Purchasing Used Vs New Golf Clubs

Take a moment to consider the following two scenarios for purchasing Used vs New Golf Clubs. In both scenarios, the golfer has a budget of $1500. The scenario is that the golfer wants custom fit clubs by a leading brand, and he has $1500 to spend.

Golfer A (New Clubs): Golfer A goes into a large golf retailer having a sale and manages to get a special on a set of leading brand clubs for $1200. For his money, he gets 8 irons, 3 iron to pitching wedge, and luckily gets measured so they're custom fit to 3 degrees flat. The golfer has almost reached his budget but manages to get a special on a new leading brand putter for $300. He must now continue using his current driver, 3 wood, and desperately needs a hybrid and updated wedges. Hopefully in 12 months the golfer will be able to rustle up another $1200 for a new driver, hybrid, putter, and maybe have enough for new wedges, if not, the wedges will have to wait until the year after that.

The golfer now has a spanking new set of new irons but is having problems with his golf swing... paying money for lessons is just not in the budget. He scavanges around on youtube trying to get swing tips that are way too general and becomes disillusioned with his swing. Meanwhile, his putting stroke is questionable. Two months later he injures his back, a combination of stiff joints and poor technique. Money for physio, let alone the money to consult with a golf exercise trainer is just not in the budget. He stops playing due to injury and the shiny new clubs get placed in the closet. The golfer saves his money for physio and hopes to be able to sort out the injury and return to playing within 3months. Unfortunately, the physio money is going to have to come out of the friday night beer fund. In the meantime, the closest thing he gets to golf is watching it on t.v. Sound like anyone you know?

Golfer B (Used Clubs): Golfer B accepts a facebook page suggestion for Golftraders and keeps a look out on the posts for Ping Clubs. Within 2 weeks, a post pops up on his facebook advising that Golftraders have just received a set of Ping Eye 2's (Orange Dot, 3 degrees flat) new shafts, new grips 4 iron to sand wedge, all for $599. He sends Golftraders a facebook message and discovers that he can also buy 17 degree Mizuno hybrid with graphite for $149, and a Taylor Made rescue mid 22 degrees with graphite for $89, a King Cobra 3 metal with graphite, excellent condition for $149, Ping Tour 60 degree wedge for $99, and a Nike ignite putter for $99 in superb condition.

The golfer calls up a golf pro and books 3 lessons at $50 each, along with a golf exercise screening for $110 and one training session for $50. He has updated equipment, exercises to improve his joint mobility and is pumped for the season ahead. With 3 golf lessons booked he'll be sure to be swinging well in no time at all. Total cost = $1494. He spends the remaining $6 on a foreign brand beer celebrating what great decisions he's just made. Within 6 weeks the golfer shoots 45 stableford points and shaves 3 strokes off his handicap. He's taking cash off his playing partners week in week out and keeps telling them, do what I did 'Go to Golftraders for your golf equipment.'

Note -- all of the clubs and prices mentioned in the Golfer B example are currently available for purchase from Golftraders.



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