Hey all, wanted to get a feel for those who golf, especially recreationally. I like to play every once and a while but my clubs are quite old, crappy and are a little short for my stature (got a set at the Golf Depot in Florida about 10 years ago for $150)

Any suggestions for an intro club set and brands? I don't want to spend a lot of money as I am not looking to go anything beyond once-a-month and I don't plan on improving dramatically. My buddies golf about this much and I figure I might want to leave the house every once and a while and do something outdoorsey.

 

Here you go:

http://www.golfdiscount.com/adams/tightlies-12piece

I have the Adams irons and like them quite a bit. For drivers and woods I usually go with Taylor Made or King Cobra, but they're much pricier (I golf more often than once a month). The link I listed above has everything you need for a pretty nice starter set at a reasonable price.

 

Go to ebay...good cheap prices.

I like the Taylormades

 

I just got a set of Ben Hogan BH-5s, which were normally priced at $500, for $200. I've got more distance and better control with these. However, I'm definitely not a pro.

You should be able to find these on Ebay for roughly the same price.

 

I'm titielist for life

I love the quality and gotta love scotty cameron putters

I would go on ebay and find some local
go check them out and if they arent to beat up

 

get a Callaway C4 driver, full Carbon Fiber :-) only $140 can't go wrong.

 

Have the Adams also and love them

 

i got a titleist dci 2iron-PW iron set for $150 on ebay and i fuggin love them! you can just piece togehter some woods, a sand wedge, and a putter and your good

if you don't golf much look into the easier clubs to hit like 3,5 and 7 woods. as well as a 5iron through PW.

 

Sounds good. Any other brands I should look at? I know Titleist are an excellent brand, though does brand matter or is it just marketing that makes clubs different?

 

For now avoid Titleist, they pride themselves on making golf clubs for better players. Even their largest, most oversized "game improvement" clubs don't offer the same amount of forgiveness that other companies do.

I second ebay. I've been in the golf business for about 10 years, but only been available for PUD for the last 4(personal use discount, means club companies charge half of the cost they normally charge the club with the thought that members will ask what I'm playing and buy the same), and until then I usually picked things up from ebay. You can find an amazing set of clubs that 12 months ago Taylormade or Callway claimed were the best on the planet, and you can get them for pennies on the dollar.

I'm assuming you are a fairly young guy, stay away from graphite in the irons. What you lose in accuracy isn't worth what you'll gain in distance; at least in the irons. Pick up a driver with a graphite shaft, fairway woods either graphite or steel; your preference. I'm a big fan of hybrids, much easier to hit than long irons.

Ultimately, look around and see what you like to look at. It sounds stupid, but after more than a decade of teaching and answering questions similar to these, it is very important for you to have confidence in your sticks. I know guys that can't hit anything with offset or a thick topline, I know others that won't look at anything without 7 mm of offset (FYI, that's a lot). To each his own, figure out what you like to look at and go from there.

If you want any specific suggestions get a little more specific, mostly what club do you hit from 150 yards, typically flight pattern (high or low trajectory, left to right or right to left flight pattern, that kinda thing), I'd be happy to throw a few ideas out there. You can't go too wrong these days, most of the major club companies have really stepped it up. 3 years ago Adams was a joke in the golf business, now they're legitimate. They aren't the only ones who have had a similar rebirth.