Who pays for your clubs??
wholeinwon
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I have been noticing lately in the junior forum many of you have brand new equipment, TOUR equipment and the majority of the time top of the line equipment.
I was just wondering how you all can afford to purchase thousands worth of clubs been young?
I am 19 and this is how my bag came about....
*prices in Canadian funds!!!!
Ogio Pivot Bag- bought used in the paper for $40 last year
Titleist 983E driver- bought by my parents for my 18th birthday $279
Titleist 905S driver- first driver I bought myself on Friday off Nafazati? on golf WRX for $149
Callaway X-14 Pro Series Irons 3-PW- bought at Toronto golf and Travel show for my 16th birthday by my
parents again. $650
Wilson Fi5 irons- first iron set i bought myself. traded in the X-14's for $180, cost $480 with tax.
Wedges- got all these through winning various gift certificates at my course. 3 wedges FREE
Putter- bought at a store going out of business for $50
Balls- i buy from a guy i golf with $5/dozen of used ProV1's...if i play a tournament I'll buy new ones.
Up to this year I PERSONALLY have only spent under $1000 on balls, clubs, bags, etc. since I got my Cally X-14's in 2001.
My parents have spent about $1250-$1500 plus $400/y on memberships for me and tournament enteries.
ME- $1000
PARENTS/FAMILY- $3000-$3500
^ in 5 years about.
How about you ballers with Tour equipment??
I was just wondering how you all can afford to purchase thousands worth of clubs been young?
I am 19 and this is how my bag came about....
*prices in Canadian funds!!!!
Ogio Pivot Bag- bought used in the paper for $40 last year
Titleist 983E driver- bought by my parents for my 18th birthday $279
Titleist 905S driver- first driver I bought myself on Friday off Nafazati? on golf WRX for $149
Callaway X-14 Pro Series Irons 3-PW- bought at Toronto golf and Travel show for my 16th birthday by my
parents again. $650
Wilson Fi5 irons- first iron set i bought myself. traded in the X-14's for $180, cost $480 with tax.
Wedges- got all these through winning various gift certificates at my course. 3 wedges FREE
Putter- bought at a store going out of business for $50
Balls- i buy from a guy i golf with $5/dozen of used ProV1's...if i play a tournament I'll buy new ones.
Up to this year I PERSONALLY have only spent under $1000 on balls, clubs, bags, etc. since I got my Cally X-14's in 2001.
My parents have spent about $1250-$1500 plus $400/y on memberships for me and tournament enteries.
ME- $1000
PARENTS/FAMILY- $3000-$3500
^ in 5 years about.
How about you ballers with Tour equipment??
Comments
just my .02 tho
Total over the last few yrs: probly something like 150 bucks at most.
Im currently in the process of switching all of my clubs over to Titleist except my driver (TM R5 TP) but those will be coming through either a friend there or through the college rep. or a rep I know that told me to give him a call if i ever wanted to switch over, so they wont cost much of anything. Probly going with Titleist 904 15*, Titleist 680 blades 2-9 (maybe pw), and vokey 47* (if i dont play the 680 pw), 58*, and 63*. These clubs will be payed for by my parents partially as a gift for getting into a solid school as well as the fact that theyve saved thousands over the past few yrs for not having to buy me clubs or replace shafts when they break etc. or buy me shoes etc.
I'd have to agree with the above about appreciating it more altho I havent had to pay for anything my parents and I have an understanding, if something breaks during the normal course of play (usually the companys fix it for free for me) but if they dont theyll pay but if I get pissed off and break something or scratch a putter from slamming it on a cart path then its my problem to fix etc. I mean I have the option of getting the titleist for 80-100 bucks depending on shaft or getting a sonartec 3 wood...tried both and after my dad said id have to pay the 240 dollar difference btwn a new sonartec and a new titleist...i quickly went with the titleist. lol.
Titleist 910F 17° (set to 16.25°) w/ MFT Kai'li 75 Stiff
Titleist 913H 21° (set to 20.25°) w/ Diamana S+ 82HY Stiff
Titleist AP2 4-9 w/ XP 95 S300
Vokey SM4 46°, 52°, 56°, 60°
Scotty Cameron GoLo S 34"
3 wood, i payed for
irons, my brother got me a killer deal on them, so i took em didnt pay much i think it was like 50$
wedges: brother got me a deal for 50 each which i payed
putter: took from my brother
anyway: ping g5 comin in to replace my g2.g2 bought by parents, g5 bought by me but im trading in the g2 so it wont cost me so much
mp-33:bought off t-bone for a very reasonable price!!thanks t-bone!!!
rac mb 2 iron: bought for 50euro by me
taylormade tour bag: bought for 50euro, yes 50 euro!!!
cg10 and 900 bronze:bought by me for 160euro for bought, bout 200dollars
ping doc:bought by parents{looking at a nice scotty that t-bone has!!!]
**And for balls, I only play the highest quality Titleist Pro V1 and NXT Tour shag balls that people leave in golf carts after their round. Haven't paid for a golf ball since July of '04.
I made a lot of money just doing the work that I did, but also I took up some caddying jobs at some bigger tourneys that I got a good deal of cash, that all went towards helping my parents pay for some of my tournaments, and all of my equipment needs. I admit, that I did not pay for balls, gloves, or tees this year at all, but everything else was paid for out of my own pocket. Paying for your own stuff does make you appreciate it much more.
My current set-up:
DRIVER - Cleveland Launcher Comp 9.5º w/ Grafalloy Blue ProLaunch 65S
- Titleist 905T 10.5º w/ Aldila NV 65S
3 WOOD - Titleist 904F 15º w/ True Temper Dynamic Gold S300
HYBRID - Titleist 503H 22º w/ Aldila NV HYBRID 85S
IRONS - Cleveland CG2 4-PW w/ Rifle Project X 5.5
WEDGES - Titleist Bob Vokey Oil Can (50.8 and 54.10) & Spin Milled (Tour Issue)
58.08 (all) w/ True Temper Dynamic Gold S400
PUTTER - Scotty Cameron Newport 2
I went through a TON of drivers this year, mostly switching between Cleveland Comps and Titleist 905's, and I currently have one of each. I bought a brand new Comp from my pro at the beginning of the year for $150, and then later tried the a 905T 9.5º with a NVS and really liked that, so I bought that for $250 (which was a good deal back in April when they first came out), and then a swapped back and forth with different lofts and shafts all throughout the year, just trading in, and getting a new one out of the shop if I wanted to try one out. The only reason why I could do this is because I babied all of my drivers, so it looked like they had just been taken out to the range to hit a bucket of balls - so that's the driver story.
My three wood, I just bought one at the beginning of the year, and never changed. My pro didn't like the steel shaft, so I just paid him $100 for it, and off I went.
Hybrid - I played around with a Halo at the beginning of the year when they first came out, but I liked the more iron-like hybrid, so I just went with the 503.H. Total I probably paid $140 total after I put the Halo back in the shop.
Irons - I bought these towards the end of the year, I had been wanting them for a while, and I finally bit the bullet and laid down 3 bills for them from a Cleveland Rep, and then a few months ago, I threw some PX's in there, which my parents got me for a Christmas present (which I think he gave her installed w/ grips for $210).
Wedges - I love playing around with wedges, but I have always been a Vokey guy. I just pick up a new wedge if I see something that interests me, so I normally pick up a few of each finish, and then play around with them a little bit, return them, and keep the ones I like, so I probably spend $350-$400 a year on wedges.
Putter - My parents got me it for a birthday present two years ago.
The rest of my money goes towards tournaments, now that I am getting into the more national events, and playing in more and more tourneys every year I feel obligated to help them out. This year, I wrote my parents a $1,000 check to go towards gas, some of my tournament fees, and the tour memberships.
- Bryan
Nike 460cc Ignite $175 for xmas
Nike CPR $59.99 Xmas money
Nike Procombo (2k4 model) $399.99 Bday money
Nike SW xmas gift from friend in exchange for a TW hat.
Putter came with my old starter set.
Balls: I piled up on em
3-Wood- E-bay $43 w/ shipping, brand new.
Hybrid- Free, gift from fellow member.
Irons- 2nd Swing $199 very light use. Sweet combo set.
PW- 24.99 E-bay
54*- Haven't gottn it yet, hopefully I can find one cheap on E-bay
60*- 9.99 E-bay
Putter- $65 fellow member.
Bag- E-bay $65 again basically brand new.
Total, me $407
Parents $237+ Tournament Fees.
I've bought a few other random things, balls grips, shaft installation and I'll be getting new shoes in the next week or so. Christmas was good this year so the irons were paid for and I sold a bunch of other stuff to fill up the PayPal account. Next year I'll be caddying so I will hopefully save up enough for a new driver and shaft for my 3-wood. Diamana?
Then my warrior hybrid my parents bought cause all you had to do was pay shipping which was 20 dollars.
3-SW came with my dads starter set which he bought two years ago and he gave me those.
Putter-I just bought of TGW for 14.88 and I Love the putter
My bag I got for christmas which was about 85 dollars.
Shoes: I got for christmas from proshop for 30 dollars from my g-parents.
Balls are a mixture of golf balls people give me. I had like 300 given me to this past spring. So I was set there. And my uncle just gave me another 100.
My membership is I pay for half and that is 165.
So its a mixture of both. But my set didn't really cost that much as you can tell.
As most of you know i am a Titleist nut and that is pretty much all i will play. My parent have been great. My driver i traded in a bunch of old clubs to bring the cost way down. I Ordered my 905T 9.5* w/speeder 757 and only had to pay $120 cash for it. My irons m parents bought for me in summer 04'. My 3 wod was part of my birthday gifts. My dad knew i needed a new one so we got it for $80 bucks or so brand new then took it to get reshafted and fitted. My wedges i bought for $70 a piece brand new from my pro. My Scotty cameron Newport 2 pro plat my parents bought for me like 4 years ago. My Newport beach i bought myself for like $150 brand new. I aslo Got My JAT Proto at and unbelievable price which i decided to pay for as an investment knowing that i could sell it later. My grandmother bought me the Futura and Rescue mid TP as gifts. I got my 503.h from my pro for like $100 bucks. My bag my dad bought me and he bought me my new team bag( i ordered them for the team). Balls, gloves and shoes i get at dicounts but mostly free. My swing coach has a Titleist/FJ contract and a contract with RL Polo. So i get balls and gloves pretty much free and shoes at discounts. I always get the demos to play with whne the rep drops him new stuff to try out.
My parents or me never pay full prce for anything bc of my coach and pro at the club.
My tournaments are definately the most expeensive of all. My parents see it as an investment though bc in working toward earning a college golf schpolarship. I dont even want to estimate what they have laid out i just am very gracious and thank them all the time. But sometimes like many, my parents say they cant pay for the travel and everything to a tournament so if i really want to play in it i will buy my plane ticket and what not.
I cant thank my parents enough for all that they have done for me. I am sooo thankful, they are the best parent anyone can ask for and not just because they biuy me stuff but because of their undieing love for me as well as always being there if i need them.
Dan "goose"
Because i work at my local pro shop my pro gives me very good deals on clubs and i have also got some good deals on ebay so i havnt paid full price for a club yet.
know how u feel!!!none of my family, uncles or aunts on mom and dads side, cousins[all kinds of cousins!!!!], grandparents on both sides,uncles or aunts in law never touched a club!!!
Balls And Tees And Clothes I Don't Pay For!
Oh and i'm with u other guys! ONE DAY I PICKED OUT THE KING COBRA 460 SZ AND I SHOWED IT TO MY MOTHER AND SHE ASKED IS THAT A PUTTER I SPLIT MY SIDES AND HIT THE FLOOR LAUGHING!!!!!!!!!!!
Anybody From Ireland Know Any Other Ways To Make Money I.E CADDYING or get clubs cheap (DONT SAY EBAY, MY PARENTS HATE IT AND I WAS AVOUT TO BUY A MINT FUSION 5 WOOD FOR 130 EURO!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
im from ireland and the best way of makin money is definetely caddying.near me in adare and doonbeg you can get 200-250 euro for a days caddyin.the americans just throw money at you.their v generous with their tips
To put it simply I am a club hoe.
Luckily my Dad is too so we have our own little support group
Here is a run down of the equipment that just I purchased last year:
Drivers:
Cleveland Launcher comp tour- aldila NV 85 Stiff. 600.00
Titleist 983 e YS 6 Stiff 500.00
Taylormade r7 quad aldila NV Stiff 9.5 500.00
Taylormade r5 dual TP- diamana 83 stiff 800.00
Titleist 905 s Purple ice stiff 650.00
Callawy ft3 Tour issue- 9.5 Sccra tour 60 stiff 700.00
Taylormade r510 tp Speeder 757 stiff. 300.00
Fairway woods:
Sonartec ss 3.5 Tour platform 26.3 stiff 300.00
V steel tour Dynamic gold SL stiff 200.00
Taylormade rescue dual tp 14* Diamana h stiff 475.00
Taylormade rescue dual tp 19* 475.00
Titleist pt 15* 50.00
Irons:
Cleveland CG1 dynamic Gold stiff 1200.00
Cleveland CG2 Tour Concept stiff 1400.00
Titleist 690 mb tour grind Dynamic gold stiff 560.00
Taylormade rac lt Dynamic Gold stiff 1000.00
Bridgestone j33 forged combo stiff 1000.00
Ping s59 Cushin stiff 800.00
Ben Hogan FTX Dynamic gold stiff 1100.00
Callaway x tour Dynamic gold stiff 1300.00
Wedges:
Titleist vokey 256- 52, 56, 60* 500.00
Taylormade rac satin 52, 56, 60* 450.00
Bridgestone j33 forged 52, 56, 60* 350.00
Ping mb 54, 58* 275.00
Putters:
Scotty Cameron JAT 35" 800.00
Scotty Cameron studio stainless 35" 350.00
Scotty Cameron Red x 33" 400.00
Ping Anser x 32" 100.00
Odyessey 2 ball 35" 175.00
Remember the equipment listed above are clubs I used for this year only!
I f you were to add up the cost of these clubs it means that I spent $17 310.00 , add about 3000 for balls, shafts etc., 5000 for tournaments etc. and other clubs I have forgotten about and I am up close to 25,000-30,000 in equipment!
I am *@&;!&*$ nuts!
Cobra F9 8* w/ TBD
Titleist F3.05 w/ Pro95, X
Fourteen Proto 2i w/ DG X100
Mizuno MP-18 FLI-HI 3 W/ Nippon Modus 125, X
Mizuno MP-18 SC 4-6, MP-18 MB 7-PW
Don White Custom 52* & 58* w/ DG AMT T.I., S400
Bettinardi BB34 Tour Stock w/ Tungsten Weights
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3 and 5 wood 904 5 wood and sonartec 3 wood got with birthday money and chores money
irons- titleist 735.cm - bar mitzvah present from my parents
wedges - i payed for them with money i got from caddieing.
putter - scotty cameron pro platnium - my grandparents got me it for my barmitzvah.
wow....at least you put the money to good use. my only question is where do you live where rescue dual tps cost 475 and j33 combos cost 1000......are they all tour issused??