GOOD GOLF DRIVER UNDER £100?
GOOD GOLF DRIVER UNDER £100?
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I bought my set from there about 3 months ago after not playing golf for about 14/15 years and I can't fault them at all. 2009 Wilson Di7 irons, 4-SW, and to get myself used to playing again they're great. Came in bloody brilliant condition, like they'd never been used before! Just using a cheap putter & driver at the moment but looking at a second hand Ping Rapture v2 3W (£63) and a Callaway Big Bertha Alpha (£95) to keep myself ticking over.
A question I would like you to answer, if possible, is what is the difference between just a cheap putter and an expensive one? Like a cheap £20 Dunlop jobby vs a second hand Odyssey or a brand new big brand one like the Taylor Made TP collection etc. as it's putting in particular that I find is killing my rounds.
For me its....erm....Iet me think now.... ZERO!!!!
and i pIay aIot of goIf, 5 handicap....
what about everyone eIse?
My favorite site for finding good quality used clubs would have to be golfavenu.com. They give you pictures of all sides of each club and they always have multiple options for each club ie. right or left hand, different flex, different lofts, as well as the usual "very good" "good" "new" etc. options.
5-6 months after their release I picked up a set of Nike Vapor Pro combo irons 4-PW,AW with DG Pro stiff shafts for $500 CDN (£300) (€338) from someone who purchased them and said "He couldn't hit them and was going to buy the Vapor Fly Pros instead".
I just picked up a Callaway Great Big Bertha Epic Subzero 9 degree for $200 CDN (£119) (€135) off another person on Kijiji. Then I picked up a Fujikura Speeder 665 Evolution II Tour Spec and Aldilia Rogue I/O from Callaway pre-owned for $222 CDN (£133) (€150).
Now I'm just waiting for someone to figure out they can't hit an Epic 3 wood or Titleist 917 F2/F3 so I can pick that up for less than half retail. Until then I'll continue hitting my Adams Tight Lies Ti 3 and 5 woods that were brand new and paid nothing for 2 years ago. $90 CDN (£53) (€60) each.
These are all cash purchases. No tax. Think about that for a second. Top of the line forged irons, one of the best and most advanced drivers on the market and really good woods for less than some people pay for their irons new.
Cleveland hi bore driver. 9.5 degrees
Mizuno f60 3 wood
Snake eyes 600c 2 iron
Wilson Pi7 irons 3 - pw
Mizuno mpt 56 degree
60 degree lob wedge from a brand I’ve never heard off
Total cost all in lucky to be £200
After getting burned paying $400 for the Titleist 983E when they were new (worth $19 just 3 years later on trade), I vowed to NEVER buy brand new clubs again.
Now back to my R1 project X blue 6.0 but will turn to M1 and back with the tour Ad MT6X
Don't buy from individuals on Ebay, LetGo, or in person. There's just no way to be sure. The individual may not even know they're selling you a counterfeit club.
My current bag as of now back in dec 2012 i got my nike slingshot 4d irons for only $100
In dec 2013 i got my nike vrs 2012 driver for $100
In jan 2016 my rbz stage 2 3 hybrid for $60
In June 2017 my m2 2016 3 wood for $110 a trade in pre owned demo, and TM jetspeed 5 wood for $50
For the fairway woods i traded in for the m2 n jetspeed, i was using a Callaway x hot 2013 3 deep FW which i got for $40 n a mizuno mp titanium 5 wood for $30 which i both got in jan 2016
N before my mizuno 5 wood i was using a adams speedline 09 5 wood which i got for $17! In dec 2011
I got my cavity back wedges for $30-60 over the years, and i got a cleveland classic putter from 2011 back in feb 2013 new for only $30 in a course pro shop, all the rest were from roger dunn except my VRS driver which was from a mom n pop golf shop
Now im waiting n saving up for a good deal for the Callaway fusion driver n apex irona from 2014
Rocket launcher for £35 all eBay
Saved a fortune and looks a little retro
I say no more
On the subject of drivers, why would your mid-high handicapper spend £400-£500 when it really isn't going to improve your game. You can get an XR 16 for £199, Cobra F6 for £179 and the Ping G30 for £229 all brand new at AG. And if you need to pay it off over 6 months at 0% interest. Spend the rest on lessons!!!!
I Never came a crossed with a bad driver and they always surprised me how good they are.
BUT, do avoid second hand clubs with composite heads. They are fragile and I have cracked three of them. One was due to my negligence but two others were just not as tough as the all metal club heads.
With today's equipment compared to older clubs
But for third and some a fourth of the price i ended up with a Wilson FG tour driver, stiff , adjustable 8.5-11.5 loft.
Works great, might loose little distance.
3wood Ping G30, demo club.
Cobra forged One, Golfbidder, 600£ , excellent condition, costs 1100£ new in sweden.
Have not money to buy a good putter yet, so i bought a crappy one for 20£, as my savings building up.
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I use a PRGR EGG 3 wood & get the same distance as a Taylormade M2 2016 driver.
2. Yes. I recently bought Wilson Staff Triton at $77 as new with rogue shaft. It's a steal.
Thanks for the video!
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Condition bought for £88 on eBay 9 months ago.
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When r u coming to India??
My own Taylormade Burner driver [circa 8 to 9 yrs old design] was bought 2nd hand for £45 about 5 years ago
Don't know how much it was new but I can say it was a bargain for me; totally love it.
Cheers
Ping I-15 Driver $5
Callaway Diablo Edge 3 W $4
2005 HOGAN APEX F-4 iron $30
Titleist Vokey wedges 52 60 $3 each
and a new M1 2016 3 wood for 69$us.........so for a total 215$us i have 3 new club for next season in the bag....try to beat that guys ;)
Great review Rick. Cheers
I was fitted for a G30 driver when it came out but it added nothing new to my swing so didn't buy it... also a G400 stretch... ditto.
So my bag and shed is stocked with old 2nd hand woods like Cleveland launchers, Cleveland Classic 290, Ping G5 and K15 and Snake Eyes fire forged. ALL just as good I think as far more expensive woods...
In the recent past I have started not enjoying your videos.But with this one back to your best .I have asked the question with everyone that has been custom fit .how much has handicaps come down? cause like u just proved .for a fraction of cost for new gear invest in good gear and possibly invest in lessons .keep the good stuff comin
In my opinion though, there is no substitute for lessons and practice. A well delivered club head will always perform better than a poorly delivered club head.
I recently bought a nearly new Ping G 3 wood off of eBay. I got a full-bag fit at Gainsborough 2 years ago and was fitted into the X-Stiff Tour shaft with my woods and thought I probably wouldn't demand a massive change... so slotted the 3 wood head onto my current shaft and away we went..! £100!
I'd love to see a video on the potential for retro fitting. So, if I pick up a set of forged irons on golfbidder, how close to my spec can I reasonably expect to get them? I've been told in the past that it's easy to bend forged clubs - is that true? How easily can shafts be extended or shortened? As a double digit capper, should I be wary of any shaft that has Pro in the name???
A few commenters have already asked about wear and tear on irons. Would I still get performance out of clubs with blacked out sweet spots? How bad is pitting on the shafts?
Anyway, thanks for these videos. They have a lot more real world meaning for most of us that epic reviews
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With that said, starting with the 2018 season, I'll buy wedges new every season now that I have learned to spin the ball. Turning bogeys into pars and pars into birdies is definitely worth the price of new wedges every year.
I would love to see Pete and yourself do this for 9 holes as a vlog. Its something a bit different.
Cheers
Now I have custom fit clubs but they haven't made a massive difference to my scores but are much nicer to play with!
Thanks for watching!
And how about starter sets from Decathlon vs Starter sets from Wilson and starter sets from Slazenger and Dunlop?
I do believe newer doesn’t have to mean better. I have a 20 year old 5-wood that still delivers.
I've found that working on the correct gapping is hugely important, and gradually investing into new but the year before models is working, and practicing on the course as much as I can.
I've only had 1 lesson to iron out a fault, but this said I am sitting down with my club pro this week to look at a plan to work on over the winter with an aim to get to single figures in 2018.
Bag Make Up - Taylormade R5 Driver (£30), Taylormade Burner 3 wood (£22), Taylormade dual hybrid 19 degree (£22), Callaway RAZR X HL 5 iron - PW (£30 for set), Cleveland RTX3 50, 54, 60 Wedges (new), Cleveland CG16 64 degree wedge (free), Wilson Blackjack putter (part of an old set - free)
I would, and I think most golfers would find reviews and comparisons more beneficial in the hands of slower swing speeds. #bringbackdobby
Richard Thomas, Dallas, TX
Btw, I’ve bought several used clubs, mostly in search of a 3 wood I could hit. Turned out the problem is me.
Recently found by old favourite Titleist 910 D2 driver in my store n took it out for a round n boy was I surprised by the performance!It probably will stay in the bag for a while.
Its the indian and not the arrow and we just bought into the golf companies hype!
Please do a comparison on old n new titleist irons.
but I was wondering who there from and what the comments say on the wall behind you?
Purchased a Nearly new driver, a brand new 3 wood and a good second hand 5 wood for £120.00.
Checked the retail prices against cost and have saved £330.00. After testing clubs found they performed as good as anything i have used, and I’ve had a lot of clubs from all of the well known manufacturers.
As i sell second hand and new clubs i have found this year that the savings to be made are huge! As you would expect but the difference being clubs that were introduced in March this year priced at £549 sold 3 months later for around £250(Clubs sold are we’ll known manufacturers). All the clubs that we sold were like new with only a few round under their belts.
Keep up the good work.
(I was surprised you didn't call out the Ping Anser. Got mine for $57 and still in my bag)
Somehow would like you to demo clubs at a seniors swing speed of around 80 to 90..
I do spoil myself w/ shiny new clubs from time to time but I️ don’t do it thinking that the clubs will equate to improvements in my game. It’s really mostly just to enjoy the feeling of having something new & desirable.
That being said, I also take advantage of golf club bargains whenever possible. I’ve bought all my wedges off sales for demo clubs and paid a fraction of the full retail. (e.g. $45 for SM5 Vokeys when the SM6’s were due to be released). Compared to other clubs like drivers, the demo wedges at most stores are hardly ever hit so you can get 3 “like-new” premium wedges for the price of a single brand new wedge.
For sure I could scratch off 1, maybe 2 strokes by using Woods.
In my opinion putting, chipping and pitching more accurate and consistent, will get me lower sooner.
You should do a similar video for old irons. I'm interested to know if a fitted new set would be worth it against a roughly fitted(right type shaft and lie(ping etc) secondhand for under£200 will be just as good. For a 20+ handicap especially
Thanks for these videos. Your driver comparisons prove the new clubs are mostly sales inducing not lengthening distance.
and a Burner 5-7 with bubble shaft for £4 with other clubs.At my age do I need to spend more , on lessons may be , thanks for the vids. Maybe that could be your next challenge
car boot challenge.
Also it woukd be interesting to test older golf balls to see the difference in performance for example the difference between a titleist prov1 from 2017 and say a 2010
I got the below;
Titleist 913 D3 - £120
Titleist 915 F (15 degrees) - £95
Titleist 915 H (19 degree) - £90
Titleist 710 AP2 4-PW - £ 150 complete set
Titleist SM5/6 wedges 52/56/60 around 60-75 each club
Scotty Cameron Newport 2.5 £130
Massive, massive saving over new! Would struggle to get a new set of irons for less than this set!
All clubs were in amazing condition considering the prices!
I can’t see that spending the extra on new would be of any benefit over using that same money on lessons/playing/practice