Most expensive equipment mistake!

[golftejas]

Ping G400 LST ... bought one at a Ping Demo day after hitting it and talking with the rep about my trajectory. But there wasn't a launch monitor present and I eventually learned that I didn't generate enough spin with this head = bad dispersion, some dropping from the sky. Got a Ping G400 MAX to replace the LST and voila, problem solved.

[nitram]

I bought a Scotty Cameron putter bending machine from a guy who was selling 2 of the 3 he had for around a grand. It worked wonderfully for blade type putters but was less than desireable for mallets so I went back to using the MR3 for most putters and the SC is mostly collecting dust.

[elwhippy]

Two howlers.

Letting a Titleist fitter set me up with S300 XP95s in 714 AP2s. Lost 15 yards a club and gained about 3000 rpm a club.

Allowing a Callaway Tour Van "expert" to shorten my irons. Totally destroyed the feel of the 5.5 Flighted Rifles and screwed up every swing weight.

 

[md_mueller]

Easily a full bag fitting at Club Champion. Luckily I didn't buy the new equipment through them or it would have been at least double the expense. Driver was sometimes super long compared to my old one, but also a hook and knuckleball machine (often both). Irons lasted less than 2 months before going selling and back to the old set. Never again will I blindly buy clubs based on an indoor fitting and no range/course time.

[eric13]

Titleist DCI 962 irons. Even had them reshafted. Just were not for me.

[Katke87]

Anything Scotty -- Squareback, Golo, Futura, Newport 2.5, 2.6. Gorgeous, but I can't get the ball in the hole as well as with Ping, Bettinardi

[altess27]

PXG Driver. I bought it brand new after going through a fitting but it was definitely not for me. I purchased it with an upgraded shaft that was really heavy and X flex which doesn't necessarily fit everyone's game. I lost a lot on it when it came to resell. Otherwise all other clubs I've purchased have lasted a while.

[tombong]

i had the option to pick up baby blades or mb001 for the same price. i chose the baby blades because i thought they would be fun to have since they're so different and small. let's just say i didn't make the best choice... i eventually sold the baby blades and picked up a set of mb001.

[msd71]

Most of these stories seem pretty mild to me. I started reading this thread hoping to see I wasn't the only disaster case, but alas I seem to be an outlier even in this crowd. I don't even know where to begin...

[GWfool]

Went to a fitting and fell in love with some Epon 703s from the first swing. In the time I ordered them they were switching generations, so I hit the previous generation and received the new generation. Beautiful clubs, thin top line, and felt great when struck. There was just some mental hurdle for me that when I looked down on them the blade length felt too long. I just felt like I had too much real estate. Pull the X7 shafts out and put them in some z745s. Tried to sell the 703s on here and had no luck (didn't put in much effort). Now the heads are just sitting in a drawer in the office.

[Mustu]

Exact same for me. Fitted for a TM M2 at Club Champion. I hit it terribly all season, but spent so much on it that I couldn't stop using it. Finally gave up and bought a cheap, random Mizuno driver from eBay that I hit much, much better. The lost golf season was worse than the $.

[Thewoods]

Agree with Golftec. Took a series of lessons. Hdcp went from 8 to 12. Couldn't work the ball both ways Couldn't hit it solidly and it wasn't for lack of practicing. They can tell you how you should swing, but can't teach you how to get there.

[MatsuYUMa]

Buying a barely used set of Epic Irons because they were a "great" deal at $750.

Objectively great clubs but the shaft/loft specs just wasn't for me. Lesson learned to always get fit.. no set is one size fits all.

 

[Myherobobhope]

Honestly? I’ve killed myself with multiple paper cuts... I’ve probably spent what it would take me to get properly fit on dumb eBay purchases and classified forums.

planning to focus this year and actually kit myself out properly.

[NCBOB]

Got sold a lot of bull by Club Champion. Bought a Titliest Driver with $300 shaft, shaft was a discontinued model and couldn’t hit the broad side of barn. Shaft was wrong stiffness. Bought CF 16’s spent about $2700 on irons 4-gap. They are sitting in a box in the attic.

[cw1209]

Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Dual Balance. All of a sudden 3 footers became frightening. Counter balancing any putter for that matter. Pulled a super stroke counter balance grip after one round.

[scctx5r]

P770 irons. Picked up a set off the bay to try cause i really loved the look of them it was a blended set p770s 4-6 p750s 7-pw had the kbs flt 120s. Couldnt strike them well to save my life. They felt so much lighter than my 718 Cbs like ridiculously lighter. Could never feel where the club head was in space and couldnt load them properly cause i couldnt feel them felt like swinging a alignment stick. Sent them back got my money refunded. #quickshipgolf return service. About 3 months later a buddy of mine purchased a full set of the p770s paid over a grand for them his golf game suffered for it. Big time and for the same exact reason Too light. Has anyone else had this issue with these irons? Ive hit all the irons in the TM p range and those are the only ones i did not like the 7-pw p750s preformed great but the p770s were just horrible.

[hookie25]

Super easy, going to Club Champion and getting taken to the cleaners for $5 G's...P790's with C-Tapers, Vokey wedges, Epic hybrids Atmos shafts, M2 3w NV Orange shaft and M4 Driver Evenflow Black Shaft....

How you doin'....don't play one single club of the bunch now, all sold off

Played some of the worst golf of my life after fitting

[texcrom]

Just happened in the last thirty days!

Picked up a set of T100’s shortly after they were released. The sign that this would go badly should have been that the wrong shafts were in the irons, and had to re-order.

Received them, and found them to be not as good as my 718 AP2’s. But did not want to give up, so traded my AP2’s toward a set of MP20 MMC’s. Luke warm reviews based on turf interaction, and in frustration, traded for a set of the 2019 P790’s.

I did pick up an M5 driver and three wood during this process, only to see two days later on this site that new models are being released in January. The driver is pretty good, and the three wood is a beast.

Decided that the T100’s were the best of the bunch, so went to shop to buy back my T100’s, only to find a guy hitting them and buying them as I was arriving.

i remain owner of the P790’s and MMC’s, while not excited about either.

So I enter 2020 ambivalent about my setup, looking for one set of irons and a driver / three wood combo that I am locked down on.

$$$$$ lost!,

[mitchs4]

Leveraged all of my high school savings for a new Scotty Cameron Newport...don't think I putted well with it one time.

[smithy23]

still undecided if it was a mistake or if im just still on my WRX journey !

Sold set of MP60's to a buddy after a promotion at work and ordered myself some Titleist CB 714s ( didnt like the mizzy offering at the time) , never really gelled with the CB's thought everyone raves about Ap2's so got some of them in the 716 model .... eugh not one for me felt massive clumpy and just not for me , so incomes a combo set of z765 and 965 srixons

 

one of the nicest looking irons ive played ! probably should have gone all z765 though as the blades prob didnt do me any favours according to a fitter but i loved em.

Finally thought was being daft playing blades so they got chopped for some 2017 JPX900 Tours that are a bit more like the mp60s i think.

Still have them but also picked up some nike vapor pro's and reshafted them as a blade set but not 100% sold on the 900Tours so this year maybe ill keep the burrowing down the rabbit hole in search of the next set.

Prob should have never sold the MP60's !

at least spent 3-4k on irons trying to replace them !

 

[thigos]

Booked a woods fitting at Club Champion for the morning after a friends wedding in Scottsdale. Proceeded to drink til 4am. Was so hung over, the whole process was useless, and even embarrassing, lol.

[Kwheat]

Haha couldn't agree more. Hate those things. The U85 DI I have on the other hand is awesome

[jjfcpa]

Thank you, that made my day.

[jjfcpa]

Had a Club Champion fitting while on vacation in Las Vegas. The Rogue X irons and KBS light graphite shaft seemed like a winner. Received them and found they did not work as well as my current games - CF19's.

Closet ornament.

[Chunking]

Mine still stings badly simply because I shouldn’t have had to spend a single penny, but Golf Galaxy and Csllaway screwed up.

 

I was playing. BB 3W from Callaway. I was money with that club! Didn’t matter if it was off the tee or turf, it was my go to on a tight fairway.

 

Shaft cracked but luckily it was still under warranty. Golf Galaxy packed and shipped to Csllaway for repair. Callaway returned a replacement shaft only! Mix between them I guess. Couldn’t locate my club.

 

the offered me the new Rogue 3W. Never could get along with it. Traded it in for a TS3, which I can play well from the tee, but it’s hit or miss from the fairway.

They wouldn’t exchange outright though, only gave me $120 credit for the Togue. So their screw up cost me $200 and I was much better with the BB 3W.

[Loose_Ferrule]

I couldn't agree more with the hybrid comments......have never been able to find one and I think ( keep telling myself that ) I'm giving up the search

[PJ1120]

Bought a used Honma driver on EBay for $600 and hate it. Tried to return it but they would only give me $300. It's so light i can't feel the head.

[cantwells]

all of the stories are scaring the hell out of me! I’ve been playing TaylorMade R7 TP’s that I bought new back in 2006. I absolutely love them, but the Rifle 6.0 shaft’s are becoming too stiff for me. I can still shoot mid 70s with them, but it is a struggle that won’t last much longer. Had a trackman fitting last week. the pro fit me With Ping i210’s. $1,100. Hmmmm.... I have decided to try re-shafting my TM’s with some regular flex shafts before I make that plunge. Worst case scenario, I’m out 200 bucks.

[craz-e]

I had a set of P750’s very briefly and sold them for the exact reason. I had no sense of where the head was in my swing.

currently playing the 718 CB/MB combo