Driver face worn, or just needs a clean?

[Lamil]

Hello MyGolfSpy

I've been offered to buy this driver, but I'm not that experienced with golf equipment,

so I'm just curious if the marks on the driver face will clean up, or if it's wear marks?

[null]

some of that looks like it can be cleaned off, but most of it is scratches (especially some of the marks by the crown)

that being said, there shouldn’t be any impact on performance 

[silver & black]

My buddy uses that driver. I have hit it a few times.... with a lot of success. Maybe................................................

[Kenny B]

Most of the scratches can be cleaned up.  How does anyone get their driver face so scratched up??  Must have only been used on the range with dirty range balls.  Clubs stay looking much nicer when hitting clean balls.

[Blueberry_Squishie]

That face has specific milling on it, so might be affected by the scratches.

 

Maybe I'm just picky, but if they've treated it that badly it's got that level of scratching, how else have they mistreated it that you can't see?

[Lamil]

Hmm

I'm not sure if I'll buy the driver in that case, It must be why it's pretty cheap haha.

 

Thank you guys for the answers

[BIG STU]

8 hours ago, Kenny B said:

Most of the scratches can be cleaned up.  How does anyone get their driver face so scratched up??  Must have only been used on the range with dirty range balls.  Clubs stay looking much nicer when hitting clean balls.

They may have been around here in this salt and sand environment. No matter how careful one is as in hitting clean balls and wiping down in this area after a while around here they will get beat up. IMHO does not affect the performance one bit. Me I am of the school if the performance is not affected then the cosmetics do not affect me. But that is just me. If I was purcchasing that driver I would use my high resolution phone camera to check for cracks etc

[Kansas King]

Looks like the driver spent some time on the range which is generally okay. Cleaning the face should help a little but there are likely quite a few scratches in there. I don't see anything on that face that would affect performance. If you're going to buy it just make sure to carefully inspect the head for any dents, cracks, separation, etc. Also, closely inspect the shaft and look for any significant defects beyond surface scratches in the paint. Even better if you can hit it. If you can hit it and everything seems good, it's probably good. 

[Lamil]

2 hours ago, Kansas King said:

Looks like the driver spent some time on the range which is generally okay. Cleaning the face should help a little but there are likely quite a few scratches in there. I don't see anything on that face that would affect performance. If you're going to buy it just make sure to carefully inspect the head for any dents, cracks, separation, etc. Also, closely inspect the shaft and look for any significant defects beyond surface scratches in the paint. Even better if you can hit it. If you can hit it and everything seems good, it's probably good. 

I have to get it mailed to me, so I will probably pass on it. It's just very cheap (140 dollars).

[Paul Hedrick]

18 hours ago, Lamil said:

Hello MyGolfSpy

I've been offered to buy this driver, but I'm not that experienced with golf equipment,

so I'm just curious if the marks on the driver face will clean up, or if it's wear marks?

Have you hit it?  How did you do?

[Lamil]

I got a few more pictures of the driver.
It's hard for me to judge it, so I really appreciate you guys help

 

[Kansas King]

Outside of the crappy regripping job, I don't see anything wrong with it solely based on pictures. I can't figure out what they did when installing that grip. Is it an Arccos grip and they just stretched it to the max? IDK. You'll probably need to get it regripped if you buy it. The driver is probably cheap because of the grip and cosmetic condition. On my scale of risk, this club is a more risky purchase, say 7/10 on risk. The weird grip makes me wonder if they did any other weird things to this driver but that is impossible to tell by the photos. The hosel looks okay and I'm assuming it's the factory shaft in the driver.

Final conclusion:

Price is commensurate with cosmetic condition. Overall risk of purchase solely based on photos: 7/10. Risk is 5/10 if seller explains why the grip is the way it is and the explanation makes sense. 

[ChitownM2]

Looks like a club that has hit a bunch of sandy range balls.  That could honestly be one range session, $140 is a good price for a radspeed and I wouldn't be worried about the face, most of the scratches are likely just in the paint.  Definitely one of the drawbacks of all these clubs with black faces, they look good when new but it only takes a couple of balls to make them look shoddy.

I wouldn't hesitate to buy the club, just ask the seller if the scratches are in the paint or if they are deep and proceed accordingly and pay with Paypal.