Consolidate Your Clubs
Just a quick note….
Buying new golf clubs is fun. In the last couple years I’ve collected a bunch of high quality clubs as I’ve tested out hybrids, square drivers, numerous wedges, putters, etc.
I keep my “ideal” clubs in my bag - until a couple weeks ago, this generally meant the most expensive, newest models of each club that I had. This approach had a couple problems:
- I didn’t have confidence in some of the clubs in my bag.
- I simply hadn’t hit as many shots as I should’ve with some of the clubs.
- I had the nagging feeling that I should’ve brought a different club.
Then, I had a moment of clarity and ebayed, donated and traded my way down to my ideal 14 clubs. In some cases, I sold my newer, much-more-expensive clubs in favor of my old standby clubs. For instance, I sold a Ping G5 13 degree 3 wood with a stiff Aldila-NV shaft in favor of an old Callaway Steelhead 15 degree 3 wood.
Ditto for my Ping G2 5 wood with Fujikura custom shaft. That got sold in favor of my old Callaway Hawkeye with a steel shaft. (My most memorable eagle was thanks to this club - planted a 248 yard 2nd shot 3 feet from pin on a difficult par 5 when playing with my boss). Needless to say, I feel like I have an illegal weapon in my hands when I have this club. Confidence abounds.
I regripped everything after I painfully made my way down to 14 clubs. I went with Lamkin Dual Density Torsion Control grips - blue in color (eek). They feel nice and tacky. Not sure how they’ll perform over the long haul yet, but my initial impression is that I like them.
Guess what? I went out and shot my best round of the year immediately after doing the “get rid of the excess clubs” exercise. The decreased mental chatter alone was well worth the effort. Plus, I actually netted some extra $$ after selling off all of the unused clubs - and I earned some points with my wife for clearing some space in the garage!