best golf club iron set for amateurs?

Question

want a fairly cheap good forgiving set of clubs what brands???

Answer 1

Ping is a great company and there are several others the best thing you can do is go to as many demo days as you can and find out which clubs you hit the best. The demo days are posted on the manufactures web site. Please makesure you get a chance to hit the clubs before you buy them.

Answer 2

I would start out with a set under $200 at reputable places like Sports Authority or Sportsmart. I found the Ram Rhythm 18 Piece Golf Set on the Sportsauthority.com site.

Like one other person stated, perimeter-weighted clubs have more "forgiveness" in off-hit shots which you will be hitting as a beginner. This will lower your investment in this already-expensive sport. If you get frustrated because you're not hitting the ball like Tiger, at least you only lost $200 vs. $500+ for those high-end clubs.

Too many people emphasize the clubs over the shotmaker. Learn to proper way to hit that golf ball and you will enjoy the game of golf. After you reach a certain level of skill and enjoyment, you are welcome to buy the more expensive clubs to see how they improve your game.

Answer 3

If your height is 5 foot 10 inch plus minus 2 inch, I'll say you can buy the standard clubs to begin with. You should take note of the following designs attributes and their effect on your game:

1) If you are strong, get heavier and stiffer shaft
2) If you can't get the ball to fly, get some cavity back, sole weighted clubs
3) If you tend to dig too much into the turf, you need more bounce and wider sole.
4) Look wise, it is really up to your taste (chrome, satin etc).
5) If your contact point is erratic, get a bigger clubface (e.g. Ping)

There are countless of brands out there. Let's take Titleist as and example. Get something like the Titleist 775CB kind of design, they'll serve you well. If you do prepare to practice hard, you can get 755 or 735. I have a friend who can control a 695MB after learning golf for 9 months, so it really depend on your commitment.

Answer 4

Cheap clubs will not compare to custom or more expensive clubs. I learned to play with cheap clubs and after 11 years was able to afford a set of Ping irons. Buying those irons imporved my game by 10 strokes! Whatever brand of clubs you prefer, the investment will pay off quickly on your score card.

Answer 5

Cobra 3100 I/H, I just bought my second set of clubs(1st set were hand me down wilsons that were stolen out of my car 2 months ago) I loved the wilsons, but since they were taken from me I spent alot of time hitting clubs at golfsmith. The best I hit hands down were the Cobra 3100 I/H, followed closely by the much more expensive callway X-18's. So I went and found some cobras online for $275 with graphite shafts. Could not be happier with my purchase. That said, just go out an try as many clubs as you can at the local golfsmith or wherever.

Answer 6

For an amateur the only set club that you have to avoid is an blade style set. I would recommend that you try an overhead style first, usually an iron set will do, but all depends on your swing speed. I recommend to start with callaway big berthas because of the forgiveness of these clubs.

Answer 7

Callaway is NOT the best unless YOU hit them best. Your best bet is to hit several irons and see with which ones you have the best "bad" shots. Nice hits will go well no matter what club you use. When and if you hit the clubs don't use only the short irons. Use the more difficult (longer) irons to give you a true sense.

If you cannot hit the clubs first, I recommend Cleveland. An EXCELLENT club that won't cost a fortune (compartively)

Answer 8

You're local golf store can tell you but lessons are so much more important than clubs. Clubs really don't matter that much. I'm a 20 handicap and I hit 40 year old clubs pretty much the same as new ones.

Answer 9

Call's sell used clubs, also go to a retailer an try different clubs out. Try hitting difrerent ones, stay away from the "blades," of course. Look at oversized clubs.

Answer 10

Cleveland TA-6
Cleveland CG4
Cleveland Launcher or Launcher LP