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Golf Club Heaven?

IrishGolfer

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Where do old clubs go when they get cast aside by the Ho? I now have 3 sets of irons, 5 drivers, 2 x 3 woods, several wedges, a seven wood, numerous putters, etc. all lying gathering rust. I tend to give out clubs to friends on long term loan. But I'm always loathe to get rid of them altogether. I gave a work colleague a set of MacGregor blades last year that I really regret doing as they were beautiful clubs and he's just a beginner.

I'll bet most of you have clubs lying around (in Neal's case he has a house full of them!! LOL) gathering dust that have been accumulated over the years.

Should there not be a Golf Club Heaven which takes in abandoned and cast aside clubs? Seriously though, there should be a charity that could gather these up and give them to a worthy cause (inncer city kids, developing nations etc.).

Any thoughts?
 

Andy_79

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Absolutely, Marko.

I have thankfully sold all my sets of irons from over the years, bar my first set; Translines. I would be lucky to get a tenner for them, right enough :D

I would be more than happy to offload various bits and bobs to those in developing countries, etc, who are not just as fortunate as ourselves....
 

Kilted Arab

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IrishGolfer said:
Should there not be a Golf Club Heaven which takes in abandoned and cast aside clubs?

Absolutely not.

Mine are going to the flaming pits of Hell.

And may they burn for eternity.
 

DaveE

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IrishGolfer said:
Should there not be a Golf Club Heaven which takes in abandoned and cast aside clubs? Seriously though, there should be a charity that could gather these up and give them to a worthy cause (inncer city kids, developing nations etc.).

Any thoughts?

I think your hearts in the right place on this. I have some old stuff that's not really worth selling but would work fine for a begginner. I know I'll never use them again but it still seems wrong to toss em'.

You might be on to something Irish.
 

wirehair

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I teach in an inner city HS in Dallas. I usually give my excess stuff to the golf coach and he gets another kid on the course.

He usually has 2 teams, an A team with golfer kids and a "B" team that's made up of good athletes who finish football in the Fall & then get "enrolled" onto the golf team. This is really a great deal for those kids. They get outta school at 1:30 every other day, the muni's let them play free (walk), and the 1st tee arranges lessons (my $40 a half hour pro donates her time).

Think about that for a nano second...Warm, sunny March afternoon, golf course or Algebra class. Hmmm....

Anyway, I bet he could use a couple of sets of irons, to put into the hands of 18 yr old athletes. It's sorta fun to watch those kids hit a ball, they all think looooong. You're never sure where the ball's gonna come down, but you know it's gonna be a long way away.:)
 

obagain

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Mar 29, 2005
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I own a piece of heaven.
I buy and attend demo days all over the country buying old clubs. It's a tough job but someone has to do it.
We also do club work for 15 touring pros so we have access to tour equipment. I hit the callaway x tour driver yesterday and it is much better that the ft-3.
Every year we clean our old stuff and give it to the first tee program.
 

nocleats

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I'm not sure about the rest of you guys, but I know where mine seem to go.... My clubs were stolen out of my garage - TWICE!!! First time was the wife's fault... last time was all me. Oh well, it is one way to get new sticks... although I don't really recommend it.

Jimmy - nocleats
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Rockford35

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Uh, hello! Sell them to Neal.

If a guy has a disease like he does, in my expert opinion as a golf ho, I recommend exploiting it to it's fullest. :D

R35
 

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