Where the hell is my 9-iron?

by turnover on Jun 22, 2009 6:30 PM EDT Comment 9 comments

Quite some time ago - maybe a year or more - i managed somehow to lose my 9-iron. After searching through the lost club bins at the courses i had recently played, I gave up and set about to find a replacement.

I've tried finding it via a couple of online "club-finding" sites, to no avail.

Has anyone here had any luck with any of these sites? Is there a site anyone can recommend?

Thanks in advance.

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TO, what kind of club is it? I’ll scout around and see what I can find.

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by Ryan Ballengee on Jun 22, 2009 6:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well...

…it’s a Ram FX2 GT Steel 9-iron, R-flex True Temper shaft. An econo set purchased about seven years ago, it has nevertheless proven to be very playable and very durable. I can get a whole new set on eBay for about $180, but I’m a lowly liberal arts guy with little discretionary income!

If you have “connections”, I’d be grateful for your help.

"Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into a even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose." - Winston Churchill

by turnover on Jun 22, 2009 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That’s a tough one, TO. Where are you located? I used to go to a second hand sports equipment store around here called Play It Again Sports that had just this kind of thing.

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by Ryan Ballengee on Jun 22, 2009 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm in Huntsville, Alabama.

We once had a Play-It-Again, but it closed several years ago. I’ve been in contact with a few on the online operations that specialize in this sort of thing, but I’ve not yet had any luck.

Crazy: If I were trying to replace a saucer from long-dead great-grandma’s wedding china, I’d likely have no problems. But a seven-year-old 9-iron? S.O.L., my friend.

"Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into a even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose." - Winston Churchill

by turnover on Jun 22, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Since this isn’t a set of clubs you’re probably not going to be playing with for the rest of your life – how about going through Golfsmith.com to find something similar enough to yours to fill in for the time being ? You can build a club for around $15.

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Jun 22, 2009 10:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

test

by metro18 on Jun 25, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Look in the haystack next to the needle

...from the land of pleasant living, Baltimore.

by One-Eyed Golfer Guy on Jul 4, 2009 5:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Have you called Ram ? I know they are pretty much an exclusive line for Sports Authority – but you never know what might be laying around someplace.

1-800-666-8143, Ext. 2335

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Jul 4, 2009 5:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I did call them.

And while the customer service guy was friendly, he was no help at all.

"Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into a even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose." - Winston Churchill

by turnover on Jul 6, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs