What is a good set of clubs for a beginning golfer?

Question

I am a 14 year-old beginning golfer. I have taken a one week camp with pretty good rentals (a full Nike set with 12 clubs and Sasquatch woods/drivers). The camp is ending and I don't have any clubs. I play scrambles, but have yet to play a full game. I am considering used clubs, and in my experience I haved only used a 3 wood, 4 iron, pitching wedge, and a putter in my set (I don't know if io should use more I usually just adjust my swing. My dad can get a discount a 20- 40% discount on certain clubs from a small selection because he works at a hotel with a golf course. How much do you usually save with used clubs and what are good beginner clubs?

Answer 1

Wilson makes good clubs for beginners, but after using the Nike clubs anything is a let down, but you'll get true results and quicken the pace of your learning the game.

Answer 2

I work at a retail store that sells golf equipment. Most retail sporting goods stores sell "beginner sets" These sets include a bag, putter, wedge, irons, woods, and head covers for the woods. These sets are relatively inexpensive. I would suggest trying them out first. Most stores will have a golf cage or hitting cage where you can hit the clubs before you buy them. The ball only goes about 5-10 feet into a net, but it will give you a general idea if the clubs are the correct height and weight.

Answer 3

It's better if you buy a second hand club because it's not sure that you're gonna play this for your entire live. If at 16 and you see that you begin that you like golf you should mesure it correctly and you should know how to pick the set of clubs. Do not copy the pros. Nike is not good. It is not made for clubs, it's just for shoes or outfits. See Tiger Woods and Michelle Wie have both Nike clubs but Nike has designed a special technology for them. If you buy Nike it will not be the same as the pros.

Answer 4

Like the first person said, find a set that'll fit your swing. Also find some that your comftorable with. Ask your dad if he can let you test "Drive" some clubs at the golf course, if they let you. But buying clubs isn't buying the most expensive, like right now, don't go for Callaway, or Titlest. Try starting with a generic brand. But the most important club is your putter, the big game changer. If you feel your putter is doing you well, Deffinitly stick with it. It's hard going from putter to putter to putter, trust me, I've tried. But when looking for clubs, start with very cheap ones, testing them, and go up. Also, you should proably spend around $300-500 on begginer set if you plan to take golf seriously. but if not, spend like 200-300 bucks if you just do golf as a recreation.

good nigth, and good luck (On fidning those clubs)

Answer 5

For a beginner, the most important thing is to find clubs that fit you and your swing (right length and angle of shaft). Adjusting your swing to get different distances can be good practice to get you out of tough positions and for "in-between" shots, but you might be better off getting a full set and getting one good swing, using the club to get the desired distance. You can save a LOT of money using used clubs, especially if you find a friend that just got new ones and doesn't want the old ones anymore. New clubs are nice and pretty, but usually not worth the money.

Also, on that "slice": you might try to just stop killing the ball. I always slice when I try to get just a few extra yards by swinging harder.

Answer 6

Adams Tights Lies or GT3 irons. They are relatively inexpensive and very easy to hit. There are two mains divisions of clubs. Blades, also called muscle-backs, and cavity-backs. MB's have a smaller head, high center of gravity (CG) and lower trajectory. This is good for the scratch golfer who hits the ball consistently in the middle of the clubface but wants to move the ball right or left on command. CB's have a more oversized head, larger sweetspot, lower CG and high ball flight trajectory. This aids in getting the ball high in the air, even on mishits, but they are more difficult to move the ball left and right. As a beginnr, you just want to hit the ball straight. Anything with a deep, undercut cavity is ideal for you. And don't spend a ton of money. You might find that golf just isn't for you. And above all, take a lesson from a PGA Certified Pro!

Answer 7

Buy a used set at a garage sale or look at used sets at a proshop. You could go to a large Dept store such as WalMart and get a cheap full set. Don't invest in a good set at 14 you are still growing!

Answer 8

Founders Club make great clubs

Answer 9

RAM and Knight make good complete setts pretty cheaply, i've never played with Knight but i have played RAM and if you want any advice RAM woods stink!