re: Titleist 8 iron snapped in half today during backswing

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Do you keep them in the trunk of your car? I had a buddy who broke two clubs in the span of three rounds underneath the grip, sliced his hand pretty good.

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The heat resulting from keeping your clubs in your car really only applies to the epoxy deteriorating. Either his grip would have come loose or the club head would have turned/come off. It would be rare for that to cause a break in the shaft.

If the OP found rust, it’s likely not a defect/counterfeit. It sounds like whoever gripped them didn’t cap the top before putting on the grip, and moisture got it. Unfortunately, Titleist is going to tell him to go back to Edwin Watts. EW might be sympathetic and reshaft it, but this will likely result in a “tough luck” situation and he’s gonna have to pay for it to be reshafted and regripped.