Equipment
Can I build a quality bag of used clubs for under $1,000 using only GolfAvenue.com?
I’ve always wanted to try this. When I was in high school (1992-1995), the internet wasn’t really a thing. To find the right gear, you would either have to pick your way through used club bins at the local muni or country club or in my case hit up Puetz Golf in Seattle. I remember thinking, even back then, “What if there was a book or newspaper or anything that had it all in one place at my fingertips?”
Well, welcome to now. With multiple sources online to find pretty much anything you would ever want, I wanted to see if I could build a solid bag spending no more than $1,000 (total) using only GolfAvenue.com as my venue.
What shall I end up with? Let’s find out…
*All choices second hand and at least in “good” condition…
Driver: Ping LS Tec 9 degree w/ Grafalloy Bi-Matrix X flex ($224.99)
Why? It’s packed with tech two to three years ahead of its launch, and it might be the only shot to buy something on the cheaper that has new tech built into it.
4-wood: TaylorMade Raylor 16 degree with Dynamic Gold S300 ($29.99)
Why? It’s a classic, it’s cheap, and it’s three clubs in one. 3-wood, 4-wood, and hybrid. With the new balls, it won’t spin all that much as well.
Irons: Ping I200 (3-PW) w/ Nippon Pro Modus3 105X ($549.99)
Why? Simple solid irons with good shafts at a decent price. The tech in these still holds up today, and you can’t argue with a Ping I golf club in any form.
Wedge 1: Mizuno MP T-Series 53 w/ True Temper Dynamic Gold Wedge Shaft ($42.99)
Why?: It’s a Mizuno…and it’s 43 bucks!
Wedge 2: Ping Tour Gorge SS 56 w/ CFS Stiff ($38.99)
Why? Grooves of venom, and for the price, it’s a lot of bang for the buck.
Wedge 3: Ping Glide TS 60 w/ Dynamic Gold S300 ($59.99)
Why? Very versatile grind with great grooves.
Putter: Odyssey Tri-Force #2 ($70.99)
Why? It’s a classic and I used one 20+ years ago…(Where did it go is the real question…)
The grand total…
I failed. But only barely! I went 17 bucks over…
If you are a buy-sell-trader, check out Golf Avenue! And let us know if you succeed in building a better bag for less money.
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- Daniel Berger what’s in the bag accurate as of the Farmers Insurance Open. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
6-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
Irons: TaylorMade P770 (3), TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC 2011 (4-PW)
Shafts: Project X Denali Blue 105 TX (3), Project X 6.5 (4-PW)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-12F), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-14F), Callaway Jaws Raw (60-08C)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (56, 60)
Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Mini DB
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy PistolLock 1.0
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Wrap
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Check out more in-hand photos of Daniel Berger’s clubs in the forums.
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What are the driver and shaft combinations of the best golfers in the world? For gearheads, it’s an endlessly interesting question — even if we can only ever aspire to play LS heads and 7 TX shafts.
At this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, GolfWRX got in-hand looks at the driver setups of a wealth of players.
Check out some of the most interesting combos below, then head to the GolfWRX forums for the rest, as well as the rest of our galleries from New Orleans.
Rory McIlroy
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @8.25)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride MCC
Alex Fitzpatrick
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride MCC
Daniel Berger
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees @9)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Wrap
Rasmus Hojgaard
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
Grip: Golf Pride MCC
Alejandro Tosti
Driver: Srixon ZX5 Mk II LS (9.5 degrees @10.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 75 6.5
Grip: Golf Pride MCC Plus4
James Nicholas
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (8 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Kevin Streelman
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Sang-moon Bae
Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (9+ @8)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Russ Cochran
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke (9 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD TP 6 X
Grip: Golf pride MCC Align 
MJ Daffue
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (10.5 degrees @9.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green RDX 65 TX
Grip: Golf Pride ZGrip Cord Align
Check our more photos from the Zurich Classic here.
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- Rasmus Højgaard what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Prototype (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX
Utility: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 85 TX
Irons: Callaway Apex Pro (3), Callaway X Forged (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 130
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S, 56-10S, 60-06C)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X
Putter: Odyssey Ai One Milled Eight T DB
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Hojgaard in the forums.
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Daniel Berger what’s in the bag accurate as of the Farmers Insurance Open. More photos from the event here. Driver:...
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Rasmus Højgaard what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic. Driver: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)...
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Sam Burns’ what’s in the bag accurate as of the RBC Heritage. Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond S (9 degrees...
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RunsWithScissors
Nov 14, 2020 at 7:02 am
Seriously, a Taylormade Raylor? Now that is a trip down memory lane. Might as dig up some Powerbilt woods (the kind made out of trees) and an Acushnet Bullseye putter.
There are way better deals to be found on eBay. Here’s a set I kludged together using recently completed eBay transactions:
Putter: Taylormade Spider Tour Putter $55.00 + $14.90 S&H
Wedges: Callaway Mack Daddy4 Set, 50*/54*/58* KBS110 Tour Issue Stiff $100.00 + Free S&H Irons: Callaway Apex CF16 (5-PW) Project X 6.0 $353.00 + $10.00 S&H
Hybrids: Callaway Apex ‘19 Set #2-18*, #3-20* Catalyst 70 gram 6.0 Stiff $249.00 + Free S&H 3 Wood: Callaway Epic Flash 13.5* PX Evenflow 55g 6.0 Stiff $89.00 + $15.00 S&H
Driver: Ping G410 Plus 9* Alta 55 Graphite Shaft Stiff $113.00 + $10.90 S&H
Total cost: $1009 including S&H
I’d be more than happy to game this set of clubs from eBay.
CdnPlaya
Nov 13, 2020 at 9:28 pm
You overpaid on alot of this… I built my set for $1200 CAD, 2017 model year of equipment. Easy when you know what to look for.
Rob
Nov 12, 2020 at 11:59 am
Now try doing that when you’re a lefty. So many less options to pick from when it comes to used clubs
Tim p
Nov 11, 2020 at 6:33 pm
Golf Avenue sells clubs that are way over priced to what they’re value is. Don’t forget tax and shipping good luck with it
Richard
Nov 11, 2020 at 3:32 pm
I enjoyed the exercise. Keeping in the spirit, I tried it out and I think I put a great bag together while staying under the $1000 limit.
P- Odyssey Metal-X #7 $53
Dr-Callaway GBB Epic Sub Zero 10° $199.99
2H-Cobra BiO Cell Black $55
7W-Cobra SS Hyper Steel $14
4H/5i-PW-Cobra King F7 Combo steel New $515
GW-Mizuno MP T series blk nickel 53°/8 $33
SW-Taylor Made Z Spin 56°/12 $65
LW-Mizuno MP T5 blk ion 58°/4 $61
Grand Total: $996 & change
Ben
Nov 11, 2020 at 10:29 am
Well, living in France, where it’s not that easy to find good used golf stuff, i bought 4-SW+AW Tom Wishon 575MMC for about 400$ on golfclub4cash in Scotland, a 40$ TM Burner (from 2009, not very forgiving for my slice and a very strange sound, but i am rarely outdriven by my counterparts when i hit it right), a 47$ Ping 913F 13° 3W with diamana D+82 shaft by a french local retailer, and a 100$ SDLR rescue at Golfbidder in England => that’s a 600$ bargain for some quality material i guess – i kept my ping a-blade putter i was offered for my 15th birthday and used the spare money for a little bit of fitting on the new-used irons…
Mike
Nov 11, 2020 at 8:30 am
Since it doesn’t look as if there’s any ‘fitting’ involved here, why the heck would anyone pay that much for those irons? If you’re any type of average player or esp a beginner, after hitting those for as month & seeing how unforgiving they are, you’ll quit the game.
Ever heard of ebay? Callaway pre-owned? I recently bought a 6-AW set of 2019 big bertha irons for about $625. Yes, I paid $100 more but I’m getting a much, much better set of NEW irons.
AR
Nov 10, 2020 at 6:01 pm
GolfAvenue prices are a joke. You could build a much better bag setup for far cheaper buying off of Kijiji or Facebook marketplace. Prices are plumetting now as golf season is ending for much of North America.