Equipment
U-try brings the “try-and-buy” model to online golf retail
Global Value Commerce has rolled out U-try, the golf industry’s first exclusively online club trial program.
Golfers can test new drivers and fairway woods from Callaway, Cleveland, Cobra, TaylorMade, and Titleist. After selecting up to two clubs via the Global Golf website, paying a $25 trial fee per item, participants receive the club(s).
Within 14 days, customers either keep the club(s) and pay the current list price–less the trial fee–or return them with a prepaid shipping label. The program is currently limited to drivers and fairway woods, but hybrids, iron sets and additional brands will be offered by late spring.
“Buying golf equipment is a significant investment…with U-try we’ve created a risk-free opportunity for our customers to spend time with new clubs and determine what is right for them,” says Ed Byman, CEO of GVC.
As a bonus, each U-try driver includes a complimentary Arccos Driver unit.
Based on some questions in this the forum thread about the U-try Program, GVC have put together these answers to GolfWRX members’ most frequent questions.
Brands Currently Available:
Callaway, Cleveland, Cobra, Mizuno, TaylorMade, Titleist, XXIO
Are these clubs new or demo clubs?
Every club in the U-try program is new. Once a club is trialed as part of the program, it is taken out of the rotation. No club is sent to multiple customers as part of the U-try program.
Can you test different shaft options?
If you’d like to test different shafts for a particular model, you would need to order two U-try clubs, and select the different shafts (if available) when you configure your selections.
What is the cost for damaged clubs?
U-Try clubs are meant to be used; however, if clubs are returned with damage beyond normal wear and tear, but are still capable of being repaired by our in-house repair team, we will notify you via email and we will charge your credit card for these repairs according to the repair charge structure below:
| Damage Description | Repair Required | Charge per Damaged Club |
| Excessive wear or damage to grips | Grip Replacement | $2 |
| Damaged shaft | Shaft Replacement | $30 |
| Shaft separated from clubhead | Shaft Repair | $10 |
| Ferrule damaged/replacement | Shaft Repair | $10 |
| Incorrect shaft and/or shaft adapter | Shaft Repair | $10 |
| Rattle in clubhead | Clubhead Rattle Repair | $10 |
Do I have to return the Arccos Driver Sensor that come with my trial club?
Customers can keep the Arccos Driver sensor free of charge, even if they choose to return the club it was sent with. (Arccos Driver retails for $29.99, so this covers the $25 trial fee and then some).
See what GolfWRX members are saying about U-try in the forums.
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4
3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
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5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
Shaft: Oban Isawa Red Hybrid Shaft 04 Flex 70 Gms
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Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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Carol Cardinale
Apr 20, 2018 at 10:44 am
Wish you had more available for women. I need a Taylor Made M4 high loft, at least 12.
Rich Douglas
Mar 11, 2018 at 12:58 pm
I clicked “like,” but I think it’s a silly idea. Not from the company’s perspective–I hope they make a mint. But the worst clubfitter in the world is you. Yes, you.
Go to a professional and get fit. All this trial-and-error–all that club-chasing–gets you nowhere. (Except off to Golf Galaxy to buy the latest thing–that doesn’t fit you either.)
It’s not the bow-and-arrow, it’s the archer. Still, a great archer needs equipment fit for his/her particular game. Go get fit.
bill
Mar 10, 2018 at 11:38 am
So desperate now they are trying to give them away… but at MRSP.
Birdswing Golfer
Mar 10, 2018 at 4:39 am
Woohoo! all new drivers $25 each all mysteriously go missing in return shipping
Wonder if you can U-try some aftermarket shafts too!
Ha, great Idea but it won’t work
Birdswing Golfer
Mar 10, 2018 at 4:38 am
Woohoo! all new drivers $25 each all mysteriously go missing in return shipping
Wonder if you can U-try some aftermarket shafts too!
Ha, great Idea but it won’t work
Mr. Replier Guy
Mar 9, 2018 at 6:27 pm
What about skymarks and/or dents?
Where will the discounted, already hit drivers show up?
cinch bugs
Mar 9, 2018 at 4:48 pm
and where’s the catch…