By Rising Sun Clubs · Adelaide, Australia
How to Find the Right Used Golf Club for Your Swing
Buying a used golf club can save you hundreds of dollars, but there’s one big problem: how do you know you’re buying the right club for your swing?
When you’re shopping for pre-owned golf clubs, it’s easy to get caught up in the brand, model, condition or price. But the things that actually affect how a club performs - loft, shaft flex, shaft weight, head design and your swing characteristics - are often much harder to work out.
You might find a great deal on a TaylorMade, Callaway, Titleist or Srixon club, only to discover that the shaft is too stiff, the loft doesn't suit your launch, or the head isn't forgiving enough for your game.
That’s why we built Find My Fit - a free tool designed to help Australian golfers find used golf clubs that actually match their game.
Why buying the right used golf club matters
There are thousands of different golf club combinations available. Even within the same model, changing the shaft, flex or loft can significantly change how the club feels and performs.
For example, two golfers could both be looking for a used driver, but one might benefit from a 10.5° head with a regular-flex, higher-launching shaft, while another might be better suited to a 9° head with a stiff, lower-launching shaft.
Neither club is necessarily "better". They're simply designed for different golfers.
This is one of the biggest advantages of buying pre-owned: you don't have to buy whatever is sitting on the shelf at your local golf shop.
You can search for the specific combination that suits your swing - often for significantly less than buying the equivalent club new.
Introducing Find My Fit
Find My Fit is our free interactive golf club fitting tool for Australian golfers looking to buy pre-owned clubs.
Instead of scrolling through hundreds of used golf clubs and trying to work out which one might suit you, the tool asks you a series of questions about your game and uses your answers to create a simple fitting profile.
Depending on the club you're looking for, we'll look at things such as:
- Your handicap and experience
- Driver or iron carry distance
- Preferred ball flight
- Swing tempo
- Angle of attack
- Playing priorities
- Handedness
- Loft and shaft preferences
You can also use Expert Mode if you already know your launch-monitor numbers or exactly what specifications you're looking for.
What does Find My Fit actually recommend?
Once you've completed the questions, the tool creates a straightforward profile of the type of club you should be looking for.
This can include:
- Head type - such as Game Improvement, Players Distance or Players
- Recommended loft
- Shaft flex
- Shaft weight range
- Expected ball flight
- Other specifications relevant to the club category
The important part is what happens next.
See used clubs that match your fit
Rather than simply giving you a recommendation and sending you somewhere else to shop, Find My Fit connects your results with our current inventory of Japanese-sourced used golf clubs.
That means you can see actual clubs that are available to buy.
When possible, we'll match your recommended specifications with clubs currently in stock and show you the relevant details, including the club's specifications and how much you're saving compared with buying new.
Because our inventory changes constantly, a club that appears today might be sold tomorrow. When that happens, it disappears from the available matches.
So you're not browsing an outdated database of clubs that may no longer exist.
Why Japanese used golf clubs?
Japan has one of the world's biggest and most developed second-hand golf markets.
That creates an enormous range of pre-owned clubs that can be difficult to find in Australia - including different shaft combinations, lofts, flexes, models and left-handed options.
At Rising Sun Clubs, we source our clubs from Japan and bring them to Australia, where we inspect, grade and prepare them before they're listed for sale.
This gives Australian golfers access to a much broader second-hand market without having to navigate Japanese auction sites or overseas sellers themselves.
Used doesn't have to mean outdated
One of the biggest misconceptions about buying used golf clubs is that you're stuck with old equipment.
In reality, the second-hand market can be one of the best ways to get your hands on relatively modern golf technology without paying full retail price.
A driver that cost hundreds of dollars more when it was released can sometimes be found significantly cheaper once it enters the pre-owned market.
And because golf club technology doesn't suddenly become unusable when the next model is released, buying a previous-generation club can be an excellent way to get performance without paying for the latest release.
What if we don't have the club you're looking for?
This is where buying from a specialist can make a big difference.
If Find My Fit identifies a specific combination that isn't currently available in our Australian inventory, you can use your fit brief to request a specific club through our Club Sourcing service.
For example, you might be looking for:
- A specific driver model
- 10.5° loft
- Stiff flex
- A particular shaft weight
- A left-handed configuration
Instead of waiting for that exact combination to randomly appear in Australia, we can use the Japanese used market to help find it.
Who is Find My Fit for?
The tool is particularly useful if you're:
- New to buying used clubs and don't know which specifications to look for
- Upgrading your current clubs but don't want to spend full retail
- Changing club types, such as moving from game-improvement irons to players-distance irons
- Looking for a specific shaft or flex that is difficult to find in Australia
- A left-handed golfer looking for more choice
- Trying to build a consistent set across your driver, fairway woods and hybrids
- Simply looking for better value when buying your next club
Is Find My Fit the same as a professional club fitting?
No - and we don't want to pretend that it is.
A professional fitting using a launch monitor can measure your swing and ball flight in considerably more detail. Things such as club delivery, spin rate, launch angle, dynamic loft and strike location can all influence which club is best for you.
Find My Fit is designed to be a practical starting point for buying used golf clubs.
It helps narrow down the enormous number of possible combinations and gives you a sensible specification to start with.
If you're already working with a professional fitter, even better. You can use your fitting specifications to search our inventory for the same or similar clubs - often at a fraction of the original retail price.
The smartest way to buy used golf clubs
We think the best approach is simple:
- Work out what suits your swing.
- Find the specifications you need.
- Search the used market for those specifications.
- Compare condition and price.
- Buy the club that represents the best value.
Instead of starting with "What golf club should I buy?", start with "What golf club specifications should I be looking for?"
That's the idea behind Find My Fit.
Find your next used golf club
It takes around 90 seconds, costs nothing and you don't need an account.
Answer a few questions about your game and we'll help you work out what to look for - then show you the used clubs we currently have that match.
Or, if you already know exactly what you're looking for, browse our full range of Japanese-sourced used golf clubs.
Rising Sun Clubs is an Adelaide-based specialist in premium pre-owned Japanese golf clubs. We source clubs from Japan, inspect and grade them in Australia, and ship Australia-wide.