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Old 07-22-2008, 12:48 PM
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Re: freak accident

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Originally Posted by BunkerBound21 View Post
i had a freak accident before my last round... my buddy and i locked our bags into the cart, and headed to the first tee. we have to cross a road to play the back course at my local club... it dips down from the path to the road and then back up on the other side. Well, after hitting the upslope on the other side of the road, my bag became unlocked and fell off the back of the car... normally no big damage would occur, ( i dont think) but in this case, the head of my putter SNAPPED off the shaft! so i had to play the round sharing a putter! which wasnt the issue... the issue is that i need to go and drop another $120 on another sabertooth!

can you believe the chances of that happening?

Well that stinks!

Do you know any welders?

Usually such things can be repaired with a TiG weld. Any welding shop should have a TiG setup or look for any shop that builds motorcycles as well (they do a lot of TiG welding).
If the break is clean, the pieces will position well for a repair and once it's welded and ground, it should be as good as new. It would likely cost you only twenty to thirty dollars or so as opposed to buying a new putter and considering that you're alternative IS a new putter, it couldn't hurt to check it out.


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