Golf Clubs for Beginners ?
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Best to borrow someone elses till you get an idea if your actually going to like it I reckon.
I played last weekend for the third time ever (last time was 10+ years ago) and I was shocking. Found that I wasn't too bad at chipping in to the green but my driving was a joke. In 18 holes I think I got 2 straight/respectable drives.
It's a funny game, very frustrating. A bloody good laugh if your all as $hite as each other though.
I'm gonna stick with it I think so any replies re good beginners clubs will be useful for me as well.
I played last weekend for the third time ever (last time was 10+ years ago) and I was shocking. Found that I wasn't too bad at chipping in to the green but my driving was a joke. In 18 holes I think I got 2 straight/respectable drives.
It's a funny game, very frustrating. A bloody good laugh if your all as $hite as each other though.
I'm gonna stick with it I think so any replies re good beginners clubs will be useful for me as well.
I've just started to learn, and I find that the best clubs are someone elses 
Seriously, hunt around playing friends and family, and you will probably find an old set that they dont use anymore.
They wont be a perfect fit, but they will be cheap, and enable you to find out if you like ithe sport, and to improve greatly whern you buy a proper set in six months time
Seriously, hunt around playing friends and family, and you will probably find an old set that they dont use anymore.
They wont be a perfect fit, but they will be cheap, and enable you to find out if you like ithe sport, and to improve greatly whern you buy a proper set in six months time
When someone say's you won't be able to use 'good' clubs, they are probably referring to irons with a forged blade. These have a flat sole. I would recommend that you go for a club with a rounded sole, like the style of a Ping. These are easier to get on with and are more forgiving.
My first set (not sure if they are still available, were EEE3ZZZ. Dirt cheap and got me down to a handicap of 7 before I replaced them.
My first set (not sure if they are still available, were EEE3ZZZ. Dirt cheap and got me down to a handicap of 7 before I replaced them.
I started to learn about six weeks ago. I decided to get a few lessons to teach me the basics, and so far it's been very worth while. Initially the range where I have my lessons would let me use their clubs, but I've since managed to get a set from Ebay. Being 6'6" I needed to have extended shafts but didn't want to pay £400 for a new set, so the 2nd hand set from Ebay was perfect.
If your interested I have a set of standard right handed clubs that I'm happy to sell (hardly used as I bought them about 2 years ago and soon realised I needed longer shafts).
Email me if you want and I'll be happy to give more details.
If your interested I have a set of standard right handed clubs that I'm happy to sell (hardly used as I bought them about 2 years ago and soon realised I needed longer shafts).
Email me if you want and I'll be happy to give more details.
Find your nearest club and go and talk to the pro in the pro-shop. Your best bet is to get a resonably priced set of cavity backed irons - if you're serious about taking up golf - and then pay for some lessons. The lessons will make a huge difference to getiing into the game! I've lost count of the number of hackers who have invested £300 in a new all singing driver but have never been shown how to use it. 
www.county-golf.co.uk/ProductDetails/mcs/productID/1451/groupID/8/categoryID/56/v/c1396467-124e-469c-b93a-7c612da4972e
The forged irons referred to above are often called blades:
www.county-golf.co.uk/ProductDetails/mcs/productID/1376/groupID/8/categoryID/56/v/c1396467-124e-469c-b93a-7c612da4972e
They are lovely clubs to hit if you're good but a nightmare for anyone else. Even as a single figure handicapper I found blades difficult to hit consistently...
www.county-golf.co.uk/ProductDetails/mcs/productID/1451/groupID/8/categoryID/56/v/c1396467-124e-469c-b93a-7c612da4972e
The forged irons referred to above are often called blades:
www.county-golf.co.uk/ProductDetails/mcs/productID/1376/groupID/8/categoryID/56/v/c1396467-124e-469c-b93a-7c612da4972e
They are lovely clubs to hit if you're good but a nightmare for anyone else. Even as a single figure handicapper I found blades difficult to hit consistently...
In Sports Soccer (who are apparently advertising that they are 'closing down', but upon questioning a member of staff, are not!), they are selling full sets of Donnay clubs for about £120 for a full graphite 20 piece set. When they say 20 piece, this includes the bag, umbrella, irons, woods, putter, wedges, tees and markers.
Quite a decent bargain actually.
Good luck!
Quite a decent bargain actually.
Good luck!
As far as clubs go...
You will want an offset game improvement club.
DO NOT go for the cheap 2nd hand old set of blades in the local club shop....
Get yourself along to your local club with a recognised professional..
You might feel a bit of a numpty when you first go in. BUT..... If you tell him that you want to take up golf and are looking for a set of irons, and wish to have a few lessons his ears will soon prick up.....
You might think that £15 or so for 20 minute lesson is Bl00dy steep and I would agree.... But the value he will add will help...(only go for one lesson..)
Go see your Pro...................
If noy buy a offset starter set from JB sports or similar for £150, get treated like their usual muppet who doesn't know anything about Golf and walk away happy...
Just my honest opinion...
Dave
You will want an offset game improvement club.
DO NOT go for the cheap 2nd hand old set of blades in the local club shop....
Get yourself along to your local club with a recognised professional..
You might feel a bit of a numpty when you first go in. BUT..... If you tell him that you want to take up golf and are looking for a set of irons, and wish to have a few lessons his ears will soon prick up.....
You might think that £15 or so for 20 minute lesson is Bl00dy steep and I would agree.... But the value he will add will help...(only go for one lesson..)
Go see your Pro...................
If noy buy a offset starter set from JB sports or similar for £150, get treated like their usual muppet who doesn't know anything about Golf and walk away happy...
Just my honest opinion...
Dave
Echo the advice here about borrowing a mate's clubs/hiring some clubs until you get a feel for the game and are sure you want to take it up.
I'd also strongly recommend that you book a few lessons with a local pro before you even swing a club.
The golf swing's a bloody complicated thing and it's (i) VERY easy to pick up bad habits and (ii) VERY hard to learn good ones.
I'd also strongly recommend that you book a few lessons with a local pro before you even swing a club.
The golf swing's a bloody complicated thing and it's (i) VERY easy to pick up bad habits and (ii) VERY hard to learn good ones.
Steve-o said:
In Sports Soccer (who are apparently advertising that they are 'closing down', but upon questioning a member of staff, are not!), they are selling full sets of Donnay clubs for about £120 for a full graphite 20 piece set. When they say 20 piece, this includes the bag, umbrella, irons, woods, putter, wedges, tees and markers.
Quite a decent bargain actually.
Good luck!
I bought mine from Sports soccer, and paid about £80 for 3 woods and a set of irons. The only thing I had to buy on top was a putter and a bag.
I'm still sh1te though-too many cricket shots in my game!!
Ditto what everyone else said about lessons. Teach yourself and you'll spend the rest of your life trying to get rid of all your bad habits.
As for clubs, get some cheap cavity back irons. I would go for steel shafts. The extra club head speed you get from graphite is not necasserily an advantage unles you have a very slow swing.
I wouldn't even bother getting woods to start with. So many high handycappers insist on wellying a driver into the trees everytime instead of at least hitting the fairway with an iron off the tee.
>> Edited by dieseljohn on Wednesday 20th July 12:23
As for clubs, get some cheap cavity back irons. I would go for steel shafts. The extra club head speed you get from graphite is not necasserily an advantage unles you have a very slow swing.
I wouldn't even bother getting woods to start with. So many high handycappers insist on wellying a driver into the trees everytime instead of at least hitting the fairway with an iron off the tee.
>> Edited by dieseljohn on Wednesday 20th July 12:23
A colleague's husband gave me his set of clubs last week. Its very bitty (no 2 clubs are the same make) but the clubs are in reasonable condition and best of all, they were free!!
Taking them to the driving range this weekend to see how they feel.
PS. If anyone knows where I could find a tutor in the Ashford/Sunbury area, I'd be very appreciative.
Taking them to the driving range this weekend to see how they feel.
PS. If anyone knows where I could find a tutor in the Ashford/Sunbury area, I'd be very appreciative.
Cheap ones, with a very wide base.
Something like a second hand set of Macgregor DoctorX's or perhaps something like the Wilson X31+ (showing my age now!)
Avoid blade clubs (thin sole) and balata balls, they will make you hate the sport very quickly indeed.
After playing from age 8 up until about 25 I am now firmly with Mark Twain and Churchill, its a nice walk spoiled.
>> Edited by Plotloss on Wednesday 20th July 13:59
Something like a second hand set of Macgregor DoctorX's or perhaps something like the Wilson X31+ (showing my age now!)
Avoid blade clubs (thin sole) and balata balls, they will make you hate the sport very quickly indeed.
After playing from age 8 up until about 25 I am now firmly with Mark Twain and Churchill, its a nice walk spoiled.
>> Edited by Plotloss on Wednesday 20th July 13:59
It was Mark Twain who originally came up with that... 
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