[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-sub-70-golf-clubs-buying-sub-70-used-a-thin-but-useful-market":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"buying-sub-70-used-a-thin-but-useful-market","Buying Sub 70 Used: A Thin but Useful Market","Fewer clubs in circulation, lower prices, and specific things to check.","\u002Fimg\u002Fsub-70-golf-clubs\u002Fbuying-sub-70-used-a-thin-but-useful-market_buying-sub-70-used.png","Buying Sub 70 Used: A Thin but Useful Market illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"sub-70-golf-clubs","Sub 70 Golf Clubs","\u003Ch3>Why the market is thin\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Sub 70 sells in modest volumes and buyers tend to keep the clubs, so second-hand supply is limited. You will wait for a specific model rather than choosing from a shelf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The compensation is price. Brand recognition drives used values, and a lesser-known badge means a club in the same condition sells for less than an equivalent from a major name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>The specification problem\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>This is the crucial difference from buying a used rack club. Every Sub 70 was built to somebody’s specification, and that person was not you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ask for length, lie angle, shaft model and grip size before anything else. A set built for a golfer five inches taller is not a bargain, because correcting the lie through a whole set costs real money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>What to check on irons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Groove wear on the short irons.\u003C\u002Fstrong> The 9-iron and pitching wedge wear first. A fingernail should catch on each groove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Bending history.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Forged heads adjust easily, which is a benefit when fitting and a risk when buying. Ask whether the set has been bent and to what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Set consistency.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Every club should carry the same shaft and grip. Mixed sets get assembled from parts more often than sellers admit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>What to check on wedges\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Grooves, and then grooves again. A wedge is a consumable and a worn one is worth very little. Since new 287 Forged wedges are inexpensive, a worn used one is rarely worth buying at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Generations worth targeting\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>939X\u003C\u002Fstrong> fairway woods and hybrids, the previous generation before the 949X. Technology moves slowly in this category and the saving is meaningful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>849\u003C\u002Fstrong> drivers, the generation before the 859. Fine clubs, clearly labelled as previous generation, and priced accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>The honest calculation\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Because new prices are already low, the used discount is smaller in absolute terms than it would be for a premium brand. Sometimes buying new to your own specification is the better deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Buying tip:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Compare the used price against a new build to your own specification. On a brand this cheap, the second-hand saving often is not worth taking somebody else’s lie angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Model names current as of September 2026.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",367,{"slug":15,"title":16},"sub-70-vs-pxg-two-different-direct-to-consumer-models","Sub 70 vs PXG: Two Different Direct-to-Consumer Models",{"slug":18,"title":19},"sub-70-for-beginners-should-you-start-here","Sub 70 for Beginners: Should You Start Here",1788335628838]