I want your old golf clubs
Anyone out there want to donate their old golf clubs to my youth golf team? I’ll pay the Fed-Ex charges. Just e-mail me (dave@backwoodshome.com) with your mailing address and I’ll ship you a pre-paid mailing label so you can FedEx the items to us.
I’ve been trying to think of an easier way to raise funds for the youth golf club, and it occurred to me that a lot of people probably have old, but good, golf clubs stuffed away in their attic. I do — or did — until I brought them into the team room, which is part of the BHM office building. If some of you have golf clubs you no longer use, we would put them to good use.
A pertinent story: A high school freshman member of our team loves to Tee-off with my TaylorMade R7, L-flex driver. He, like me, has a fairly slow swing (he because he is young and I because I am old) so the L-flex suits his swing. I’ve been letting him work a few hours here and there at the magazine stacking boxes and sweeping floors so he can save up and buy the club, which probably costs $75-$100 at a golf shop because the club is a couple of years old.
But it occurred to me that once he gets that club, he’s going to realize that now he needs some good wedges, maybe a good 3-wood he can hit. The proper clubs are important to an aspiring young golfer. Crummy clubs often lead to crummy performance and a loss of interest in the game. So I thought I’d solicit clubs, beginning here.
An abundance of clubs would serve two purposes:
(1) The kids could try the various clubs every Wednesday when we play at the local course and see which ones fit their swing.
(2) We could sell some of the clubs to raise funds, probably taking other clubs in on trade and resell them.
We’d make the kids pay for the clubs they like, giving them a steep discount and letting them work at the magazine or a couple of other businesses in town that have decided this youth golf club is a good idea. Simply giving free stuff to kids does not foster self-reliance.
Anyway, if you’ve got clubs, I’ll take them and I’ll pay the freight. If they’re real good clubs, you could probably talk me into giving you a free subscription or renewal to the magazine. I’m easy!
October 16th, 2009 at 4:26 am
One of my facebook friends wants to know if you want ladies clubs Or just men’s. (I’d think that ladies could be good for kids. But what do I know.)
October 16th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Ladies clubs are fine. We have several girls in the golf club. Plus, ladies clubs are usually L-flex, which are perfect for the smaller freshmen boys whose swing speed is below 80 mph. Once they get over 80 mph they typically need to graduate to an R-flex.
October 19th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Dave,
I have a couple of real nice bags. They were given to me as premiums from vendors. I know one of them has a company name on it, but isn’t a cheapy.
They’re yours if you want them.
October 20th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Mark: We’d love to have your bags. I just got off the phone with FedEx Ground and they said I have to send you a pre-paid label, so if you can e-mail me (dave@backwoodshome.com) your mailing address Iwill do that. Unfortunately, you’ll have to package the golf bags up yourself. Dave
October 22nd, 2009 at 8:49 am
Dave:
Good for you to support this effort. I wish I had some clubs to donate, but I’ve never really thought much of golf. I’d rather be doing some real shooting! Speaking of which, did you ever think of starting a shooting team or club at the school? Now that would be a really handy skill for kids to learn.
Mike in Montana
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:06 am
Mike: A shooting club would be fun. Most kids around here here already know how to shoot, own their own guns, and many get their deer every year.