The original Bushwood thread is overflowing like Craig Stadler's FUPA.
Use this thread to discuss tournaments, swing thoughts, equipment, and golf deals.
I thought we could also use the OP to create a WITB for ChiefsPlanet members. I'll list a poster's name and put their sticks in a spoiler tag, so you can see what everyone is carrying. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ChiTown:
Played in South Carolina two weekends ago. Hot as fuck, but had a great time. Fucking airline (United) broke my Driver, 5-Wood and 6-iron. All Ping G-25's. Motherfuckers took ZERO responsibility. My ass was roasted talking to these dumbshits, but they just kept saying that they don't cover sports equip. I have been travelling over 25 years with Golf Clubs and never had an issue. Anyone have similar experiences, or better yet, have success filing a claim with the airline?
Continental temporarily lost mine and my BIL's clubs when I went to Scotland in 2011. Caused us to miss our tee time at Prestwick, which still chaps my ass to no end. I stayed on their ass long enough to get two $150 vouchers, but we also had major mechanical difficulties on the return flight.
In the future, travel with a piece of 1/2" PVC pipe longer than your driver in your bag. Usually what happens is that the jackasses jam the clubs in too tight of a space and all the pressure is transferred to the head of the tallest club, which results in your shaft snapping.
Also, call PING, give them your serial #s and explain the situation. If you get the right rep, they will cover you. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
Continental temporarily lost mine and my BIL's clubs when I went to Scotland in 2011. Caused us to miss our tee time at Prestwick, which still chaps my ass to no end. I stayed on their ass long enough to get two $150 vouchers, but we also had major mechanical difficulties on the return flight.
In the future, travel with a piece of 1/2" PVC pipe longer than your driver in your bag. Usually what happens is that the jackasses jam the clubs in too tight of a space and all the pressure is transferred to the head of the tallest club, which results in your shaft snapping.
Also, call PING, give them your serial #s and explain the situation. If you get the right rep, they will cover you.
I get the PVC deal for the driver, but I question HTF that broke my 6 iron. That's a lot of want to to break that stick. I got a $100 voucher, but I lost $400 in clubs. Just frosts me. I'm thinking about going to a hard case for future travel.
I hadn't thought about talking to PING - thanks for the suggestion [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
I always fed ex my clubs ahead of time to the first course we play, in a hard travel bag.
I've done Ship Sticks before, but the cost was outrageous to ship them to SC. Like $140? In retrospect, it would have been cheaper than replacing the clubs... [Reply]
Originally Posted by ChiTown:
I get the PVC deal for the driver, but I question HTF that broke my 6 iron. That's a lot of want to to break that stick. I got a $100 voucher, but I lost $400 in clubs. Just frosts me. I'm thinking about going to a hard case for future travel.
I hadn't thought about talking to PING - thanks for the suggestion
Did they severely injure the clubheads or did they just break the shafts?
If they were PING's factory specs, I could legitimately reshaft all of those clubs for you in a half hour and ship them back to you for less than $100. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
Did they severely injure the clubheads or did they just break the shafts?
If they were PING's factory specs, I could legitimately reshaft all of those clubs for you in a half hour and ship them back to you for less than $100.
Thanks, but they not only broke the shafts but dented the heads on the driver and 5 wood. The 6 iron head has a gouge right across the face. Like I said, somebody put a shit ton of "want to" in fucking these clubs up. [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
So I've got my club championship next weekend and a four ball 2 day tourney the weekend after.
To pat myself on the back a little, I've gotten my index back down to scratch this year. I've worked my ass off to so it, now I've gotta get shit together for the club champ. 2 days of stroke play, then match played out. Last year I lost in the semis to the eventual champ 2 and 1. I've gotta try and get the 1 seed to avoid him and the other betier player til the finals. Luckily, the dude that plays to a plus 4 at our club isn't gonna play this year due to other comments but we added a few other good players as new member this year, so we'll see.
Played Erin Hills Tuesday. Tough track, you literally have fairway, then a yard or two of rough, then waist high fescue. I can't wait to see how the USGA sets it up.
If anyone is interested in hearing some USGA gossip, let me know - had dinner Tuesday night 10 feet from Mike Davis. Pretty much eavesdropped his entire conversation.
Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58:
Played Erin Hills Tuesday. Tough track, you literally have fairway, then a yard or two of rough, then waist high fescue. I can't wait to see how the USGA sets it up.
Shit, I'd go through at least a dozen balls playing that course. [Reply]
Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58:
Played Erin Hills Tuesday. Tough track, you literally have fairway, then a yard or two of rough, then waist high fescue. I can't wait to see how the USGA sets it up.
If anyone is interested in hearing some USGA gossip, let me know - had dinner Tuesday night 10 feet from Mike Davis. Pretty much eavesdropped his entire conversation.
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Well *of course* I wanna know what that dumbass was saying. [Reply]
Stroke play club championship in the books. Shot 70 73, finishing at 1 under for the weekend. Got me the 1 seed so now gotta match play it out. But it was nice to win the stroke play champ. [Reply]
