An investment in your golf – and your happiness

So we started this podcast with the question, is it worth it buying new clubs? I- if we try to change it around now and say therefore it's worth it, why would you say that buying new golf clubs are worth it?

Well, it definitely improves the pleasure of the game.

You get the most out of your ability, and I think what's also important is that club fitters, that they don't oversell.

Often for somebody, five or six irons could be enough.

They probably don't need a driver, three wood, five wood, unless you're probably at a higher level of play.

Mm.

So it just increases the fun of the game and, you know, w- why do we play the game? I think that most people would say, "I play the game because I actually enjoy it."

Yeah.

What seems to be the average turnaround time just in Europe and also in the United States and in Australia for the purchase of a new set is seven to eight years.

So that's quite consistent around the globe.

Mm.

I think while, you know, it's an investment, but you're gonna hit thousands of shots with these new clubs, and you're gonna use them statistically for seven to eight years.

So I think it's definitely worth it just to improve your enjoyment.

And if you divide up the amount you spend by the amount of shots you're gonna hit, then it's not a massive amount of money you're giving out.

But once again, everybody has a budget and it depends on the person.

Yeah.

I was just gonna say the same.

If you split that amount on the eight years, it's not that big of an investment anymore.

I actually know someone, a Golfstr member called David Leith.

He's coming up with this plan now where people can actually lease their clubs just like they lease their car.

Yeah.

That's an interesting concept.

[laughs]

I'd have to think about that, but I'll probably give him a call.