Equipment
Forum Thread of the Day: “Most expensive equipment mistake?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day discusses the most expensive equipment mistakes that WRXers have suffered. Whether it’s because the equipment didn’t live up to expectations or just failed to impress, our members have been sharing what’s been their biggest disappointment equipment-wise.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- OspreyCI: “This one is easy…. Getting fit by Club Champion for a TM M2 driver. $1k mistake!”
- TheWildThing: “Spending $300 on a brand new Nike Vapor Speed driver. I remember testing it on the driving range after I bought it and I couldn’t hit it as far as my old Titleist 975F 3 wood, lol. The sound and feel off the face was absolutely terrible. I subsequently sold it on eBay and bought a Taylormade M2 driver. I’ve always loved using Nike drivers, although this one was a major disappointment IMO. Possibly a counterfeit?”
- jjj912: “Brand new Ping woods (D, 3W, 5W). Let the sales guy talk me into them even though I didn’t intend to buy woods. It was a while back, so I’ve forgotten how much I spent, but I know it was on the order of $700. I never hit them well and eventually sold them to a relative for pennies on the dollar.”
- caniac: “TS3 driver. I had a great fitting. All the numbers were fantastic. Hit it long and straight at the Titleist Thursday. Couldn’t hit it worth a flip on the course! Gave it about a month, and traded it for a Ping G400 Max.”
- mrp2wash: “That would be a brand new TS3 with 6.5 T1100 White 65g this past spring. I fell victim to the excitement of the new series and ‘self fitted’. Never got comfortable at address with it and can’t hit a fairway to save my life. Now it is collecting dust, and I’m back to old reliable – a 910D2.”
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)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
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
Irons: Srixon ZXi7 (5-P)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i80
Wedges: Cleveland RTZ (50-MID, 54-FULL, 58-MID)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i105
Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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geohogan
Dec 30, 2019 at 9:39 pm
Most expensive mistake is buying an expensive club with a cheap OEM shaft.
IMO, if your going to pay big bucks for a club, put the money in the shaft.
Not A Hack
Dec 27, 2019 at 12:40 pm
Getting “fit” for a Titlesit 917 F3 3 wood with a Graphite Design AD-DI 6S. The head and shaft combination did not work for me at all.
Mercifully, I was able to lessen the blow by transferring the shaft into my F9 3 wood.
Alex
Dec 26, 2019 at 5:51 pm
Bettinardi bb40. My fault didn’t get fit and liked the rossie style putters. Way too firm for me and the grip seemed greasy. Bettinardi makes good stuff I should have got fit first. Did give my wife the cool like green cover before I traded it though.
David Lehmann
Dec 26, 2019 at 2:52 pm
Anything PXG?
John B
Dec 27, 2019 at 2:30 pm
GolfWRX has nothing but positive reviews with PXG. And as a PXG owner, I can say not many clubs in my life have felt as good as a PXG. A very close second would be anything made by Mizuno.
george steen
Dec 27, 2019 at 7:06 pm
It’s average equipment