What are good golf clubs for a 14 year-old?

Question

I have been playing golf occasionally for two years now, shooting around 90-100 for 18 holes on a regulation course.

Currently I have a pretty good Mizuno driver, of which i can hit pretty well. But my irons are really old, an ancient brand of Dunlop that just sucks. Sometimes I slice it due to my baseball-like swing, but overall I can hit it pretty accurately, with 8 iron of about 150, 7 iron 165, etc.

Also I need new wedges as well, please suggest of these too.

What brands of irons should I look into? Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I'm 16 and just wrapped up my sophmore season as the number one golfer on my team. I average around 77.

My Bag:
Cleveland Launcher 10.5 Driver
TaylorMade r5 Woods/Hybrids
Taylormade r7 Irons
Adams Gun Metal Wedges
Odyssey White Steel Putter

My clubs in total ran me around 1,500 bucks.

First off your golf game. Your yardages seem great. Actually right around mine. I guess that your problem would be that you are a little arrant in shot trajectory and path?

Irons: You have pretty many options here. You can look into a proshop in your area and see their used selection. An opponent of mine had the same irons as I but got them 500 less because they were used and they were in fabulous condition. Buying them new is always an option. Trade-Ins are quite popular also. I love my irons. They are consistent and extremely forgiving. Basically from what you've given I'd say that you should look into finding clubs that offer high amounts of forgiveness. The market is booming right now and many companies are putting out great products. Some brands to look into.

Keep in mind. I'm unaware of your current budget.

-Taylormade
-Cobra
-Adams
-Orlimar (teammate has them/cheap but excellent)
-Ping

Wedges:
-Adams
-Taylormade
-Cleveland

**** Just commenting to other replys. I've hit the Nike Slingshots and they've felt a little odd due to the weird back cavity. Also they can be a little tempermental at times and you need a fairly consitent swing for them to be great. Make sure you hit any club before you buy it. It all comes down to you liking the feel in your hands. If your not liking how it feels before hand. You sure won't like the end result.

Feel free to email me about anything else.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

2 Year Old Golf Clubs

Answer 4

7 iron 165 is very good. But are you hitting them 8-9 out of 10 straight, or is that your best shot? My golf coach can hit my old Walmat PW about 150. The point is that new clubs are not going to magically improve your game. Nevertheless, if you are serious about getting better, do invest in a new set of clubs. Modern technology will help you. Forget ladies clubs or junior clubs, though. You are probably growing tall and soon will have the muscles to go with the height. Since you are shooting in the 90's, I suggest a set of nice "game improvement" irons. Adams has nice set of hybrid/irons. Nike calls them Slingshots. My son plays a set of Nickents. In a couple years when you shoot in the 70's then you can sell them on ebay and get yourself the best set money can buy (in my humble opinion, Pings). Good luck

Answer 5

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Answer 6

i am now 16, but when i played at 14 i used a ladies set of irons, only because my swing speed was not great enough to use mens clubs. There is also more forgiveness in ladies clubs.

the club you choose depends on what feels best for you so go to a golf club with a pro shop. They will let you try out a selection of clubs and then you can judge on what you feel is the best for you.

Answer 7

i'm 16 and i've got nike ignites. there very reasonably priced and if you buy those it comes with a 3hybrid so it would to the work of the 5 wood(little difference in degrees. then just find a used driver and 3 wood that are 2or3 years old.i got 2 year old cobras 3 and driver for just under $200.

Answer 8

I got a reasonable set of Tommy Armor clubs to replace some second hand stuff. They were pretty reasonable and are easier to hit with.

On the other hand, you could use the money for a few gold lessons with a pro and maybe that would make a bigger difference??

Answer 9

Well i'm a fifteen year old and i've been golfing for about as long as you have and if you cannot play good on those crappy golf clubs then you aren't gonna play good on nike sling shots. But i'm a fan of the Ping Zings.

Answer 10

Try looking at Callaway Irons, there ment to be forgiving for mishits. Wedges try looking in to Cleveland wedges their wedges are superior to none other.