Golf Gear Addict-Time to STOP!!!!!!
Congrats on liberating yourself and admitting this addiction. You are not alone and I suspect never will be.
Over my 11 years I have owned.
12 sets of irons, from fazer, mizuno, ping, maxfli, callaway, wilson and 6 sets of Titleists.
5 faiway woods. Ping, Titleists.
4 Rescues. Benross, Titleists, Cobra and Yonex (best of the lot.)
8-10 Putters. Odyssesy, Ping, Scotty's, TM's, a few cheapies aswel.
Drivers - oh dear God! - how many drivers???? I've used cheapy no names to Ping's, Mizuno, Callaways, TM's, Titleists, Benross, never used a Nike though. Can't honestly remember.
Loads of different flex's on all clubs from Xstiff to regular. A few years ago i weighed 26 stone (now 13) and changed god knows how many sets as my body and strength altered over time. Have lost a lot of distance from all clubs as a result, but at least I can see my feet now, and the more important things i n life.
Even yesterday i used the Trackman monitor and confirmed what I knew that my current driver is the most accurate and reliable i've had, yet today I'm still thinking about straying to other models just in case....
interestingly I have never changed my wedges... have had the Cleveland 588 lob wedge for 9 years and the vokeys for 4-5. (shouldn't have mentioned that as it will get me thinking about different loft and bounce combo's again. D'oh )
Ultimately, about a year ago I accepted that it was the fiddler not the fiddle that needed fixing, looked at my game, noted i would never be a long hitter and went for accuracy instead. Have since won a couple of medals, one club cup competition and realistically could drop 3-4 shots off my handicap as and when the medal comps come round.
Buying gear gives an instant buzz, no question, but if you want to play golf and improve I recognise that finding something that works and sticking with it, is the only way forward.
now to go and look at some GPS gear, this has got to be the most essential bit of gear in existence, up there with H2O and oxygen. if only i can find my credit cards.....