos Red Tour 75 Irons - T350 (2023) - 5-48W - True Temper AMT Red 95g-107g Wedges - Vokey SM9 - 52.08F, 56.10S - True Temper AMT Red 94 ** GolfPride MCC +4 Midsize Grips (all woods/irons/wedges) Putter - 2023 Scotty Cameron Super Select Squareback 2 35" ** Superstroke 1.0 Pistol Grip Golf Ball - TITLEIST - Prov1 (2023) Golf Bags - TITLEIST - Cart 14 (black), Mid Size Tour (black/white) Golf Glove - FootJoy (StaSof), Shoes, Apparel and Outerwear Rangefinder - Bushnell Pro XE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefMikeOfficer Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Most retail shops won't have this option. Custom build shops probably will, but the prices I've seen have been no different than the full stock club. My suggestion: Keep the stock shaft on hand for if/when you decide to switch brands or Ping switches the adapter -- at that point, put the stock shaft back in the older head when you sell or trade it, and change the adapter on your custom shaft so you can use it with the next head. If you're losing your old 410 shaft (or losing it's adapter) when making the shaft change, you could just put the new G425 shaft into the 410 when you sell it -- if you're looking to trade in the 410 for the 425, the retailer might not allow that though. Quote Driver: Stealth Plus 8* (adjusted to 8.75*), Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 70 X Flex (New toy incoming!) Fairway: Stealth2 Plus, 15* (adjusted to 14.25*) w/ Graphite Design Tour AD-IZ 7X Irons: U505 1 Iron (16*), T200 "Utility Build" 3 and 4 irons, all with Graphite Design Tour AD-IZ 95 X Flex, T100S 5-9 with Nippon Pro Modus 120 X Flex (2021 MGS Test). These things are monsters. Wedges: SM9 46.10, 54.12, and 58.08, all with custom etchings & KBS Tour Masters-themed shafts, X-flex (CHA Post) Putter: Total headcase and Putter Ho. Down to two main options in the rotation (one mallet, one blade), but have 4-5 by the basement putting green that might make it in the bag at some point this year... Mallet: Mezz XL 36" Orange; Blade: Link.1 w/Accra White shaft & grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W. Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Your best haggle position is putting the original shaft back in the 410 and trading it in for the 425. you can try to haggle the trade in price. Once you have the 425 put your upgraded shaft into it. The ping alta shafts don't bring bring much on the secondary market, and the ping heads in new condition are not that common. Quote ROGUE ST MAX 9* - Mitsubishi TENSEI AV White 65 Graphite stiff GBB Epic Pro Tour 15* - Matrix Radix HD 7 stiff Cleveland Mashie 20.5* - Miyazaki 5G Stiff PXG O211 4-G - Steelfiber I95 Stiff Callaway Mac Daddy CB 54* & 58* - KBS shafts. PXG Battle Ready Bat Attack - PXG Multi-Material M16 Putter Shaft plumbers neck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No3Putts Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Interestingly I had the reverse happen - my son snapped his shaft on his 917D3 and decided to replace it with a TS2. The head was in great shape and I offered it on Ebay and Craigslist with no legitimate offers. I then bought a shaft/adapter and sold the reassembled club for $25 more that I had listed the original head and the cost of the new shaft. Quote WITB Driver: Titleist TSi3 w/ HZRDUS RDX Black6.0, A1 setting Fairway: Titleist TSi3 15* with HZRDUS RDX Black 6.0, 1/2 short, A4 setting Fairway: Callaway Apex UW, 19* with HZRDUS RDX Black Irons:. Taylor Made P790 4-9 with KBS Tour Flt 120 Stiff shaft Wedges:. Titleist Vokey SM9, 50, 56 with KBS Tour stiff shaft Wedges:. Titleist Vokey SM7, 60* with Tour Flt stiff shaft Putter: Odyssey Ten mallet Ball:. Titleist Left Dash Pro V1x Grips:. Golf Pride MCC+4, 3 wraps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefMikeOfficer Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Dog Faced Pony Soldier said: It is illegal for a manufacturer to dictate what someone can sell something for... At least in the United States. That is why it's called Manufacturer's SUGGESTED Retail Price (MSRP). The only pricing rule that is legal is what price a retailer can advertise. Of course a manufacturer can turn off the tap if a dealer is being disruptive to the marketplace, but they must be careful to not dictate what price their product must be sold for. 1 hour ago, cnosil said: Talk to an authorized Ping Retailer about that. I have an old boss that got dinged by one of the big manufacturers' reps for "selling too low" and they threatened to pull out of his pro shop (he voluntarily did that with their clubs the next year and focused on a couple specific brands). It was technically under the advertising part of the comment above -- the agreement was something like $425 MSRP but cannot display a price below $375. The drivers were not getting any attention at that lowest allowed advertised price, so he dropped it to something like $275 on the sign in the pro shop, which got him in trouble with the rep. In practice, that's a minimum price -- someone could have picked one up and offered lower, and he could have accepted that offer, but that just wasn't happening with the posted price tags (haggling didn't seem common at that course). This was also back in the early '00s, so very possible things have changed since then - I have not kept up with that side of the industry. cnosil 1 Quote Driver: Stealth Plus 8* (adjusted to 8.75*), Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 70 X Flex (New toy incoming!) Fairway: Stealth2 Plus, 15* (adjusted to 14.25*) w/ Graphite Design Tour AD-IZ 7X Irons: U505 1 Iron (16*), T200 "Utility Build" 3 and 4 irons, all with Graphite Design Tour AD-IZ 95 X Flex, T100S 5-9 with Nippon Pro Modus 120 X Flex (2021 MGS Test). These things are monsters. Wedges: SM9 46.10, 54.12, and 58.08, all with custom etchings & KBS Tour Masters-themed shafts, X-flex (CHA Post) Putter: Total headcase and Putter Ho. Down to two main options in the rotation (one mallet, one blade), but have 4-5 by the basement putting green that might make it in the bag at some point this year... Mallet: Mezz XL 36" Orange; Blade: Link.1 w/Accra White shaft & grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divotman Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Why not buy one with a different shaft than what your currently have, but still something you can live with? That way you have 2 shaft options. For example, order with a lower launch than the one you already have. It may serve you well on windy days. Quote Titleist TS2 driver, 3 wood Titleist hybrids Mizuno MP20 MMC irons Vokey wedges Callaway Tour Blue Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAC Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 On 7/13/2021 at 11:29 AM, Dog Faced Pony Soldier said: It is illegal for a manufacturer to dictate what someone can sell something for... At least in the United States. That is why it's called Manufacturer's SUGGESTED Retail Price (MSRP). The only pricing rule that is legal is what price a retailer can advertise. Of course a manufacturer can turn off the tap if a dealer is being disruptive to the marketplace, but they must be careful to not dictate what price their product must be sold for. Not anymore. So-called resale price maintenance used to be per se illegal but now such agreements are analyzed under a rule of reason. Opinion of the Court : Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc., dba Kay's Kloset...Kay's Shoes (justice.gov) Quote Sim 2 Driver Fujikura Ventus Blue 6R shaft Sim 2 5 wood Fujikura Ventus Blue 5R shaft 0311 Gen 5 Seven Wood Project X Cypher 50 5.5 shaft. H818 Hybrid 25 degrees Tensei ck Series 60 HY regular flex shafts at C4 setting (flat for lefties) 0311 Gen 6 Hybrids 3-28 and 31 degrees. 718 AP1 irons 6-gap Tensei ck Series AMC IR regular flex bent two degrees flat SM 7 Wedge 58 degrees M grind with 8 bounce Steel shafts wedge flex bent 2 degrees flat Glide 3 52.12 with Alta CB Red Regular Flex shaft bent 2 degrees flat MG4 56.12 with Fujikura Ventus TR Blue Flex: R LAB DF3 putter - 33 inches long, 71 degree lie angle, Accra shaft Bridgestone B X or Titleist Pro V-1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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