Posted August 17, 201014 yr comment_161444 So I just moved to Japan and I have the good fortune of having a Golf5 about a block away (Golf5 is like a GolfGalaxy or other major golf retailer in the states). I've already started frequenting the used bin once or twice a week but I'm really not sure what I'm looking at or looking for. I'd love suggestions on what to keep an eye out for as far as drivers, hybrids, and fairways. So far I have hit/found but not bought: Tourstage X-Drive driver Titleist VG3 driver J-Spec TM R9 Superdeep All are quite expensive, so I can't exactly buy and try. Any help would be appreciated! BTW - about a 20 index, playing for about 18 months, taking lessons already, here for 3 years.
August 17, 201014 yr comment_161449 So I just moved to Japan and I have the good fortune of having a Golf5 about a block away (Golf5 is like a GolfGalaxy or other major golf retailer in the states). I've already started frequenting the used bin once or twice a week but I'm really not sure what I'm looking at or looking for. I'd love suggestions on what to keep an eye out for as far as drivers, hybrids, and fairways. So far I have hit/found but not bought: Tourstage X-Drive driver Titleist VG3 driver J-Spec TM R9 Superdeep All are quite expensive, so I can't exactly buy and try. Any help would be appreciated! BTW - about a 20 index, playing for about 18 months, taking lessons already, here for 3 years. I recommend you stay away from the Superdeep.
August 17, 201014 yr Author comment_161450 I recommend you stay away from the Superdeep. I'm not really looking for a SD, just that I had seen one in the used bin and had hit it. What I was getting at is I'm not familiar with what is worth looking at here, so I don't know when I see something worth buying. With used prices ranging from $200 - 800 for used clubs the norm, I don't want to just buy a club to try it like I might in the States. So what should I be on the look out for?
August 18, 201014 yr comment_161458 So I just moved to Japan and I have the good fortune of having a Golf5 about a block away (Golf5 is like a GolfGalaxy or other major golf retailer in the states). I've already started frequenting the used bin once or twice a week but I'm really not sure what I'm looking at or looking for. I'd love suggestions on what to keep an eye out for as far as drivers, hybrids, and fairways. So far I have hit/found but not bought: Tourstage X-Drive driver Titleist VG3 driver J-Spec TM R9 Superdeep All are quite expensive, so I can't exactly buy and try. Any help would be appreciated! BTW - about a 20 index, playing for about 18 months, taking lessons already, here for 3 years. Welcome to Japan and to TSG! As a 20 index you fit right in the average golfer category and have a world of clubs to choose from as that is the biggest segment of golfers in Japan meaning the most choice of clubs. If you want to look at drivers, I'd suggest the Yamaha D201 series, the PRGR RED 505, even the X-Drive 703, and there are many more. These are new models. Golf5 usually has a lot of used clubs and you should definitely check out last years Yamaha 4.6D RPM as well as last years XXIO and PRGR GN502 and ONOFF if you are looking for used drivers that really perform at a better price.
August 18, 201014 yr Author comment_161463 Thanks for the suggestions. I'm not set on getting a new driver, just seems that it's all they had in the used bin this week. Also very interested in hybrids and fairway woods. I read the write up on the PRGR Egg and I think I'll look out for one of those as well as the Mactec hybrids. Are there specific models of the XXIO and ONOFF drivers I should look for? Not sure what last year's models were.
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