golf club purchase

[bsquared24]

I'm looking to try and get back into golf but I've always just been a hacker that plays 2 or 3 times a year when a buddy asks me to play with a bag of clubs pieced together from yardsales in Starkville 10 years ago. I vaguely remember a thread on here a few months back about how new clubs are substantially easier to play with than old clubs due to technology/face size/etc so I want to buy a new set.<div>
</div><div>I've never had a real lesson and basically I'm a high school baseball player swinging a golf club which lends to a natural fade and I can put well enough to piss off my golfing friends. I golf so little I don't even know if I have a handicap what it is. Obviously I want to not spend a ton but don't figure I can get a decent set for under $200, but that is a reason why I post this to ask.</div><div>
</div><div>Suggestions for a set for me to learn on and maybe if I really take hold of it I can get a "good" set a year or two down the road?</div><div>
</div><div>Also I'm in the New Orleans area if that matters as to a place to recommend me to.</div>

 

[RobbieRandolph]

Their Redline iron set or an older A7 set should go for about 150-300 depending on the condition. They're a solid Game improvement set that still uses some contemporary club head technology n ****, without setting you back serious change.

A used set of Ping G5/G10 or Taylormade Burner 1.0s would also fall into that category of a GI iron set that will allow you to actually get better before you upgrade your equipment.

 

[BogeyGolfer.sixpack]

take a lesson and then start playing again. You can buy a "used" name brand driver at your local golf store and use everything else out of the set you purchase. Give it some time to see if you are sure you want tocommit to the most frustrating game on earth and then after a couple of years you can upgrade.

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

I've had a couple sets and multiple woods that were used, and even a sandwedge. Half the price, same bad shots.

 

[theepicone]

I have never ownednew clubs. I'm now 26 and I bought my irons used whenI was 13. I got my driver used when I was 16. I need to buy a new driver but irons can be good for a very long time. I'm no golf pro but played in junior college.

 

[boatsnhoes]

I have always told new players to get a forged cavity back club. Mizuno's to be exact...used ones no matter. I think a forged club teaches better, and you don't really gain anything with offset clubs. I recommend forged strictly due to alignment reasons. Alignment would be one of the first things I worked on if I was smart enough to be a teacher. Free advice...worth what you paid me. </p>

 

[goindhoo]

Nm

 

[weblow]

to go to www.golfdigest.com and click on equipment. They have been putting out a yearly "Hotlist" that is actually a pretty good place to start. They have different categories from professional to game improvement to super game improvement.

I would look over the list of super game improvement irons from the past 3-4 years and then try to find them used or last years models on sale.

I also do not agree that you should go with forged clubs. They are harder to hit and you don't seem to be looking to win tournaments. You seem like you are looking to have a decent set of clubs that you can enjoy taking out with your buddies and knocking around while drinking a few beers.

Go to that list and pick you a set of super game improvement irons and you will be happy with them.

 

[PickleHead]

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[mstateglfr]

And by name brand, I am excluding Spalding, Wilson, etc. **** that's dirt cheap.

Titleist, cobra, ping, Nike, Taylor made, Adams, Callaway- all will be fine.

After you get a name brand, make sure you get something with a large cavity back. So no forged blades. If you buy new, don't worry, forged blades will be out of your price range.

There are sets with hybrids instead of long irons(3,4,5 iron). Consider these sets. A hybrid is about 340x easier to hit than a 3 iron.

Buy used or new, as long as the shafts are not bent, a used set will work fine if you are buying it from a store. No golf store in this day and age is going to sell crap, even if it's used.

Ignore the guy that said you should buy a forged cavity back. They will be a few times more expensive than you want to spend and do nothing for someone with your skill and interest.

If you can, pay $100 more and get a budget of $300. That will significantly improve the quality of what you have to choose from, especially if you go used.

Last- don't worry about the age of clubs. If they were made in the last 7 years or so, the technology will be great and very playable.