Anyone else have trouble saying good bye?

[stickfish]

Haven’t played much this year and did an honest (well I tried anyways) assessment of my accumulation of clubs and what I really should get rid of as I’m not likely to play them again when I do go back out.  Managed to select a duplicate G400 Max driver ( lots of internal debate there) along with two Odyssey putters that I wanted to like but just couldn’t get along with. That’s it, three clubs total as I talked myself into keeping everything else for a variety of reasons, some of which included future grand children who should get exposed to classics.   Anyone else have trouble letting go?

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[caniac6]

Not at all. I have a few old Ping putters that I inherited after a relative passed, but besides those, if they are not used, they are gone.

[kmay__]

I'd keep the 2nd g400 max if I was you. 😆

[jholz]

I hold on to pretty much everything.

 

I'll let my brother peruse my collection from time to time and let him have a club or two. Other than that, I'm a hoarder.

 

Luckily, I don't buy that much equipment. Some in my in-laws' basement. The rest in a backup bag at home.

 

You just never know when a 20 year old club might come in handy.

[stickfish]

22 minutes ago, kmay__ said:

I'd keep the 2nd g400 max if I was you. 😆

I know.  Bought it because the reviews on here and it works for me.  Let go of a 10.5 with the stock Hazardous and keeping a 9.0 with a AD-DI.

[Is Golf Fun or Work]

As a reformed club ho, a couple years back I sold/traded most all my extra clubs, sans a few sentimental faves, and still have 3 full sets for guests to use.....it was sort of hard but when I looked at what I had paid and what sold for, it became clear why not a club ho anymore.

[braincramp52]

Clubs are like a bad girl friend. They're gone in a flash. 

[Abh159]

Aside from 3 putters (which I switch between), and an old wedge I use for random chipping in the backyard I don't have any spare clubs.

 

That being said, I also rarely buy new equipment. I learned a long time ago that new equipment isn't going to make you play any better so these days the only time I upgrade is when I absolutely have to. When that happens whatever I upgraded from just gets thrown in the trash.

 

If you need help letting go just think about this... Do you really want to force your kids to wade through all that useless junk when you die?? My parents cleaned out all the junk in their attic a few years back as a service to me and my brother, and I'm very thankful for that 😉.

[Pepperturbo]

I have closets in the garage from shafts, clubs and such.  When I am gone, my son can pick and chose, then sell them and pocket some more $$$$

[Jifmoli]

I am the type that "if I don't use, I don't want it around either" most of the time anyway. I swear nearly everytime I get to the garage coz of all the #@!! in there.

 

Get rid of it.

 

What I have done in the past is keep the longest iron in the set (3 or 4) and sell the rest. Then even having them shafted took too much space...

[stickfish]

14 minutes ago, Pepperturbo said:

I have closets in the garage from shafts, clubs and such.

I boxed up all the unused shafts and have them put up and out of the way.  Occasional I do get in there searching for something I know I have, or at least don’t recall not having.  

[third-times-a-charm]

Nope. I sell everything. One in, one out. No reason to have all that stuff around.

[Ghostwedge]

I can't believe your wife lets you park that stuff in front of the fireplace.....😎

[stickfish]

This one is in the basement which was finished and mainly my golf room before a hundred year rain came along.  We still had it so much better than Eastern KY right now, feel for those folks.  

[ChaosTheory]

Maybe you guys haven’t yet experienced this with parents and such.  I’ll give my perspective but you might not like it.  Your wife, kids, and grandkids are not going to want all that crap.  It will be a giant pain for them to deal with, just adding to all the burdens they will already have.  A lot of times it just gets dumped at Goodwill or the landfill.

 

Save a favorite putter or 5 iron in case a kid would indeed like something from Dad’s golf gear.

[jbrunk]

No trouble letting go. Sold off a bunch of clubs this year: woods set, 2 irons sets, wedge set.  
 

Here’s all I have left:

(Not pictured: everything I’ve bought since this photo was taken)

[NJpatbee]

I have some mint hickory shaft clubs and antiques golf balls left to me by my father that I hang on to but tend to give away clubs that I no longer use.  For some reason I still have all the fly rods that I have owned even though my serious wading days are over.

[WristySwing]

On 8/5/2022 at 10:21 PM, Snowman9000 said:

Maybe you guys haven’t yet experienced this with parents and such.  I’ll give my perspective but you might not like it.  Your wife, kids, and grandkids are not going to want all that crap.  It will be a giant pain for them to deal with, just adding to all the burdens they will already have.  A lot of times it just gets dumped at Goodwill or the landfill.

 

Save a favorite putter or 5 iron in case a kid would indeed like something from Dad’s golf gear.

 

Yup exactly.  It's hard enough letting go in death, but it can quickly turn to a bit of frustration if they have to get rid of literal junk after you're gone.  Just think back to so called legendary clubs of 40 years ago, Ping Zings, Wilson blades, Spalding blades, Anser putters, etc.  What are those actually worth now?  Basically nothing except for the people who were around at that time to appreciate it and want it for some sort of nostalgic purpose.  Sure you have a few rare Ping putters that are worth quite a bit or the odd rare iron set that has a special finish or offset profile that was not mass produced, but by and large, this junk can be seen in every Goodwill from here to Timbuktu for between $5-$20.

 

Unless you have an actual reason to hold onto it (i.e. its a backup bag for guests or you're waiting to gift it to a relative who is starting out in golf), then trade it in or sell it and use that money for something else.  I've been in the industry long enough to see people hold onto stuff they think is valuable for far too long and it eventually becomes worthless.  Golf clubs are tools to play a game, not show pieces.

[Motoboss]

I have the usual accumulation of woods and wedges, a couple of bags and way to many putters. I am in the purge state, I just haven’t started as of yet! I know I need to start the process but have procrastinated too much.

 

 I’ve kept my old set of Eye 2’s as a Sunday/guest bag in an old L8 carry bag along with a vintage Spaulding TPS III putter and a 1968 Anser putter which was my first. I have issues getting rid of them as they are the only set I have ever had, passed on from my Father after his passing.

Recently got “my own” retirement set of G425’s and will never look back, nor buy another set. Same for my putters, way to many accumulated over the years and was just fitted for a new Ping PLD Custom and feel everything else is now free to go as I’ll never do better than one built specked for me.

 

Last year we went through the whole property clean out of parents property and decided we should never leave our mess to someone else. Making our situation worse is we have no children and few close family members so more than likely our junk would end up at Goodwill or a homeless facility anyway. Which neither is a bad thing, just a lot of work for strangers.

 

 I have very few emotional attachments to material things and “purging” is not the problem. Just the time commitment to do so!

I’d rather be playing golf 🙂 

[GolfGuitarsCars]

I would start with the Top Flite balls.

['Noles2013]

Your “areas” look like an Edwin Watts.  Sell em and put it in your savings.  I get collecting putters but I’ve never understood people who hoard numerous 20-30 year old iron sets that never get used.  

Edited August 8, 2022 by 'Noles2013

[bvmagic]

I told my wife in order for me to get rid of some stuff I have to get some golf boxes.  What I didn't tell her is I ordered more golf stuff to get those boxes....

[miles2go]

I’m finding it’s very expensive to sell/ ship used clubs via the Bay and other venues.  Unless the club is something special, it’s not worth the time and effort to list it and really, you don’t net much $$ in the end. I prefer to donate most of what I don’t use to local junior golf programs.  Keeps the garage clean and the wife is forced to complain about something else. 

[St Jimmy]

I've given away half a dozen iron sets and a few drivers the last year and a half. 

Growing the game! 

[ChristopherMcDonald]

Posts like this make me feel better. I'm struggling to convince myself I've earned another set of irons when I only have one. 

[JahSteve]

i tend to sell a club to buy a club... Other than a full set of ping BECU's, a few putters and a GW for the backyard all is gone. . 

[JAM01]

Items not used get sold, to make room for other clubs that will get sold. Except for an Odyssey dual force 505. 

[NoTalentLefty]

The basement has 6-53 degree set of Titleist AP1s , 6-GW of PXG Gen4 XPs, Mavrik 7-GW , 4 Drivers, multiple putters, wedges, fairway woods, and hybrids. Yes I have a problem. 

[HoosierHacker89]

I’ve been a one in one out guy most of my life. I sometimes will keep some extras around, but frankly I don’t play enough to have extras anymore. Plus nothing I own is custom or rare, so I can always buy the same thing again later if I want to 

[Albatross Dreamer]

One backup with few exceptions (i.e. maybe have a couple different style putters) is my rule of thumb. There's a reason most clubs aren't in your bag right now. Otherwise sell them or look for the kid/young adult that's on the course but sadly playing with a bunch of crap and help them out would be the way I go.