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Would you get work done on your clubs at Dick's Sporting Goods??

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Weezel

Weezel

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All I'm looking to get done is switching out the adjustable adapter from one shaft to another, both a driver shaft and a fairway wood shaft. I have a well-known golf store nearby but still about a 30 minute drive or so. And I have a Dick's Sporting Goods about 10 minutes away from the house and it's on the way home from work too which makes it very convenient... I was thinking about just taking them up to Dick's since it's a lot closer and easier to get to. But not so sure if they're trustworthy when it comes to their club service/repair... Have you had anything done at Dick's Sporting Goods when it comes to something like this? How was the quality and turnaround time?
 
Short answer. No.
If I want clubwork done I am doing it myself, or a shop I trust.
 
Grips would be fine yea, anything else, not a chance in hell
 
The fact that they hired @JDax and allowed him to work on clubs should answer your question. 🤣
 
Depends on the employee doing the work. If it's the guy who puts together the fitness equipment and bikes, nope.
 
Weezel said:
All I'm looking to get done is switching out the adjustable adapter from one shaft to another, both a driver shaft and a fairway wood shaft. I have a well-known golf store nearby but still about a 30 minute drive or so. And I have a Dick's Sporting Goods about 10 minutes away from the house and it's on the way home from work too which makes it very convenient... I was thinking about just taking them up to Dick's since it's a lot closer and easier to get to. But not so sure if they're trustworthy when it comes to their club service/repair... Have you had anything done at Dick's Sporting Goods when it comes to something like this? How was the quality and turnaround time?
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To be honest, it depends on who would be doing the work. I don’t think every DIck’s has people experienced in club repair.
 
I wouldn’t trust the nearest DSG to lace basketball shoes, let alone work on my clubs. I’ll caveat with location dependent but most likely I’d go to a golf shop.
 
Negative Ghostrider
 
I have no experience with Dicks doing work on my clubs so would probably opt out and head to a place I know better and has done previous work for me.
 
Years ago when they had dedicated golf reps, yes. Nowadays, oh hell no.
 
I am only imagining the head of my driver flying off the first time back out after I get it back. Lol!
 
Not anymore, I had a grip changed a couple years ago and it was done poorly.
I have a TGW about 15 min away and a PGASS about 35. Both have competent club makers.
 
My local guy is a PGA pro and fitter. He does good work. I won’t let the others do it but I will him. He’s done several for me. They let me regrip my own at this point. I just need to get the adapter for an air compressor.
 
I took a flyer having some clubs regripped at the DSG here. They did a solid job.

I don’t think we have anyone with capabilities beyond that but, even if we had someone who could do it, I wouldn’t trust them pulling the adapter. Putting one on a shaft might be a different story.
 
Probably not. The folks who work at our local Dicks, are just sales people. If there's not a bar code to scan, they seem to be lost.

I once asked an employee a golf club question about the flex of a certain club. He referred me to Golf Galaxy up the street.
 
There's one guy at my local store that I would trust to do simple things. But the same store lost my 6 iron when they were only in charge of shipping it.
 
Not my local Dick'sl
 
No… and I used to do the work.
 
Grips yes… I became a really good gripper there, cutting shafts (also yes). Everything else no.
 
If I knew it was going to be a specific person yes, but made the mistake last year and will not happen again. It was given to a new guy who was learning. Big mistake. Won’t go back.
 
I would not. But we are fortunate to have a local Roger Dunn store. I trust those guys.


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No. If I can't do it myself I'd take it to Club Champion. The guys there know what they are doing!
 
Probably not as I have too many places close by that are reputable shops, that and i do my own club work...
 
War Eagle said:
Depends on the employee doing the work. If it's the guy who puts together the fitness equipment and bikes, nope.
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Don’t you put bikes together?
 
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