Why do so many people have "back up" clubs??

[JDMRN81]

Perfect example(s)......my father-in-law just got back from a golf trip in Florida. They forgot to put his clubs (only set he has) on the plane. He had his club tournament 4 days later and had to borrow someone else's clubs because his were not back in time. I've also had 3 friends get their clubs stolen.

 

I personally don't have an extra set of irons currently, but do have an extra driver that was given to me. It's come in handy a few times when my Epic SZ cracked twice! When I'm in the market for new irons I'll prob keep my Z565's because they were fit for me and I hit them great. I'm not going to get a good return on them so why not keep as a backup for peace of mind?

[bladehunter]

binge and purge.... the purge is why im not considered a hoarder..lol

[SoCalTitleist]

I have extras but thinning it out .

 

I really see no need for backups , the used club market is massive and you can pick up anything you want in an instant .

 

I can run over to Roger Dunn on my lunch and build a complete bag for a few hundred bucks.

[Carp]

I get bored using the same clubs all the time.

Not relying on my equipment for my livelihood though.

[playa]

I like to leave a set in club storage and have a set in the basement. First world problem not to want to drive 5 minutes to the club to get my sticks. Could be after hours I guess. They're easy to buy and hard to sell. But, I lost the head of a hybrid warming up for a big tournament and swore I'd have a back up from then on out.

Losing the head of the hybrid was a sign. I hope you took heed and ditched getting a back up.

[Tnew23]

What I've learned from this post is that keeping all three sets of the irons I own and all my golf equipment in my car trunk is a horrible idea lol. I guess I should spread out the equipment in case someone breaks into my car.

[Mcgeeno]

Definitely move some gear out of the car!

 

I know it’s the easy thing to do leaving it in the trunk but it’s burned me...

 

I even got the car back a couple days later but there were no clubs in it when I got the car back.

 

 

[leftie]

Well I don't have backup clubs but came close. I traded my Nike Vapor Pro Combo 2015 model for the TM P770. After several weeks I wanted to keep the VPC's so went to collect them from the shop only to find they had sold them the day before!. Damn good set of irons and may look to get a set to backup the P770.

[Optimus-Par]

I have a second set, but I don't think I'd call them "back-up" clubs. They stay at the beach house for when I play while there (which is every time I go, 8-10 times a year). I decided to do it out of convenience - to be able to not have to pack an entire golf bag every time we went to the beach. And because God knows, with a middle school son, teenage daughter and wife, the space to pack extra items I want to take in the van is limited! I got clubs that were similar, like forged cavity back irons and wedges with similar grinds. But I did have a threshold of money I wanted to stay under to make it worth it in my mind for the limited number of times I would be playing with them. Got some deals on ebay and grabbed the irons in the final weeks of Golfsmith closing. Bottom line is convenience.

[indianalawnguy]

Not sure how you could have played golf for a living and not had a second set of clubs but stranger things I guess...

 

I've always had at least one set of backups. They're always an identical set so they are still the ones I play and practice with. Gear wears out, gets broken, gets lost, needs repairs and gets stolen. It would be like making a living with your car and driving around without a spare tire. To each his own. :-)

 

I have plenty of clubs. Iron sets, drivers, putters, wedges etc. I could prob throw sets together in 15 minutes. Ive given away more clubs than ive kept. I'm talking about going out and buying a club strictly as a back up club!

I should have made that clear in my first post.

[Baitkiller]

Good friend and client of mine is Looooaaaaddddedddd. Like F you money loaded. He came back early from Ohio and we went golfing. He played like crap and was bitching about how much different his clubs were from the ones he has at home. Now I know the sticks he was using are the same set he has had down here for at least 2 years. I was kind of taken aback to realize he didn't have exact matching sets. I mean these are OTR Calla way shovels. Nothing fancy and he doesn't have two exact sets? Even an OTR Odyssey putter. I don't get it.. why bother?

[Puppetmaster]

I don't have back ups, just "rotations"...

[wcbjr]

Boredom. Travel clubs. Set with softer shafts for winter or for when I can't swing hard. Failed experiments.

 

Lots of reasons.

[BrianMcG]

Because it's slightly more enjoyable than burning a big pile of money in your driveway.

[Tingting]

It lets my primary set know that they are easily replaceable.

[KCCO]

Funny, an instructor friend of mine told me a story the other day...

 

He's teaching a lesson, student asks to hit his club. Decides he likes it so much he would like a quote for a set. Sends over a quote... Sure, I'll take 'em. Ship me 8 sets, I like to leave a bag at each club I have a membership.

Def not an exaggeration, and happens for sure. I know someone that did this with 3 sets of 0311T irons. His reasoning, his money; why anyone else cares I'll never know?

[Chadwickog]

can't say I buy new clubs for backups but I do have an extra bag thrown together with decent clubs I found super cheap. My buddy plays them when he's around, hasn't been able to afford a new bag for himself.

[North Butte]

Because buying clubs is way more fun than getting rid of them.

[bobcat]

For the same reason they have insurance!... :tongue:

 

:golfer:

[18thbunker]

'Still evaluating which of these sets will be my gamer.......funny thing....I am on my fifth year in this evaluating process....none of these sets distinguished themselves yet.......might have to see if that new AP3 will do the trick....

 

Till then, will hold onto selling any of them.....,'

 

Perhaps this is the reason why ?

[bigred90gt]

Not sure how you could have played golf for a living and not had a second set of clubs but stranger things I guess...

 

I've always had at least one set of backups. They're always an identical set so they are still the ones I play and practice with. Gear wears out, gets broken, gets lost, needs repairs and gets stolen. It would be like making a living with your car and driving around without a spare tire. To each his own. :-)

 

I have plenty of clubs. Iron sets, drivers, putters, wedges etc. I could prob throw sets together in 15 minutes. Ive given away more clubs than ive kept. I'm talking about going out and buying a club strictly as a back up club!

I should have made that clear in my first post.

 

I think people are still missing the point.

 

That said, there doesn’t need to be a point or a reason. Some people are paranoid somethingnis going to happen, some people want a second new one in case one breaks and it’s been discontinued (easily feesible with the product cycle these days), some people just have more money than sense. No need for someone to justify their reasoning, but I find it a bit curious as well, just don’t care enough to ask.

[Carl Spackler3]

I leave at set at my Dads back home so I don't need to travel with them

[Gh05t]

cause golf is life.

[indianalawnguy]

Not sure how you could have played golf for a living and not had a second set of clubs but stranger things I guess...

 

I've always had at least one set of backups. They're always an identical set so they are still the ones I play and practice with. Gear wears out, gets broken, gets lost, needs repairs and gets stolen. It would be like making a living with your car and driving around without a spare tire. To each his own. :-)

 

I have plenty of clubs. Iron sets, drivers, putters, wedges etc. I could prob throw sets together in 15 minutes. Ive given away more clubs than ive kept. I'm talking about going out and buying a club strictly as a back up club!

I should have made that clear in my first post.

 

I think people are still missing the point.

 

That said, there doesn’t need to be a point or a reason. Some people are paranoid somethingnis going to happen, some people want a second new one in case one breaks and it’s been discontinued (easily feesible with the product cycle these days), some people just have more money than sense. No need for someone to justify their reasoning, but I find it a bit curious as well, just don’t care enough to ask.

 

Exactly. I should have been more clear in my original post. Like I said a few posts ago...i could throw together 8 different sets of clubs with what I have that I haven't sold or given away.

I'm talking an "A" set and a "B" set nearly identical all the way through the bag.

The main reason I posted is that I had a guy buy an Epic AS from me last week. I told him to take it and go hit it and give me some cash if he liked it! He went on to tell me that it would strictly be a "back up" driver!!! This guy is a chop! A total reverse- sandbagger!!!! I just wondered if this was the thing to do lol??? I don't care how other people spend their money and I totally get the collectors and dual residence folks. It just got me thinking and I couldn't help but wonder if this guy has identical clubs sitting next to gamers and if others do the same?

Sorry for the confusion...my mind goes way faster than my typing! Tim

[gvogel]

I hate to part with old friends.

[18thbunker]

I have 3 sets of irons....

 

1. Mizuno MP14 ----- This are the irons I purchased brand new around the time I started to play golf. This was a special/custom order but the original buyer never picked it up. So I paid almost nothing for the set....but the shafts were an inch too long. I played with this set for almost 11 years. I tried to sell it....for 20% less that what stores are selling them used......no hit. Trade them in ? hahahaha..... I left this irons in the Bay Area and still game this when I am there....which is quite frequently.

 

2. Mizuno MP68 ----- Current gamer. Purchased this used.....love these irons.

 

3. Hogan Ft. Worth ---- I fell in love with these irons, but did not have the funds to pay for the brand new store price. Then a few months ago, went into one of the 'big' internet golf sites....paid way way less than what Ben Hogan is currently asking for them on their internet price.

 

Why have a backup ? None of these are backups.....I still play all of these depending on the course and wind conditions or even my mood. MP68 with the DG S300....great for windy conditions as the ball flight is lower. Hogans, with the KBS Tour-V tend to go higher......

 

But then again.... I am not asking others to justify why I need to keep them other than..... I like all these clubs equally and still play them.....not collecting dust.

[Tre4ISU]

I used to have a backup of everything but my iron set. I started getting rid of stuff. I still have 3 putters, which are all very different, just in case I'm looking for a different feel, but I only have one of everything else. It's been kind of nice, really. If I had the money, I'd pretty much buy a new set every year and then get rid of the ones I liked less for a new set the next year. I just don't think I'd ever use multiple iron sets during the course of the year but I'm impressed that people can do that.

[Boricua Golf]

I have a back up set of irons (Callaway TA Prototypes), love them, but my current setup is doing amazingly well, so, the backups will continue to be that "backups!!!"

[wkuo3]

I also must confess that I have a weakness.

 

Even when I play the current set of golf clubs very well, I'm still looking to add to the collection stored in the garage.

" Back Up Set" is nothing but an excuse ? Right ? For me anyway.

 

Thus, often times I'd go back from the current set to the back up set....... many of them could not even make the rotation in one season.

Time flies, so some of these clubs will probably ended up on the market later.

 

Plus, as one of my buddy said, this is not bad comparing to what else could be addicted to... LOL !

[John9213]

I don’t have a backup set that is the same as my gamers because I don’t see the point and I don’t play competitively or for a living.

Now I do have four full sets of clubs that are all different though.

My gamers are in my sig. This is the set I travel around the country with. They are forgiving and replaceable and the ones I use the most

 

Old school set with MacGregor MT Pro C irons, ping anser putter, and Titleist 905r driver. These get played about once a month.

 

716 AP2, M1 430, Betti Studio stock. The set that would be my gamers if I didn’t travel 300 days a year. Gets played regularly

 

Mp 32, Epic SZ, SC Newport. This set stays in Georgia at my other home so I don’t have to pack the golf bag.