Better to stick with your clubs or change regularly?

[peteman29]

A lot of you guys seem to be changing your clubs every year. I have had the same irons and 3w for about the last 3 or 4 years and don't have any intention to change any time soon.

 

I have tried other irons: Mizuno's and TM RAC but I feel comfortable sticking with what I know. I do have a few drivers and have used different putters. I also interchange between a 2i and a 5w depending on how I'm swinging.

 

I reckon it's better to find some Irons you're happy with and use them until they're done. Maybe y'all just got too much money.

[CRutherford]

Not really, we jest love new golf clubs. To me, equipment is one of the great things of golf.

[Bushy]

well I say you cant beat blowin some cash on a new piece of equipment and making your mates drool...

[armygolfer]

I have to agree with you on the sticking with clubs, I love checking out new clubs, but once I find somethiong I like I stick with it for a long time. I find I am that way with alot of things in life.. I stuck with the same 3 wood irons and putter for a long time, and didnt change, my Driver being the ony thing I havent got comfortable with one yet. Once I play with clubs for a while, I geet acustomed to them and dont like to change, because I know what those clubs will do for me. about 2 years ago I bought some Callaways, which just didnt get comfortable to me, and I have now moved on to Titleist 735's and I think they aint leavin for a long time!!

[Sisu]

I bought new irons in 2005 and again this year. Prior to that, I had my irons since 1999.

 

Just couldn't get the distances down with the new irons last year, so made this change.

Hope to keep these for several years if I feel comfortable with 'em.

 

I change putters alot, but plan to stick with this 2 ball blade...for now.

 

Have had my 3 wood for 4 years....driver for 2

[nikemike]

I don't have a problem changing drivers or maybe even a 3 wood because for the most part, you are trying to get the most distance out of those two clubs. I can see changing wedges too as you may need more or less spin. But when it comes to irons and putters, unless you simply have a set that doesn't fit your game, there is absolutely no need to change. I've got my distances dialed in and have had confidence from day one with them. To me, a putter is a putter is a putter....... I don't believe technology can have a great effect on something that only moves 2 feet. Just my .02 (cool)

[pschu75]

I've owned 7 sets of irons since 1999 :crazy: . And believe it or not, my game has not gotten any better (cool)

 

I've come to believe time is better spent practicing vs. "researching" the latest and greatest clubs, but I think we all know that. The clubs I own right now are more than adequate and I'm sticking with them until I can become convinced that they are the problem. Right now the problem is I haven't practiced my short game in over two years :huh:

 

Pete

[LonghornSpencer]

Just look inside the bags of some tour pros, How many still play/ed Eye2's? If it was not for the $$$ and new contracts I beleive many of the best players in the world would not change that often! Me personally, I have played the same irons, looking for soemthing new but don't think it will happen, since 95 same fiarway wood since 2000 and the same putter as long as I can remember. Now driver that is a different story all together, wonder what the weak part of my game is huh??

[Sam-Tee-Time]

It depends.

 

Driver/Woods - It seems difficult for me to find something that works consistently in terms of a head/shaft combination, but once I find it.......I tend to stick with it for 2-3 years until a new iteration of the product is better.

 

Irons - I love to demo irons, but once I find a set, I stick with it for generally about 3-5 years. However - I've really been rotating and selling/buying a lot of backup/testing irons lately.

 

Wedges - I don't like to switch wedges too often. I've only played 2 different pairs of wedges in my 8 golfing years. As with irons - backups are another story! (cool)

 

Putter - I've sold/bought many CAmeron putters lately, but they've been all backups or projects. My gamer has been in my bag for 3 years, and my previous gamer was in the bag for 5 years. I don't like to switch putters often, but I DID buy a 34" identical putter to my gamer (35") that I'm experimenting with.

 

OTOH - I have several individual clubs that I buy/trade/sell just to try them out at the range. I'm very impulsive with these, but they are NOT my gamers.

[cornbred19]

i generally stick w/what i get...i just bought a new driver this year bc the clubface on my old one was collapsing after 7 years of use...have the same putter i bought i'm guessing 10 years ago...replaced the fairway woods bc the 5 wd broke at the hosel (it was an old persimmon hogan) and i replaced the 3wd, (bb warbird), which all the sudden i just couldn't hit...i'm saving for new irons now...

[Spumoni]

You can't be Club-Ho if you don't keep buying & trying the new stuff.... (cool)

[Johnny]

I change irons , woods and driver's alot... last year my handicap dropped by 3..I'm hoping to drop by 2 this year.

[bd8802]

When I find clubs I like I stick with them, but I like to mess around with a backup bag to try new stuff and to have something on hand if some buddies come sans clubs and we want to play.

[mat562]

I reckon a change can be a bad thing sometimes.

 

I'm on my 6th set of irons in 20 years (my last set of Mizunos lasted 5 years) which isn't bad to say I've always played forged irons, except for a stint with beryllium Eye 2s.

 

Drivers tend to stay for a while too. My current driver's been in a year, the 975J before that lasted two, and the 975D stayed for 3 or so.

 

3 woods tend to be a comfort club for me. I used the same one from 1992 until late last year, when I changed to my current one.

 

Wedges tend to wear out pretty quick for me. I change them every year or so, letting the snd club in particular get pretty beat up before it goes. Always been a 588/Vokey man, the Clevelands since 1988, and the Vokeys the last few years in the main.

 

Putters I do chop and change a bit, although there's definite Anser/Newport feel to my arsenal. Sometimes, I imagine I'm Tom Watson and the old Pal gets an outing...

 

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

Except putters.

[Goose]

It depends. I generally stick with my equipment for a while.

Irons- I have had my Irons since the beggining of Summer 04', i am getting new irons for this spring because i have worn them out. I dont change my irons bc i make educated decisions before i purchase them and get them custom fitted. I make sure i like my irons before i purchase them. The only reason i am geting new ones is because the grooves are starting to go on the old ones.

 

Woods- I usually get a new driver at the beggining of the season or when a new one i really want comes out. I got my 905T at the beggining of last summer and am goin to get the new 905R at the start of this season. I got my 3wd in the fall and am very pleased with it so i wont be changing it too soon.

 

Wedges- i change when the grooves and bounce go...and theyre gone so im getting new wedges this spring as well/

 

Putter- I have a few camerons but i stick to my Scotty Newport 2 Pro plat... it is custom fitted and weighted just to my likeing. I may get a couple new scotty's but i will most likely stick to the one i have.

 

 

Change is about preferece. I only change irons/ wedges when they get worn.... drivers woods putters etc change when something newer and better comes out.

 

 

 

Dan"goose" (cool)

[Titleist87]

I just put my Callaway War Bird 3 wood back in my bag. This club is 10 year old (with a new shaft) - but I can hit it anytime and anyplace and jsut as long as anything else I've tried.